Coinbase Sets October 30, 2026 Deadline for Non-MiCA Stablecoins in EEA
Coinbase has told retail users in the European Economic Area to withdraw stablecoins that fall outside MiCA rules by October 30, 2026.
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Coinbase has told retail users in the European Economic Area to withdraw stablecoins that fall outside MiCA rules by October 30, 2026.
SBI Holdings and Startale have signed a memorandum of understanding with BlackRock's US and Japan arms to study a yen stablecoin linked to tokenised funds.
Inyo Global becomes the first enabler to move Visa's stablecoin-enabled Visa Direct prefunding from pilot into production for eligible clients.
Circle has added cirBTC and EURC to Gateway, extending its unified-balance system to bitcoin and euro assets.

Under the new OCC approach, the standard two-business-day redemption limit for covered issuers ends at payment initiation or issuer credit, with bank availability judged separately.

CryptoSlate reports a $14 billion swing in Tether flows on Binance alongside bitcoin's recovery to $80,000, while cautioning the data tracks treasury movement.
The central bank told lawmakers it will draft an amendment this year to regulate stablecoins as a payment means, focusing on cross-border controls rather than legal-tender status.

French lawmakers backed an amendment by a single vote that would make crypto-to-stablecoin swaps taxable from 2027, with gains assessed coin by coin.

A narrow vote in France backed an amendment taxing crypto-to-stablecoin conversions from 2027, with gains calculated separately for each coin.

Allium data shows stablecoin payment volume up 45% to $482 billion so far this year, even as token supply growth stalls and card networks add crypto rails.

Stablecoin issuer Circle is pushing back on questions about USDC's economics as competitors pitch larger cuts of reserve income to partners, including Coinbase.

Intersect-administered budgets moved about $26 million into USDCx, cutting ADA exposure while milestone and bridge conditions still gate access.

The bank says fintechs can process dollars and Ripple's RLUSD through one API, with availability limited to select US states.

An October 5 Crystal snapshot shows $396 million of Open USD held unmoved across eight Tempo wallets, out of a total supply of $666 million.

Crystal's October 5 snapshot found about $396 million of Open USD unmoved across eight Tempo wallets, leaving custody-account activity unclear.

Citi is tapping Coinbase infrastructure for stablecoin settlement, while Coinbase Virtual Accounts gain automatic fiat conversion through the bank.

Visa's expanded address labeling reduced its adjusted stablecoin dollar volume, while the adjusted transaction count dipped less than 2% and payment use stays unmeasured.

Mantle reports 1,473 tokenized assets on its network, up from 71 at the start of the year, with distributed asset value near $476 million.

The network reports distributed asset value of about $476 million, up roughly 110% in 30 days, as tokenized equities and ETFs join its roster.
UK lenders have carried out a first interbank transfer using tokenised deposits, a route the Bank of England appears to prefer over stablecoins.

Over a 90-day window ending September 1, TRC-20 USDT accounted for about 1.8 times as many completed payments as Bitcoin on crypto payment platform CoinsBee.

CoinsBee says USDT on TRON drew nearly twice as many payments as Bitcoin in the 90 days to September 1, 2026, with its share of payments up 64%.

dtcpay has completed a $25 million Series A round with Japan's SBI Group taking part, as interest in stablecoin payment infrastructure continues to build.
Stablecoin supply has grown from $27bn at the end of 2020 to more than $300bn, with a rising share of activity moving beyond trading desks.