The future looks bright after a stellar year for the industry.

Ethena unveils USDtb as a conservative alternative to its high-yield USDe stablecoin, while its governance token ENA surges 25% over the weekend following an investment from the Trump-led World Liberty Financial.

What lies beneath the alliance of the two crypto behemoths?

Over 41 million tokens have been minted ahead of New York's regulatory decision, while XRP surges past Tether and Solana to claim the third spot amid ETF filings and a new wave of meme coins.

Is Donald Trump, or are dollar-pegged stablecoins standing in the way of non-western countries freeing themselves from the hegemony of the dollar?

Ethereum has reclaimed its position as the primary blockchain for hosting USDT for the first time since 2022. Tether is minting new stablecoins on Ethereum as it expects higher demand.

Coinbase and Circle joined forces to offer 4.75% APY for USDC holders. This partnership is expected to attract users to Coinbase’s products, while also boosting the usage of USDC.

Quantoz is launching EURQ and USDQ, with Tether set to be delisted in Europe by the end of the year because it lacks an e-money license in a member state.