Jeremy Allaire thinks something big is around the corner. The Circle CEO recently compared the current state of stablecoins to the early days of the iPhone. Not the launch itself,…
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First slowly, then all at once. For years, crypto toiled in the darkness, a band of outlaws frowned upon by elites in Washington and in the media. Then came the…
This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe.As regulation becomes clearer and the number of national banks rumored to have stablecoin plans grow, it seems…
Amazon and Walmart are both exploring the launch of their own stablecoins as these retail giants seek ways to reduce transaction fees and also bypass traditional banking systems entirely. Both…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told lawmakers that dollar-pegged stablecoins could swell to more than $2 trillion in the next few years. He spoke at a Senate hearing this week.…
Two of the world’s biggest retailers, Walmart and Amazon, are exploring the idea of launching their own USD-pegged stablecoins, a move that could reshape how payments work in the U.S.…
Walmart (WMT) and Amazon (AMZN) are considering issuing their own stablecoins in the United States, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. These corporate digital tokens, pegged to…
Update June 13, 10:30 am UTC: This article has been updated to include a section on the GENIUS Act.Walmart and Amazon are reportedly mulling plans to issue their own US…