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USDT Gains $5B as Other Stablecoins Shrink — Total Supply Tops $300 Billion

May 20, 2026 Daniel Moore

USDT added $5 billion in a single week while rival stablecoins contracted, pushing total supply above $300 billion. The liquidity shift is accelerating Tether’s dominance to systemic levels.

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Japan Greenlights Foreign Trust-Backed Stablecoins: The Implications Starting June 1

May 19, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Japan’s FSA clears the way for foreign trust-backed stablecoins like USDT and USDC to circulate from June 1. The reinterpretation marks a strategic turn from regulation to active competition for stablecoin liquidity.

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UK’s Financial Payments Network Is Ready for Tokenization, Regulators Say

May 18, 2026 Paulo Mendes

UK regulators have released a tokenization roadmap for the nation’s payments network, endorsing stablecoins for institutional settlement and a phased shift to 24/7 operation.

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Fed Minutes, Meta’s Stablecoin Senate Deadline: A Macro-Regulatory Stress Test for Crypto Markets

May 18, 2026 Daniel Moore

Fed minutes and a Senate stablecoin deadline hit the same week, forcing crypto to price macro liquidity signals against regulatory clarity. This BTCUSA analysis breaks down the double impact.

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Russian Stablecoin A7A5 Claims It Can Thrive Even If Sanctions Are Lifted

May 17, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Russia-linked stablecoin A7A5 says it can outlast sanctions by focusing on trade settlement, yield, and regional crypto infrastructure, raising questions about the future of geopolitical stablecoins.

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Vitalik Buterin Says High Fees Killed Early Crypto Payments, But Layer 2s Now Cost Under One Cent

May 13, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says high transaction fees prevented earlier waves of crypto payment adoption, but advances in Layer 2 scaling, sub-cent costs, and privacy-focused use cases are finally turning that trend.

Keyrails Fires a Shot at SWIFT With a 75-Currency Stablecoin-Ready RTGS Network

May 13, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Keyrails unveiled a 75-currency RTGS network with stablecoin compatibility, aiming to collapse cross-border trade settlement into a single wire instruction and bypassing correspondent banking chains across emerging markets.

Galaxy Ventures Backs Boundary Labs With $2M Pre-Seed to Launch Institutional Stablecoin USBD

May 11, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Boundary Labs raises $2M pre-seed from Galaxy Ventures to build USBD, a verifiable institutional stablecoin with segregated reserves, entering a competitive market for compliant dollar tokens.

Kraken Parent Payward Aims for $20B Valuation as IPO Preparations Intensify

May 11, 2026 Daniel Moore

Kraken’s parent company Payward is raising fresh capital at a $20 billion valuation, accelerating acquisitions in derivatives and stablecoins ahead of a planned public listing.

Anchorage’s Stablecoin Exit Sends a Clear Signal: Neutrality Now Defines Institutional Crypto Custody

May 11, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Anchorage is stepping back from the stablecoin consortium backed by Robinhood and Kraken, signaling a strategic shift toward custodial neutrality amid tightening regulation and intensifying stablecoin competition.