Insights into USDC adoption, stablecoin regulation, and integration across global financial systems.
Coinbase credits its robust performance to expanded product lineup and institutional adoption, driving revenue and trading gains.
Oluwapelumi Adejumo 3 min read 
High-speed and highly liquid networks like Solana propelled stablecoin trading volume way past Visa and Mastercard in 2024.
The Grayscale XRP Trust currently holds $16 million in assets under management, representing 1.2% of the total from XRP ETPs.
After its exchange debut, RLUSD became the fourth-largest stablecoin by trading volume.
ECB board member Piero Cipollone said the expansion of US dollar-pegged stablecoins could potentially weaken European banks.
The new developments by Circle aim to boost USDC usage and its presence in the traditional market.
Users can borrow up to $100,000 in USDC through Morpho multichain money market using their Bitcoin holdings.
Eric Balchunas said spot Litecoin ETFs are likely to be the first altcoin-related approval this year and predicted a wave of approvals following it.
The new stablecoin is available on Kraken's layer-2 blockchain Ink, and is set to be deployed on Berachain and MegaETH.
