StableCoin

Four years after the collapse of Libra and Diem, Mark Zuckerberg is rebooting Meta’s stablecoin strategy. Unlike before, he is no longer issuing the coin directly, but is instead tapping into payment channels through third parties like Stripe. This article reviews Meta’s previous missteps, examines its latest direction, assesses shifts in the regulatory landscape and the current competitive dynamics, and evaluates the chances for this stablecoin comeback.

Gate Research: The depreciation of the USD is the result of long-term shifts in real purchasing power, fiscal dynamics, and real interest rates. Regulatory constraints within the traditional banking system have created offshore demand for dollars, which stablecoins are increasingly absorbing. The quality of collateral, transparency, and issuer credibility are becoming the key determinants of stablecoins’ price stability, liquidity priority, and long-term capital preference. Looking ahead to 2026, stablecoins are more likely to function as a “reservoir” and distribution layer for dollars, with their reserve-driven demand for short-term treasuries in turn beginning to influence the dollar’s own pricing structure.

Circle has been listed for 270 days, with its stock price dropping nearly 70% from its highest point, even as USDC maintains steady growth. This article provides a comprehensive review of three rounds of market repricing, breaking down how falling interest rates, Coinbase's profit-sharing, and regulatory uncertainty have dismantled the traditional notion that "stablecoins are money printers." It also offers an in-depth analysis of Circle's genuine strategy to redefine its valuation as a tech company through initiatives like Arc, CCTP, CPN, and AI agent payments.

Following the implementation of the "Genius Act," yield-generating stablecoins became restricted, prompting a rapid rise in payment stablecoins. The article breaks down the four driving forces behind the emerging payments landscape: Stripe's valuation concerns, the distribution battle between Meta and Google, the banking sector's efforts to defend deposits, and the global contest between Tether and Circle. It also highlights the structural tension between payment scale and on-chain returns.

Circle (CRCL) stock has experienced a steady upward trend in recent sessions, attracting notable interest from the market. This article provides an in-depth analysis of USDC’s expansion, progress in stablecoin regulation, financial results, and industry trends, offering a thorough assessment of the main factors driving Circle’s stock rally and the associated potential risks.

The author points out that the true potential of stablecoins is not simply to replace Visa or Mastercard, but to supplement scenarios within the global financial infrastructure that traditional systems struggle to cover, such as cross-border settlements, on-chain finance, and programmable payments. By analyzing the structure of payment networks alongside the cost, speed, and openness advantages of stablecoins, the article reveals the long-term trend of stablecoins potentially reshaping the financial settlement layer.

Resolv's USR stablecoin experienced a significant security breach, allowing an attacker to mint 80 million uncollateralized tokens and liquidate roughly $25 million, which caused a substantial price depeg. This article offers an in-depth examination of the incident, the attack method, and the inherent risks of DeFi stablecoins.

This article offers an in-depth look at the streamlined 300-employee organization, political lobbying activities, the launch of the new US-based stablecoin USAT, and a $500 billion valuation fundraising round. It explores how stablecoins have shifted from sanction evasion instruments to becoming backers of US government debt.

Tether has introduced the QVAC AI framework, allowing mobile devices to train models with billions of parameters and dramatically reducing the barrier to computational power. This article examines the technical foundations, industry implications, and far-reaching effects on decentralized AI and the computing power market.

This model involves the management of a multi-asset stablecoin by an independent, third-party cooperative. Banks and protocols can acquire stakes to share in transaction fee revenues. Governance operates on an 80% voting mechanism, decoupling brand competition, while exclusive clauses enforce network effects—transforming fragmentation into a fully integrated ecosystem benefit cycle.

This article examines how established remittance leaders build last-mile trust networks, while new platforms leverage local currency stablecoins to close the gap between receiving dollars and daily transactions.

The article frames USDT’s negative premium against the backdrop of a sluggish crypto market, year-end foreign exchange settlements, and stricter regulatory policies. This approach clarifies for readers that the situation reflects a short-term supply and demand mismatch driven by structural appreciation, rather than a systemic risk threatening the stability of stablecoins.

This content integrates industry history, regulatory developments, and technological advancements—including sub-second finality, agent payments, and high-frequency finance. With a solid perspective and clear narrative, it serves as a highly valuable reference for anyone looking to understand stablecoins as the foundation for next-generation settlement infrastructure.

Using Artemis data to classify payment patterns and filter out DeFi noise, the article applies an EOA-based filtering methodology and compares the results with Visa data, providing quantitative evidence that stablecoins are transitioning from speculative instruments to institutional payment tools.

The article predicts that stablecoins issued by giants such as Amazon and Meta could intensify market concentration, reinforce U.S. dollar hegemony, and pose a threat to the monetary sovereignty of smaller economies.