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Circle is integrating its USDC and EURC stablecoins into SAP financial workflows through Tereina, an SAP-backed payments company. Customer testing is planned for global payments and treasury operations, while Moneyiar data shows both stablecoins slightly below recent levels.
Tether, Kazakhstan’s National Bank and Alatau City Authority will explore a tenge-pegged stablecoin and blockchain-based asset tokenization. The nonbinding memorandum includes pilot planning, staff workshops and possible use of Tether’s Hadron platform.
Polygon Labs has added TRON support to Open Money Stack, allowing remittance firms, fintechs and payment providers to offer USDT transfers and fiat on-ramps through one integration. The service connects TRON with supported EVM networks while leaving licensing and compliance responsibilities with businesses.
Tether, Kazakhstan’s central bank and the Alatau City Authority will study a tenge-backed stablecoin pilot and create a framework for tokenizing real-world assets. The agreement adds to Kazakhstan’s wider push into digital payments, crypto mining and regulated digital-asset projects.
Kazakhstan’s central bank, Tether and Alatau City will study a possible tenge-linked stablecoin and a framework for tokenized real-world assets. The agreement is exploratory, with a pilot planned in Alatau City and Tether’s Hadron platform under consideration.
GSR is committing $100 million, largely through a credit facility, to Hare, a new onchain vault business being built with Turtle. Hare will initially offer Aave-based yield products for dollar stablecoins and Paxos’ tokenized gold assets.
Rain has applied for an OCC charter to create a New York national trust bank for digital-asset custody, stablecoin reserves, and token issuance and redemptions. The proposed institution would not take deposits or make loans, and its application still faces regulatory review and public comment.
Ledger has launched Crypto Loan, a self-custodial feature allowing eligible users to borrow USDC or USDT against wrapped Bitcoin through its wallet app. The Morpho-powered service keeps key transaction approvals on Ledger hardware while exposing users to collateral-liquidation risks.
Cardano has launched CIP-0113, a token standard that lets issuers of regulated stablecoins, funds and bonds impose identity and sanctions checks, while retaining powers to freeze, seize or transfer holdings under defined rules.
Crypto-card payment volume has reached a record $12.5 billion, up 140% year to date and 247% from October 2025. Stablecoin use, cross-border payments and QR spending are driving growth as Fold and Aven expand their card offerings.
OKX has added Circle, Ripple, Qube Research & Technologies and Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures as strategic investors at a $25 billion pre-money valuation. The exchange is using those partnerships to expand stablecoin payments and launch OKX Money for mainstream users.
Arbitrum has joined Paxos’ Global Dollar Network and launched USDG across its decentralized-finance ecosystem. The Ethereum layer-2 is seeking a share of reserve-generated economics as stablecoin competition expands among blockchain, payments and financial companies.
Paxos has launched its $3.09 billion USDG stablecoin natively on Arbitrum, with integrations across major DeFi protocols and proposed incentives of 100 million ARB to support liquidity, adoption and ecosystem development.
Binance recorded more than 23,000 BTC in net weekly outflows in late September, the highest since June 2023, while whale stablecoin inflows rose 40%. The data has focused attention on possible accumulation and available capital as Bitcoin remains within a defined trading range.
OKX has introduced OKX Money, an app that lets eligible customers convert more than 50 local currencies into USDG, USDC or USDT and spend through virtual or physical cards while keeping blockchain mechanics largely out of sight.
OKX and Intercontinental Exchange plan a blockchain venue that could offer more than 60 tokenized U.S. stocks around the clock. The shares would be backed one-for-one, traded against stablecoins through liquidity pools, and face corporate, regulatory and liquidity hurdles.
