Stablecoins & Markets
Kim Min-jun
Coverage focuses on reserves, redemption and the flow of money through digital-asset markets.
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Binance Invests $100 Million in Circle
The companies also announced a five-year commercial agreement focused on expanding USDC access.
Tokenized Treasury Funds: What Investors Hold
A token can represent a fund share—not a Treasury bill in your wallet and not a payment stablecoin.
How Stablecoin Issuers Make Money
Follow the reserve income, distribution costs and interest-rate exposure behind the stablecoin issuer business.
Where DeFi Lending Yields Come From
Borrower interest can fund supplier returns. A quoted rate is neither fixed nor a guarantee of withdrawal.
USDT and USDC: Reserves, Redemption and Access
Both target the dollar. Their disclosures, issuer accounts and routes back to cash need separate checks.
Stablecoin Supply: What It Says About Crypto Markets
More tokens outstanding can mean more potential liquidity. It does not prove what holders will do next.
Tether Reports a $4.11 Billion Reserve Buffer
The June 30 reserve snapshot shows assets above liabilities; the assurance has a defined reporting scope.
What Happens When You Redeem a Stablecoin?
Selling a token and redeeming it with its issuer are different transactions. Here is where the dollars come from.
Spiko Adds USDC and EURC Fund Payments
Investors can use stablecoins to subscribe to and redeem Spiko's euro and dollar T-Bills funds.
SoFi Adds SoFiUSD to Its Banking App
Members can begin buying, holding and converting the bank-issued stablecoin inside the SoFi app.
DTCC Sets Out Its Tokenization Service Timetable
DTCC plans limited production trades in July and a wider service launch in October.
Mastercard Agrees to Buy BVNK for Up to $1.8 Billion
The planned acquisition adds stablecoin infrastructure, with regulatory review and closing still ahead.
PYUSDx Targets Application-Specific Stablecoins
MoonPay and M0 introduce infrastructure for tokens backed by PayPal USD, with a separate issuer.
Tether Introduces USA₮ With Anchorage as Issuer
USA₮ targets the U.S. market as a separate dollar token from the globally used USD₮.
NYSE Plans a Tokenized Securities Trading Venue
The proposed platform combines 24/7 trading and onchain settlement, subject to regulatory approval.
KlarnaUSD Debuts on Tempo's Testnet
Klarna announces a dollar stablecoin for testing, with a mainnet release planned for 2026.
