Bo Hines Tether: From White House Crypto Czar to USAT CEO
Bo Hines left the White House weeks after the GENIUS Act passed and now runs Tether's USAT. Career timeline, the WSJ's Nxum payment report, USAT supply data and the risks.
Stablecoins
Utila USDC Treasury: Set Up Vaults, Policies, Approvals
A step-by-step Utila USDC treasury build from Utila's own docs: vault and quorum, roles, wallet layout, address book, a first-match policy stack, Co-Signer sweeps, plus what the $799 Starter plan really costs per dollar moved.
Mastercard Stablecoin Security: Screening Onchain Payments
Mastercard's new Stablecoin Security API gives banks and payment providers a risk score before a stablecoin payment leaves. What it screens, how it differs from wallet analytics, what the GENIUS Act asks, and what Mastercard has not disclosed.
Tether AIsa Investment: How AI Agents Pay Per API Call
Tether Capital backed AIsa on 15 Oct 2026. Stablecoin Insider maps AIsa's three ways for AI agents to pay per call (prepaid credit, x402 USDC via Circle Gateway, MPP), prices a real research-agent day, and flags what the docs don't settle.
Mastercard Global Money Platform: Features and Who It Fits
Mastercard and BVNK launched Global Money Platform on 15 Oct 2026: one API for fiat and stablecoin accounts, conversion, virtual cards, Mastercard Move payouts and USDC rewards. What's live, what's beta, and who it fits.
France Stablecoin Tax: What I-3898 Means for USDC Swaps
France's Assembly adopted I-3898 to end tax deferral on crypto-to-MiCA e-money token swaps from 1 Jan 2027 at 31.4%. First reading only. Scope, worked example, Senate path.
Celo buy Marketplace: AI Agents Pay in USDC, USDT and USAT
Celo's buy marketplace lets AI agents quote, pay and call 782 tools in USDC, USDT or USAT with no account or API key. Setup, real prices, a 2x VM markup, and where it breaks.
Paul Faecks Plasma: From Poker Pro to a Stablecoin Neobank
Paul Faecks went from poker pro to Plasma CEO. Career timeline, the $373M XPL sale, Plasma One, and the Oct 2026 Stripe multi-currency card deal.
Top RWA Protocols in 2026: TVL, Yields and Risks Ranked
Top RWA protocols in 2026, ranked by RWA.xyz onchain value with DefiLlama yields: Securitize, Ondo, Spiko, Maple, Centrifuge and more, plus MANTRA's rename and August exploit.
How to Use Base Earn and Borrow for Stablecoin Yield (2026)
Base Earn and Borrow packages Morpho and Aave lending into an app stack for variable USDC yield and crypto-backed loans. Stablecoin Insider maps the flow, live Base market sizes, and a worked Morpho vault deposit.
How to Send PYUSD with Solana Agent Kit (Token-2022) (2026)
The built-in Solana Agent Kit transfer can't move PYUSD. Here's a mainnet-simulated PAY_PYUSD action: Token-2022 accounts, transferChecked, transfer-hook resolution, integer amounts, and the permanent delegate and fee config to watch.
How to Charge AI Crawlers with Agent402 Tollbooth (2026)
Set up Agent402 Tollbooth to charge AI crawlers per request in USDC: observe to bots to strict rollout with real env vars, CDP vs keyless facilitators, proof-of-work fallback, and SCI's mode test results.
Atomic DvP Settlement for Tokenized Assets: Public-Chain Options Compared (2026)
Compare atomic DvP settlement options for tokenized assets on public and hybrid rails: Solana DvP, single-ledger smart contracts (Santander/EIB), HTLC cross-chain, and Canton, focused on the stablecoin cash leg.
Farooq Malik Rain: From Development Bank Treasurer to a Stablecoin Trust Bank
Farooq Malik went from development bank treasurer to Rain CEO. Career timeline, three rounds in ten months, and the Rain National Trust Bank filing.
Solana DvP Program USDC Settlement: How to Settle a Tokenized Asset (2026)
Settle a tokenized asset for USDC with the Solana DvP program: Tokenkeg cash leg, verified terms, four recipient accounts, finalized settlement, and Reclaim/Cancel/Reject.
How to Pay Circle Bridge Kit Fees on the Source Chain (2026)
Receive-exact USDC with Circle Bridge Kit: estimate → opaque quote → bridge, totalDebit vs amountReceived, and when source-paid fees beat destination deduction.