Visa launches stablecoin settlement in US via Circle’s USDC on Solana - Visa has opened stablecoin settlement to U.S. banks using Circle’s USDC on Solana, as institutional interest in crypto rails accelerates.

Tether Leads $8M Strategic Investment in Speed to Advance Lightning-Native, Stablecoin-Powered Payments - 16 December 2025 – Tether, the largest company in the digital assets industry, announced today that it has made a strategic investment in Speed1, Inc. (“Speed”), a payments infrastructure company building instant, global settlement rails using the Bitcoin Lightning Network and stablecoins. Tether...

Visa brings Circle's USDC settlement to U.S. banks following $3.5 billion stablecoin pilot - Initial participants include Cross River Bank and Lead Bank, which are settling with Visa in USDC over the Solana blockchain.

3 Altcoins Facing Liquidation Risks in the Third Week of December - According to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index, the crypto market sentiment in the third week of December remains dominated by fear, with a score of extreme fear. This negative sentiment has caused short positions to gain the upper hand. However, several altcoins have their own catalysts that could t...

Juventus Owner Rejects Tether's $1.2 Billion Acquisition Offer, Sending Team's Stock Soaring - Shares in Italian soccer club Juventus are up 17% after its majority owner spurned an all-cash offer from stablecoin issuer Tether.

Devconnect 2025: Privacy, Stablecoins, and the Next Wave of Infrastructure - Buenos Aires has a distinct frequency. It is a city where European grandeur collides with Latin American intensity, a place where economic theory is not an abstract concept discussed in ivory towers, but a visceral, daily struggle for preservation. It is, therefore, no accident that this metropol...

Ripple taps Wormhole to expand RLUSD to Layer 2 chains like Base and Optimism - In November, Ripple raised $500 million at a $40 billion valuation, in a round led by investors from Fortress and Citadel Securities.

EMCD to Host Educational Webinar on Balancing Growth and Stability in the Crypto Market - As inflation and currency volatility continue to reshape global financial behavior, crypto fintech company EMCD is set to host an online educational webinar titled “Investment strategies in crypto and stablecoins: How to balance growth and stability” on December 16 at 18:00 CET. The webinar will ...

3 Altcoins That Could Hit All-Time Highs In The Third Week Of December - The crypto market is still stabilizing, but price weakness has slowed across majors. As volatility compresses and buyers defend key levels, attention is shifting toward altcoins that could hit all-time highs even without a full market breakout. These are not random picks. They are coins already t...

Tether’s Bid to Buy Italian Soccer Club Juventus Rejected by Majority Shareholder Exor - The stablecoin giant, which currently has a 10% stake in Juventus, recently offered to buy out the Agnelli family’s 65.4% stake in an all-cash deal.

Crypto giant Tether offers to buy famous Italian football club Juventus - Tether, already a minority shareholder in Juventus, is "prepared to invest 1 billion Euros in the support and development of the club."

Crypto Firm Tether Says It Wants to Take Over Italian Football Club Juventus - The issuer behind the most popular stablecoin said that if the bid succeeds, it prepares to invest $1 billion in the football club.

Crypto Giant Tether Makes Offer to Acquire Juventus Soccer Club - Stablecoin firm Tether is making a bid to acquire the famed Serie A Italian soccer club, Juventus, after previously taking a minority share.

Tether Considers Tokenizing Stock Amid $20 Billion Fundraise: Bloomberg - Stablecoin issuer Tether moved to prevent equity sales as Bloomberg reports plans to raise funds at a $500 billion valuation.

MiCA Will Make or Break Euro-Pegged Stablecoins by 2026: DECTA - German payments processor DECTA expects euro-pegged stablecoins to gain traction in payments and tokenized finance as MiCA takes full effect across the EU.

Anchorage snags another stablecoin issuance as it trumpets regulated status as market advantage - The move follows Tether, in September, selecting Anchorage for issuing USAT, a stablecoin designed specifically for the U.S. market.