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 …

The post CLARITY Act Could Have Reduced FTX Risks, Says a16z Crypto Executive appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

On a16z crypto podcast, the CLARITY Act debate circled back to one big uncomfortable question that ‘could clearer rules have made another FTX-style collapse less likely?’ As per comments from the August 1st podcast, the answer was mostly ‘yes’ at least when it comes to oversights, audits, and accountability for crypto exchanges. The discussion resurfaced …

The post XRP Price Holds $1 Support as Ripple Expands Digital Capital Markets With ZILO, Licuido Investments appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

XRP price is sitting just above the crucial $1.00 support level, but the chart still paints a cautious picture. While the token remains trapped inside a multi-year falling wedge, Ripple ecosystem is heading in almost the opposite direction and quietly expanding the infrastructure it believes institutional finance will need for tokenized capital markets. Ripple Deepens …

The post Tether Q2 2026 Profit Hits $1.5B as USDT Supply Grows Despite Stablecoin Market Slowdown appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Stablecoins may have faced a softer quarter overall, but Tether continued moving in the opposite direction. The company reported $1.5 billion in net operating profit for Q2 2026, expanded its reserve surplus to $4.11 billion, and increased physical gold holdings to more than 146 tons, reinforcing its position as the largest stablecoin issuer by market …

The post Robinhood Chain Crosses $700M Onchain Assets Just Three Weeks After Launch appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Robinhood Chain isn’t wasting time trying to prove its relevance. Just three weeks after launch, the Ethereum-compatible Layer 2 has already accumulated around $700 million in onchain assets, signaling that Robinhood’s push to bring traditional finance onchain is gaining early traction. Built on Arbitrum technology, Robinhood Chain is designed as a permissionless network that combines …