Tag: stablecoin
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Does a Bank Charter Make a Stablecoin Safe? What USD1’s Approval Actually Covers
Key Takeaways A trust bank charter governs who is legally accountable for reserves and who can examine them. It does not change what those reserves are invested in. August 14, 2026: the OCC gave World Liberty Trust Company preliminary conditional…
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What Backs Stablecoins Is Not What You Can Redeem
What backs stablecoins, for the largest dollar tokens, is cash and short-dated U.S. Treasury paper held by a custodian bank. That answers the reserve question and only half of what a holder needs. Backing describes what the issuer owns. Redemption…
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Solana’s $750M USDC Mint Signals a Quiet Stablecoin War
I keep coming back to one question when I see stablecoin issuance numbers spike: who actually benefits when liquidity concentrates on a single chain?
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Bitcoin Fell 54%, So Why Is BlackRock Still Building?
I keep coming back to one detail in this week’s crypto coverage: the selloff is real, but nobody big is leaving. Key Takeaways
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Jobs Report Shock Sent Bitcoin Above $60,000
I keep noticing that bitcoin’s best days lately come from bad economic news, and that’s worth sitting with for a moment. Key Takeaways
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Open USD(ousd) vs USDC: Can Circle Survive the Siege?
On June 30, 2026, Visa, Stripe, Mastercard, and Coinbase announced they are forming a consortium to launch a new stablecoin called Open USD, according to Barron’s.