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Stablecoins News 1 December 2025 - 24 January 2026

Binance Boost Helps Trump-Linked USD1 Overtake PayPal’s PYUSD in the Stablecoin Race

Binance Boost Helps Trump-Linked USD1 Overtake PayPal’s PYUSD in the Stablecoin Race

World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin surpassed PayPal’s PYUSD in market value, reaching $4.55 billion, according to CoinMarketCap. Binance launched a $40 million WLFI token rewards program and an 8% yield offer tied to USD1 holdings. Donald J. Trump is listed as “co-founder emeritus” of World Liberty Financial. Binance restricts the promotions in the U.S., U.K., and much of Europe.
24 January 2026
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Coinbase stock dips after hours as Jan. 27 crypto bill markup looms — and stablecoin rewards stay in focus

Coinbase stock dips after hours as Jan. 27 crypto bill markup looms — and stablecoin rewards stay in focus

Coinbase shares fell 1.7% to $223.14 in after-hours trading Thursday. Senate Agriculture Chair John Boozman set Jan. 27 for a markup on a bill expanding CFTC oversight of digital commodities. Coinbase launched staked ether vault transfers for Prime clients. Bitcoin and ether both closed lower, with bitcoin near $89,772 and ether at $2,962.
23 January 2026
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Circle stock (CRCL) slides as Senate stalls crypto bill, putting stablecoin rewards back in focus

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

Circle shares fell 4.5% to $80.97 Thursday after a U.S. Senate panel delayed action on a crypto market-structure bill opposed by Coinbase. CEO Brian Armstrong warned the draft could end stablecoin rewards for customers. Crypto stocks broadly declined, with Coinbase down 3.2%. Investors are watching for signals ahead of the Federal Reserve’s January meeting.
15 January 2026
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Circle stock (CRCL) rises after-hours as stablecoin regulation battle returns to Washington

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

Circle Internet Group shares rose 1.7% in after-hours trading Wednesday, closing at $84.80. The move followed a Senate draft bill proposing new rules for stablecoins and crypto markets, including limits on interest payments. Circle reported $9.6 trillion in USDC onchain volume for Q3 2025. Polygon Labs announced a $250 million deal to acquire Coinme and Sequence to expand stablecoin payments.
15 January 2026
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Coinbase stock jumps after-hours as Senate crypto bill targets stablecoin rewards

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

Coinbase shares rose about 4% in after-hours trading Tuesday after U.S. senators introduced a draft bill to expand CFTC oversight of spot-crypto markets and restrict stablecoin interest payouts. The Senate Banking Committee will review the bill Thursday. Bitcoin climbed 4.6% to $95,300. Traders are watching the bill’s progress and the upcoming Fed meeting for signals on rates.
14 January 2026
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Ingenico’s WalletConnect tie-up brings stablecoin payments to in-store checkout

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

Ingenico said Tuesday it will enable stablecoin payments at checkout counters using WalletConnect Pay on its Android point-of-sale terminals. The feature will support five stablecoins and over 700 wallets, with fees expected below those of traditional card payments. Ingenico’s terminals operate in 120 countries, but the company did not say how many merchants will adopt the option immediately.
13 January 2026
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Coinbase stock rises as Senate revives CLARITY Act crypto bill — stablecoin rewards in play

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

Bitcoin rose 1.4% to near $91,900 and Coinbase gained 0.9% in premarket trading after Senate Banking released updated crypto bill text ahead of a Jan. 15 vote. The bill would clarify SEC and CFTC oversight of digital assets. Senate Agriculture delayed its own markup to late January. The manager’s amendment would ban interest payments on payment stablecoins.
13 January 2026
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Coinbase stock rises as Senate crypto bill fight puts stablecoin rewards back in play

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

Coinbase shares rose 2.1% Monday after reports the company is lobbying Congress to protect stablecoin rewards. Senate negotiators are finalizing crypto market legislation, with debate intensifying over whether to restrict such rewards to regulated firms. Coinbase has threatened to withdraw support if restrictions are too strict. Circle, the firm behind USDC, slipped 0.9%.
12 January 2026
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Binance’s $49B stablecoin pile grabs attention as $69B sits on exchanges

