China P2P Stablecoin Wallets Grew 43x Despite Crypto Restrictions: Chainalysis
China P2P stablecoin wallets grew 43x between Q1 2024 and Q2 2026 as transfers shifted to wallet-to-wallet flows, Chainalysis data shows.
Stablecoins & CBDCs
Stablecoins, central bank digital currencies and the new rails of digital cash.
Russia’s Finance Ministry Pays Wages in Digital Rubles for First Time
Russia’s Finance Ministry paid wages in digital rubles for the first time starting Oct. 1, running government payroll on the CBDC’s proven budget-trial rails.
Fiserv Launches Digital Asset Platform for Community Banks
Fiserv Digital Asset Platform Goes Live for Community Banks The Fiserv digital asset platform for community banks went live on October 1, 2026, with the Bank of North Dakota’s Roughrider Coin as the first stablecoin to run on it. Fiserv, a leading payment technology company in community banking, ended a period of silence and speculation … Read more
Mastercard Closes $1.8 Billion BVNK Deal, Becomes the First Card Network to Own Stablecoin Rails
Mastercard closed its $1.8 billion Mastercard BVNK acquisition, buying $30B in annual stablecoin volume outright instead of just partnering for it.
Samsung Confirms Stablecoin Support for 800 Million Galaxy Phones
Samsung confirmed native Samsung Wallet stablecoin support across 800 million Galaxy phones, but has not yet named an issuer, blockchain, or launch date.
Tether Passes Its First-Ever Big Four Audit, But KPMG’s Clean Opinion Comes With a Shrinking $6.8B Cushion
The Tether KPMG audit delivered a clean opinion on Tether’s 2025 financials and a $6.8B reserve surplus, but that buffer keeps shrinking, our data shows.
AI Agent Stablecoin Payments Go Live as Cloudflare Hands Bots Their Own Wallets
Cloudflare Wallets and cloudflare.pay put AI agent stablecoin payments onto x402 rails, letting bots pay for APIs and content under human spend limits.
Western Union Stablecoin Card Lands in 37 Markets With Visa Acceptance
The Western Union stablecoin card is now live in 37 markets, pairing a USDPT wallet with a Visa card so remittance recipients can spend dollars on-chain.
AZ-COM Maruwa to Pay 2,300 Partners in JPYC Stablecoin
JPYC stablecoin payments go corporate as Amazon Japan logistics partner AZ-COM Maruwa moves to pay 2,300 partners and drivers in the yen-backed token.
HKDAP Stablecoin Launch Nears as Anchorpoint Sets August
The HKDAP stablecoin from Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint targets an August launch under Hong Kong licensing. What it signals for institutional treasury.