Stablecoins News 18 December 2025

Circle stock (CRCL) slides as Senate stalls crypto bill, putting stablecoin rewards back in focus

New York, January 15, 2026, 14:28 EST — Regular session Shares of Circle Internet Group dropped 4.5% to $80.97 Thursday afternoon, after a U.S. Senate committee delayed discussion on a broad crypto market-structure bill. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong criticized the

15 January 2026

Cryptocurrency·Financial News·Stablecoins·Stock Market

Circle stock (CRCL) rises after-hours as stablecoin regulation battle returns to Washington

New York, January 14, 2026, 19:18 EST — After-hours Circle Internet Group, Inc. shares climbed 1.7% in after-hours trading Wednesday, closing at $84.80. During the day, the stock fluctuated between $81.79 and $88.46. Roughly 14.3 million shares traded hands. The

15 January 2026

Cryptocurrency·Financial News·Regulation·Stablecoins·Stock Market

Coinbase stock jumps after-hours as Senate crypto bill targets stablecoin rewards

NEW YORK, Jan 13, 2026, 18:31 EST — After-hours Shares of Coinbase Global climbed roughly 4% in after-hours trading Tuesday, following a surge in bitcoin. The boost came as U.S. senators introduced a draft bill aimed at establishing clearer regulations

14 January 2026

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Ingenico’s WalletConnect tie-up brings stablecoin payments to in-store checkout

New York, Jan 13, 2026, 14:41 (EST) Payments terminal provider Ingenico announced Tuesday a partnership with WalletConnect Pay, enabling shoppers to use stablecoins at checkout and bringing crypto-style payments to everyday retail. (Ingenico) Stablecoins are digital tokens meant to maintain

13 January 2026

Fintech·Stablecoins

Coinbase stock rises as Senate revives CLARITY Act crypto bill — stablecoin rewards in play

NEW YORK, Jan 13, 2026, 07:19 EST Bitcoin and crypto-linked U.S. stocks nudged up in premarket Tuesday following Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott’s release of new text for a long-awaited crypto market structure bill. The proposal aims to clarify

13 January 2026

Cryptocurrency·Investment·Stablecoins·Stock Market

Coinbase stock rises as Senate crypto bill fight puts stablecoin rewards back in play

New York, January 12, 2026, 12:22 EST — Regular session Shares of Coinbase Global Inc rose Monday following a Bloomberg Law report that the crypto exchange is pressing U.S. lawmakers to keep the “rewards” it pays to stablecoin holders. The

12 January 2026

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Barclays stock slips as stablecoin bet, buyback update land ahead of key data

London, Jan 9, 2026, 10:58 GMT — Regular session Barclays shares dipped on Friday as investors weighed the lender’s first bet on stablecoin settlement infrastructure, announced earlier this week. The stock was down 0.2% at 483.7 pence by 1058 GMT,

9 January 2026

Banking·Financial Analysis·Investment News·Stablecoins·Stock Market

Binance’s $49B stablecoin pile grabs attention as $69B sits on exchanges

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 19:40 ET Stablecoins worth about $69 billion are sitting on centralized crypto exchanges, with roughly 71% concentrated on Binance, according to on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant. Source The concentration matters because stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to

30 December 2025

Cryptocurrency·Market Analysis·Stablecoins

Intuit’s TurboTax and QuickBooks move toward USDC stablecoin payments in Circle deal

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 12:06 ET Intuit Inc plans to use Circle Internet Group’s USDC stablecoin and related infrastructure across its TurboTax, QuickBooks and Credit Karma products, aiming to support faster, lower-cost payments and refunds, a recent Investor Monkey

29 December 2025

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USDS USD Price Today (Dec. 18, 2025) and Forecast: Sky Dollar Holds Near $1 as Stablecoin Adoption Accelerates

Sky Dollar (USDS) is doing what a dollar-pegged stablecoin is supposed to do on Dec. 18, 2025: hover very close to $1.00. Across major price trackers, USDS is trading around the $0.999–$1.000 level today, with only tiny intraday wiggles that

18 December 2025

Cryptocurrency·Financial News·Market Analysis·Price Forecast·Stablecoins

USD Coin (USDC-USD) Price Today and Forecast: USDC Holds Near $1 as New U.S. Rules, Visa Settlement, and Bank Adoption Reshape 2026 Outlook

December 18, 2025 — USD Coin (USDC-USD) is doing exactly what a fiat-backed stablecoin was designed to do: hover extremely close to $1.00. But while the price barely moves, the story around USDC is moving fast this week—driven by U.S.

18 December 2025

Cryptocurrency·Financial Regulation·Market Analysis·Stablecoins

Tether USDT-USD Price Today and Forecast for December 18, 2025

Tether USDt (USDT), the world’s largest U.S. dollar–pegged stablecoin, is doing exactly what it was engineered to do today: stick close to $1. As of December 18, 2025, major price trackers show USDT-USD hovering around $1.00, with tiny intraday deviations

18 December 2025

Cryptocurrency·Market Forecast·Price Analysis·Stablecoins

Stablecoins News 18 December 2025 - 15 January 2026