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 keep a steady value—often pegged to the U.S. dollar—and are widely used as cash-like collateral for trading. When those tokens sit on exchanges, traders can deploy them quickly into bitcoin or other assets. Large exchange balances can also amplify moves if sentiment turns and flows hit the market at once. CryptoQuant data cited by CryptoPotato showed total stablecoin supply reached
30 December 2025
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Intuit’s TurboTax and QuickBooks move toward USDC stablecoin payments in Circle deal

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 report said. Finviz The effort matters because stablecoins — digital tokens designed to hold a steady value, often pegged to the U.S. dollar — are increasingly being tested by mainstream financial firms as an always-on alternative to traditional payment rails. Reuters For Intuit, stablecoin-based transfers would touch a customer base that the company says totals about 100 million worldwide and
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

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 typically reflect liquidity, venue-to-venue pricing differences, and short-term demand for on-chain “cash” during periods of crypto volatility. MetaMask+1 But here’s the more interesting story for readers looking beyond the penny-wide moves: stablecoins are rapidly becoming mainstream financial infrastructure, with fresh headlines today spanning fintech launches, payments integration, regulatory follow-through, and institutional adoption. That backdrop matters for USDS—not because it should
18 December 2025
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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

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. regulation, big payment-network integration, and a widening race among banks and fintechs to issue “digital dollars” at scale. fdic.gov+3CoinGecko+3CoinDesk+3 USDC-USD price today: around $1.00, with tiny “micro-wobbles” As of Thursday, December 18, 2025, USDC is trading essentially flat around the peg: Those small dips below $1 (like $0.9998) are normal market “plumbing” effects: liquidity, fees, and localized supply/demand on exchanges.
18 December 2025
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Tether USDT-USD Price Today and Forecast for December 18, 2025

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 that look dramatic only if you zoom in with a microscope. CoinGecko has USDT at about $0.9996, while MetaMask displays $1.00—a difference that mostly reflects venue, liquidity, and timestamp rather than a meaningful “move.” CoinGecko+1 That said, “stable” doesn’t mean “uninteresting.” Today’s USDT story is less about the price tick and more about what’s happening around the peg: stablecoins are
18 December 2025
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USDC-USD Price Today (Dec. 17, 2025): USD Coin Holds the $1 Peg as Visa Expands USDC Settlement — Forecast and What Comes Next

USDC-USD Price Today (Dec. 17, 2025): USD Coin Holds the $1 Peg as Visa Expands USDC Settlement — Forecast and What Comes Next

USD Coin (USDC-USD) is doing what it was built to do on December 17, 2025: trade extremely close to $1.00. At the time of writing, CoinGecko shows USDC at about $0.9999 with a tight 24-hour range roughly between ~$0.9987 and ~$1.00—a small band that reflects normal liquidity and exchange-to-exchange differences, not “volatility” in the way traders think about Bitcoin or Ethereum. CoinGecko Meanwhile, CoinMarketCap also keeps USDC essentially at par, listing the token around $0.9997 and placing 24-hour trading volume in the low tens of billions (a reminder that stablecoins are used heavily as “cash legs” across exchanges and settlement
17 December 2025
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Visa Stock (NYSE: V) Today: Stablecoin Advisory Launch, Dubai Travel Push, and Wall Street’s 2026 Outlook (Dec. 15, 2025)

Visa Stock (NYSE: V) Today: Stablecoin Advisory Launch, Dubai Travel Push, and Wall Street’s 2026 Outlook (Dec. 15, 2025)

Visa Inc. stock is back in the spotlight on Monday, December 15, 2025, as investors digest two fresh company updates that sit at the heart of Visa’s long-term growth story: digital money movement (stablecoins) and global travel spending. Add in a string of recent analyst upgrades and a still-evolving swipe-fee settlement narrative, and Visa stock has plenty of moving parts heading into 2026. Visa shares traded around $347 intraday, within a roughly $344–$350 range, and remain below their 52-week high near the mid-$370s. Visa Investor Relations Visa stock price check: where shares stand on Dec. 15, 2025 As of Monday’s
15 December 2025
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Payments & Fintech US Stocks Week Ahead: Visa’s Stablecoin Re-Rating, PayPal’s Checkout Crunch, and the Post-Fed Data Wave (Dec 15–19, 2025)

Payments & Fintech US Stocks Week Ahead: Visa’s Stablecoin Re-Rating, PayPal’s Checkout Crunch, and the Post-Fed Data Wave (Dec 15–19, 2025)

