Stablecoin depeg: will the 1.00 euro peg hold?
A stablecoin is meant to be worth the same thing at all times: one euro, one dollar, no movement. A depeg is the moment when that stops being true: the market price of the token comes loose f
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BIS Study Examines Banks’ Role in Stablecoin Growth
A new working paper from the Bank for International Settlements finds that stablecoins and bank deposits behave as partial substitutes, with higher deposit rates associated with slower reserv
VanEck Withdraws Proposed Lido stETH ETF Filing With SEC
VanEck Digital Assets, LLC filed a Form RW with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 14, 2026, requesting the voluntary withdrawal of its proposed Lido Staked Ethereum ETF r
OKXICE faces objections from 9 companies over stock tokens
Nine companies have formally objected to plans by OKXICE to offer tokenized versions of their shares, preventing the proposed trading platform from listing those securities under a new U.S. r
Stablecoins: Banks Can Slow Their Growth by Offering Better Savings Rates
A slight increase in interest rates on bank deposits could slow the growth of stablecoins. This is the finding of a study by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), which highlights com
Bitget restricts users in Russia and Belarus under new rules
Bitget has announced plans to close selected cryptocurrency accounts following an October 16 update to its terms of use that lists Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan among countries where custome
Over Two-Thirds of Tokenized US Treasuries Concentrated in Three Countries, Chainalysis Finds
Blockchain analytics firm reports the three countries dominate a market that has grown 125% over the past year Chainalysis has identified a sharp geographic concentration in the market for to
Tether Invests in AIsa, Extends Seed Round as Strategic Backer
AIsa, a San Francisco-based startup building infrastructure for enterprise AI agents, has completed its seed extension fundraising round, adding Tether and HIVEN as strategic investors. The c
FinCEN Withdraws Proposed Wallet and Crypto-Mixing Rules
The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has withdrawn two proposed rules targeting unhosted crypto wallets and cryptocurrency mixing. The agency announced the decision on Octob
Tether backs AIsa as strategic investor, completing seed extension round
AIsa said it had completed its seed extension round, with Tether and HIVEN joining as strategic investors. The round brings AIsa’s total funding to more than $9 million. The two new investors
Ripple and XRP Weekly Wrap: Institutional Wins, Nasdaq Debut, and Price Struggles
It was a packed week for Ripple and XRP, with Evernorth making its long-anticipated Nasdaq debut after a major merger, Standard Chartered and Cross River expanding RLUSD access, and Ripple Pr
Ondo (ONDO) hits $4 billion in TVL as its market share slips to 26 percent: what matters now
Ondo Finance announced on Wednesday, October 14, through its own account on X that assets under management across all products have passed four billion dollars. More than 1.3 billion dollars