Author: DigitalEuroNews

Canada’s newly approved 2025 budget introduces a regulatory framework for stablecoins, setting reserve, redemption and oversight requirements under the Bank of Canada.

A new IMF Fintech Note shows global momentum behind tokenized reserves, highlighting policy drivers, technical models, and implications for future monetary systems.

China and the UAE have carried out their first cross border CBDC payment using the JISR network, a milestone that deepens financial ties and accelerates global digital currency adoption.

Bitcoin may remain trapped between 60,000 and 80,000 dollars as the Federal Reserve signals caution, despite strong stablecoin reserves showing pent up demand.

Governments are exploring stablecoins to modernise payments, improve cross-border transfers and diversify reserves, with Kyrgyzstan’s gold-backed USDKG marking the latest example.

The Bank of England has outlined a detailed regulatory roadmap for sterling stablecoins, including a 2026 timeline for final rules and joint oversight with the FCA.

With dollar stablecoins accounting for nearly all global liquidity, Europe accelerates euro-token initiatives to safeguard monetary sovereignty ahead of a delayed digital euro.

Stablecoins now exceed USD 300 billion in value and CBDC projects are advancing worldwide, raising questions about how the two digital-money systems will coexist.

As of late 2025, the U.S. has effectively banned a retail central-bank digital currency while accelerating research on wholesale payment systems and federally regulated stablecoins.

Revolut users have processed more than $690 million over Polygon, as the neobank adds stablecoin transfers, POL trading and staking, and fast cross-border payments.