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How to verify a stablecoin's reserves yourself, in six steps
Six of the nine stablecoins in our tracker publish attestations rather than audits, and one publishes neither. Here is a repeatable, six-step method for checking reserve quality using nothing but public documents and a block explorer.
MiCA passporting reshapes the EU stablecoin market
The EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation has consolidated stablecoin issuance around passported e-money token licences, pushing exchanges to delist non-compliant tokens for European users.
Hong Kong issues its first stablecoin issuer licences under new HKMA regime
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued its first batch of stablecoin issuer licences under the 2025 Stablecoins Ordinance, formally launching one of Asia's most detailed fiat-token frameworks.
US regulators miss key GENIUS Act deadline as stablecoin rules stall
Federal regulators missed the first statutory deadline under the GENIUS Act, pushing back the operational rollout of the landmark US stablecoin regime and frustrating issuers ready to apply.
Tether reports more than $10 billion in 2025 profit and record US Treasury exposure
Tether's Q4 2025 attestation, prepared by BDO, reported more than $10 billion in annual profit, $6.3 billion of excess reserves and a record $141 billion of US Treasury exposure, alongside sizeable gold and bitcoin holdings.
Stablecoin supply sets a fresh record as settlement volume outgrows trading
Aggregate stablecoin supply reached a new high in August 2026, with a growing proportion of transfer volume coming from settlement and treasury use rather than exchange trading.
Euro-denominated stablecoins finally get competitive as MiCA licensing settles
With MiCA authorisations in place, several credible euro-denominated stablecoins are competing for a market whose main limitation is now trading liquidity rather than regulatory uncertainty.
Stablecoin remittance corridors mature across African markets
Stablecoin-based remittance routes into several African markets have matured through licensed local partners and mobile-money integration, though ramp spreads still absorb a large share of the theoretical saving.
Latin American payment rails accelerate crypto settlement
Integration between instant local payment systems and stablecoin settlement is accelerating everyday crypto use across Latin American markets, ahead of settled regulatory frameworks in several countries.
Hong Kong's first bank-issued regulated stablecoin reaches the market
Hong Kong's stablecoin licensing regime has produced its first live bank-backed Hong Kong dollar token, with supervised reserves and redemption obligations, and a very small number of approved issuers behind it.
Treasury's GENIUS Act rule puts a clock on offshore stablecoins
The Treasury Department has issued the first substantial rulemaking under the GENIUS Act, defining core terms, extending due-diligence duties to exchanges and other intermediaries, and setting out a timetable after which US providers could be barred from offering non-compliant offshore payment stablecoins to American customers.