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

Cryptocurrency has gained a hold in Americans’ investment portfolios and their retirement accounts — and now it’s a step closer to their wallets for everyday use.

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.

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

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?

Banks are gearing up to take on payments competition from stablecoins, which could increase after Congress passed the Genius Act.

La Cámara de Representantes estadounidense aprobó el jueves tres proyectos de ley destinados a impulsar la legitimidad

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

What started as experimental digital tokens now functions as core financial infrastructure. The total market sits around $252 billion, which represents nearly one percent of the entire US M2 money supply.

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

Kristin Smith, Solana Policy Institute president, joins 'Fast Money' to talk the latest movement on the three crypto bills that passed the house today and what it means for the crypto industry.