Stablecoins vs. Remittances: Sending Money Home for Almost Nothing
Stablecoins are cutting remittance costs from over 6% to under 2%, in minutes. Here is how the technology works, which corridors are live, and why the last…
Stablecoins
Stablecoins are a category of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value against a reference asset, such as a fiat currency (e.g. the US dollar) or a commodity (such as gold).
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AI Agents Are Paying Each Other in Stablecoins: How x402 Works
AI agents can't open bank accounts, but they can hold a crypto wallet. Here's how machine-to-machine stablecoin payments via the x402 protocol actually work,…
US Moves to Ban Digital Dollar While Europe Builds the Digital Euro
The US is moving to ban a government digital dollar until 2030, backing private stablecoins instead. Europe is building a public digital euro. Two opposing…
Tether Shuts Down aUSDT: Why the Stablecoin Giant Killed Its Gold-Backed Dollar
Tether is shutting down aUSDT, its gold-backed synthetic dollar, after the token reached just $1.27 million in supply. Here's what the closure reveals about…
Banca Sella: Italy's First Bank Cleared for Crypto Under MiCA
Banca Sella became Italy's first MiCA-authorised bank for crypto on May 27, 2026. Custody and transfer, not trading, are the strategic bet.
Tether Freezes $72M USDT: How Monero's Price Spike Exposed a $120M Laundering Scheme
Tether froze $72M in USDT on June 12, 2026, after a Tron wallet pumped Monero 30%. ZachXBT traced the $120M laundering route that the price spike made visible.
Digital Euro: ECON Vote by June 23 and What It Actually Decides
The EU's ECON committee votes on the digital euro by June 23, 2026. Nine Italian banks are already testing Eur.Bank, while ECB and PwC clash on costs.
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