Markets3h ago
Stablecoin supply hits a fresh high as payment use grows
Dollar-pegged tokens keep expanding, and a rising share of the volume looks less like trading and more like plumbing.
Mara Okonkwo
Jul 6, 2026 · 4 min read
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Stablecoins3h ago
Yield-Bearing Stablecoins Are Forcing Issuers to Share the Float
A wave of interest-passing dollar tokens is pressuring the classic model where issuers keep all the reserve yield, reshaping how stablecoins compete for balances.
Dan Reyes
Jul 6, 2026 · 4 min read
Stablecoins5h ago
Stablecoins Are Winning Merchant Settlement, Not Checkout
The real payments traction for stablecoins is in back-end settlement and cross-border payouts, where they cut cost and time, rather than at the consumer point of sale.
Mara Okonkwo
Jul 4, 2026 · 4 min read
Stablecoins5h ago
Why Stablecoin Liquidity Is Migrating to Alt L1s
Cheaper settlement and regulated issuance are pulling stablecoin float onto high-throughput alternative L1s, changing where on-chain payment and DeFi activity actually settles.
Mara Okonkwo
Jul 4, 2026 · 4 min read
Stablecoins1w ago
MiCA's Stablecoin Caps Are Reshaping EU Crypto Liquidity
As MiCA's transaction limits on large non-euro stablecoins bite, euro-denominated tokens gain ground and liquidity fragments across European venues.
Dan Reyes
Jul 2, 2026 · 4 min read
Policy1w ago
How Bank-Issued Stablecoins Are Reshaping the Issuer Market
As US federal rules bed in, chartered banks are entering stablecoin issuance directly, pressuring incumbents on distribution, reserve quality and who captures the float.
Mara Okonkwo
Jul 1, 2026 · 4 min read