Stablecoin

PeerDAS and production‑quality ZK‑EVMs together address key data‑availability and verification bottlenecks, while Q4‑2025’s $8T stablecoin transfer volume shows real demand for high‑throughput, low‑latency settlement on Ethereum.

Late‑2025 and early‑2026 saw fresh billion‑token mints of USDT on Tron and USDC on Solana. This article examines why issuers pick different chains, immediate DeFi liquidity effects, and practical strategies for builders and liquidity managers.

Stablecoins are evolving from retail rails to institutional tokenized cash, forcing a new trade-off between on-chain transparency and counterparty privacy. This explainer compares USDC traceability, Brazil’s B3 planned stablecoin, and industry warnings to give compliance officers and product managers a practical framework.

Visa’s pilot to settle U.S. transactions using USDC on Solana is a watershed for real-world stablecoin rails — it demonstrates issuer-to-acquirer on‑chain settlement and exposes new tradeoffs in speed, cost, and compliance. Payments and product teams must weigh throughput, liquidity, custody and regulatory controls when designing enterprise-grade on‑chain settlement.

Tether’s cash bid for Juventus — and Exor’s reported rejection — is more than a PR stunt: it signals how stablecoin issuers are testing corporate expansion, brand acquisition, and regulatory optics beyond payments. The episode raises questions about USDT’s market perception and how regulators might respond to high‑profile stablecoin M&A.

Tether’s reported €1B/$1.1B all-cash bid for Juventus — and the club’s rejection — illuminates a larger push by stablecoin issuers into sports, tokenized assets and real-world corporate strategies. The episode highlights strategic motives, regulatory exposure and a new front in stablecoin competition.

Regional fiat stablecoins arriving on Polygon could nudge on-chain volume and payments use cases, but meaningful token re-rating hinges on liquidity, fees capture, and developer incentives. This piece assesses KRW1’s launch, Polygon’s architecture, tokenomic pathways for MATIC, and the KPIs investors should watch.

Tether’s attested move toward Bitcoin and gold raises nuanced solvency and contagion questions for institutional investors. This investigation parses Arthur Hayes’ critique, liquidity scenarios, yield signals for ETH and altcoins, and the monitoring metrics risk officers should adopt.

Tether’s simultaneous accumulation of gold and wind-down of mining operations in Uruguay presents a deliberate pivot in reserve strategy and operational focus. For treasury managers and macro traders, the moves raise questions about liquidity, transparency and how to size short-term exposure to USDT.

Tether’s decision to wind down Bitcoin mining in Uruguay reflects rising energy costs, shifting economics of large-scale mining, and growing reputational pressure after a public clash with S&P. This feature unpacks the operational drivers, the ratings fallout, and what compliance officers and policymakers should watch next.