The post Stablecoin Market Cap Recovers $4B but Remains Below Previous Levels appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

The stablecoin market is showing signs of recovery after losing $14 billion in market capitalization since May. Since September, the market cap has increased by $4 billion to around $270 billion. The rebound indicates that liquidity is gradually returning to the crypto market, but the pace remains limited. Stronger stablecoin inflows could provide additional liquidity …

The post Morgan Stanley Launches Digital Asset Lab to Test Stablecoins and DeFi appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Morgan Stanley has established a Digital Asset Lab to test blockchain applications including stablecoins, tokenization and DeFi. Bloomberg reported that the lab will also explore tokenized deposits, CBDCs, money-market funds and DeFi vaults. The initiative is part of Morgan Stanley’s existing innovation lab network and allows employees to test emerging technologies separately from core systems. …

The post Citi Partners With Coinbase to Enable Stablecoin Payments appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Citigroup has partnered with Coinbase to enable stablecoin payments for institutional clients. Citi’s corporate customers will be able to accept stablecoins through its merchant-processing services, convert fiat into crypto or stablecoins, make on-chain payments and convert funds back to fiat. Citi operates across 94 markets and more than 300 clearing systems, while Coinbase has about …

The post USDT0 Targets $20M Transfers as Ethereum-Tron Liquidity Grows appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

USDT0 is pushing deeper into cross-chain stablecoin infrastructure, with more than 80% of its USDT route volume now moving between Ethereum and Tron. The project says liquidity on that pathway is increasing as it targets a maximum single-transaction size of $20 million. The move is aimed at making larger transfers faster and reducing downtime on …

The post USDT Holders De-Risk as Ethereum Fees Hit Lows appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Ethereum is showing a strange split right now. Per Santiment data, on the Ethereum chain USDT has lost 251,350 non-empty wallets over 11 days, marking its steepest short-window decline since the post-FTX market upheaval in December 2022. At the same time, Ethereum fees have fallen to just $0.095 per transfer. USDT Wallets Are Shrinking Fast …

The post Arc Mainnet Launch Brings 10B ARC Mint Into Focus appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Arc mainnet is now live, and Circle isn’t exactly starting small. The open Layer 1 blockchain for financial markets and agentic activity launched with more than 100 applications and over 100 institutions and ecosystem builders already live. Arc Mainnet Lands With Major Validators The founding validator list includes BlackRock, DTCC, Galaxy, ICE, Mastercard, SBI Group, …

The post Global Crypto Adoption Index: Crypto Has Crossed 1 Billion Users – Here’s Where Adoption Is Exploding appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Table of contentsGlobal Adoption SnapshotRegional Adoption BreakdownOn-Chain Settlement, Financial Velocity & Market StructureStablecoin Metrics & Market ShareMarket Structure (DEX vs. CEX & DeFi TVL)Scalability Infrastructure & Bitcoin Layer-2 MetricsBitcoin Lightning Network ExecutionInstitutional Real-World Asset (RWA) TokenizationTokenized RWA OverviewAccess Model SegmentationTokenized TreasuriesDeveloper Ecosystem & Codebase HealthDeveloper Distribution by Layer-1 EcosystemRemittance Corridors & Global Regulatory FrameworksRemittance Cost …

The post Felix Pago Raises $200 Million to Expand Stablecoin Remittances appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Stablecoin remittance startup Felix Pago raised $200 million in Series B funding, including $87 million in equity led by Andreessen Horowitz and a $113 million credit facility from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund. The company uses stablecoins and blockchain infrastructure to settle cross-border payments through WhatsApp. Felix Pago has processed more than $8 billion in …

The post Ethena News- USDe Backing Faces a Major Shift Toward Equity Perpetuals appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

USDe backing is entering a potentially important transition as equity perpetuals emerge as a much larger basis-trade opportunity than crypto markets. Ethena says equity perpetual futures have reached $6.2 billion in open interest across venues, while its transparency dashboard currently shows about $4.6 billion in backing assets. The numbers are still small relative to global …

The post Aptos USDT Supply Tops $1.1B, But APT Price Barely Moves appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Aptos has crossed a notable stablecoin milestone, but its native token is not exactly celebrating. USDT supply on the network has moved beyond $1.1 billion after crossing $1 billion earlier this year, with Tether’s stablecoin now accounting for roughly 79% of the network’s stablecoin value. Yet APT remains stuck near its lows. Aptos Stablecoin Growth …