Updated: December 14, 2025 US-listed payments and fintech stocks head into the next trading week with two forces pulling in opposite directions: a Federal Reserve that just delivered another rate cut — but is signaling patience from here — and a market bracing for a backlog of delayed economic reports that could quickly rewrite the “soft landing vs. slowdown” narrative. Reuters+1 That setup matters more than usual for this corner of the market. Payments names (Visa, Mastercard, Global Payments, Fiserv, FIS, Shift4, Toast) and consumer-fintech platforms (PayPal, Block, SoFi, Affirm, Robinhood, Coinbase, Chime, Klarna, Circle) sit at the intersection of
14 December 2025
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Interactive Brokers (IBKR) Stock This Week: Stablecoin Funding, Global Expansion, and What to Watch Next Week (Updated Dec. 12, 2025)

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) Stock This Week: Stablecoin Funding, Global Expansion, and What to Watch Next Week (Updated Dec. 12, 2025)

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBKR) closed Friday, Dec. 12 at $64.15, ending a volatile session down about 2.9% after swinging from roughly $66.00 at the high to $62.58 at the low. StockInvest The week’s price action landed as investors tried to square three overlapping storylines: (1) a shifting U.S. rate outlook after the Federal Reserve’s latest move, (2) company headlines that broaden Interactive Brokers’ global footprint, and (3) rising attention on how brokers may integrate crypto rails—most notably via stablecoins—into traditional brokerage funding. Below is what mattered for IBKR stock this week, what analysts are forecasting now, and what
13 December 2025
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Fintech Innovation on December 3, 2025: AI Marketplaces, Stablecoins, QR Payments and New Rules Redefine Finance

Fintech Innovation on December 3, 2025: AI Marketplaces, Stablecoins, QR Payments and New Rules Redefine Finance

On December 3, 2025, the global fintech landscape is moving on several fronts at once: AI is being baked into core infrastructure, stablecoins and QR codes are turning cross‑border payments into real‑time experiences, regulators are tightening cybersecurity and data rules, and investors are still writing big checks for niche specialists from home equity to prediction markets. Here’s a deep dive into today’s key fintech headlines and what they reveal about where financial innovation is headed next. 1. AI Becomes Plumbing, Not Hype, in Bank–Fintech Partnerships One of today’s most telling launches comes from the embedded finance world. Treasury Prime, a
3 December 2025
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XRP Price Today, December 1, 2025: 7% Drop Tests Key Support as ETFs, Stablecoin News and AI Models Clash on Forecasts

XRP Price Today, December 1, 2025: 7% Drop Tests Key Support as ETFs, Stablecoin News and AI Models Clash on Forecasts

XRP is starting December on the back foot. After a strong year of fundamentals but choppy price action, the token has been hit by a fresh market-wide sell‑off, leaving traders watching a tight band of support just above $2 and debating whether December brings a relief rally or deeper correction. XRP Price Today: Sharp Pullback as December Opens As of December 1, 2025, XRP is trading around $2.0–$2.1, down roughly 6–7% over the past 24 hours. It slipped alongside the broader crypto market, with Bitcoin dropping to about $86k and Ethereum to roughly $2.8k, while total crypto market capitalization fell around 5% to just over $3
1 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Alphabet stock drops for a fourth straight day as AI spending jitters linger

Alphabet stock drops for a fourth straight day as AI spending jitters linger

7 February 2026
Alphabet shares fell 2.53% to $322.86 Friday, marking a fourth straight decline as investors questioned heavy AI-related spending. The Nasdaq slipped Thursday after Alphabet detailed up to $185 billion in capex, while the Dow and S&P 500 rose Friday on chipmaker gains. U.S. markets reopen Monday, with attention on Alphabet’s outlook and upcoming jobs and inflation data.
BBAI stock jumps 16% into BigBear.ai share-vote week — what to watch next

BBAI stock jumps 16% into BigBear.ai share-vote week — what to watch next

7 February 2026
BigBear.ai Holdings shares surged 15.7% Friday to $4.72 ahead of a key shareholder vote on doubling authorized shares to 1 billion. Options trading was heavy, with a put/call ratio of 0.19. The company recently announced deals in AI customs technology and a partnership with Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group. The special meeting is set for Feb. 18, with online voting open until late Feb. 17.
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