Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati wants to become a bank for crypto platforms. Its CEO believes that stablecoins pose minimal threat to the U.S. deposit market.

Stablecoins are reshaping how we save, spend, and move money at a time when the U.S. dollar itself faces unprecedented challenges. In 2025, the dollar's share of global reserves hit a 30-year low of 57.

Ideas for how to squeeze the country’s interest bill, ideally without cutting spending or raising taxes, are thus at a premium. One has recently raised the hopes of Mr Bessent. Could stablecoins—cryptocurrency tokens backed by safe assets such as short-term Treasury bonds—drive up demand for American debt, and pull down borrowing costs?

Born out of necessity, stablecoins were the first widely adopted tokenized assets. At a time when blockchains lacked a digital equivalent of fiat money, private players stepped in

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a landmark bill establishing a regulatory framework for stablecoins, marking a pivotal moment for the digital asset industry. The bill, known as the Genius Act,

Some large U.S. lenders, including Bank of America and Citibank , are working on launching stablecoins at a time when the country is looking to adopt more crypto-friendly regulations.

The first significant crypto bill is on its way to being signed into law after the U.S. House of Representatives passed stablecoin-regulating legislation known as the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act ...

DeFi was created to bypass reliance on intermediaries, but now it depends on centrally issued stablecoins, raising questions about control and resilience.

Backers of the Genius Act, a potentially landmark bill that could help "stablecoins" go mainstream, say it would greatly speed electronic payments.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon questioned why someone would want a stablecoin rather than just a payment, but acknowledged that the bank will be involved in stablecoins so they can understand them better.

Discover the largest and most traded stablecoins in 2025, including Tether, USDC, DAI, and more. See how each is shaping crypto’s financial infrastructure.

With Amazon and Walmart looking to launch their own stablecoins, it seems likely these digital currencies are here to stay.