Stablecoins

India’s announced rupee‑pegged Arc token built with Polygon and Anq marks a milestone in regulated digital assets — it forces a fresh look at custody, pegging models, and on‑chain compliance. This analysis unpacks architecture options, why Polygon was chosen, implications for MATIC and partner chains, and how Arc fits into a MiCA‑shaped global mosaic.

Late‑2025 stablecoin infrastructure is shifting: Circle’s xReserve pushes native USDC issuance across chains while USDT’s market share has climbed above 6%, reshaping liquidity and settlement choices for treasuries and DeFi builders.

A practical explainer comparing USDT and RLUSD for Latin American cross-border rails, weighing liquidity, custody trade-offs, and Brazil's tightening rules to help treasurers choose compliant stablecoin strategies.

Recent cooperation by Tether to help freeze $12M in USDT tied to a Southeast Asia scam shows how stablecoin issuers are operational partners in law‑enforcement work. This piece explains on‑chain tracing, freeze mechanics, legal exposures, and what compliance officers should watch for.

Institutional interest in RWA tokens and upgraded stablecoin infrastructure is accelerating as investors seek yield and settlement certainty while spot crypto prices slump. Evidence from coin‑analytics and industry moves like Tether’s entry into trade finance suggests a structural shift toward tokenized real‑world flows and robust stablecoin rails.

Tether’s reported move into trade finance and large-scale robotics/AI investments marks a strategic pivot from pure stablecoin issuance toward corporate diversification. This explainer assesses how those moves could affect USDT reserve liquidity, counterparty concentration, DeFi exposure, and potential regulatory responses.

When the Fear & Greed index reads extreme fear, noise rises and clarity falls. This piece maps on-chain and off-chain indicators — from whale selling and exchange balances to USDT supply shifts — into a repeatable framework for portfolio managers and long-term holders seeking a durable bottom.

In November 2025 stablecoins — led by rising USDC circulation and a Tether dominance spike — are acting as the market’s liquidity backbone. New custody and settlement integrations are reshaping institutional on-chain flows and DeFi liquidity provisioning.

As volatility climbs, traders and treasurers increasingly rotate into stablecoins and new on‑chain RWA products for safe‑haven liquidity. This explainer compares the USDT surge, Coinbase–Kalshi USDC custody cues, and Polygon‑based R25 yield‑bearing RWA stablecoin for institutional treasury decisions.

Sierra Protocol introduces SIERRA, a Liquid Yield Token (LYT) on Avalanche that accrues yield instantly without staking delays. This feature explores SIERRA’s mechanics, contrasts with liquid staking derivatives and CeFi yield, and outlines benefits, risks, and institutional adoption paths for AVAX DeFi and stablecoin pools.