U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins are emerging as a major threat to traditional banking deposits, with a new analysis from Standard Chartered estimating that as much as $500 billion could be siphoned from U.S. bank coffers by the end of 2028 if current adoption trends continue.

New pilot regime sets strict capital and compliance rules as Vietnam’s crypto market hits $230B annually, signaling the end of the legal gray zone.

Tether froze around $182 million in USDT across five Tron wallets on 11 January 2026, locking the funds while keeping them visible on-chain. The move appears linked to US authorities and follows Tether’s policy to halt wallets tied to sanctioned or illegal activity.

The stablecoin market has reached a historic milestone, crossing $310 billion in total capitalization for the first time. This surge underscores the growing importance of fiat-backed digital assets in the crypto ecosystem and signals increasing trust from both retail and institutional investors amid market volatility.

Singapore is escalating its warning to the global crypto industry: unstable stablecoins may be quietly endangering the broader economy. Speaking at the Singapore FinTech Festival, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Managing Director Chia Der Jiun warned that many unregulated stablecoins “have a patchy record of keeping their peg” — a flaw that could trigger wider financial stress if left unaddressed.

Tether has hired two senior gold traders from HSBC to expand its growing bullion operations, adding to its $12 billion in physical gold reserves. The move marks a deeper push into hard assets as the company shifts its stablecoin backing away from traditional fiat investments.

Video-sharing platform Rumble has announced plans to acquire AI infrastructure and crypto mining firm Northern Data, funded by its partnership with stablecoin issuer Tether.

Ripple’s U.S. dollar–backed stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD) has just squeezed itself into the the top 10 rankings in the stablecoin charts less than a year after its debut in December 2024 last year, with its market capitalisation breaking the 1 billion threshold.

Alternative media platform, Rumble, who has built its brand around free speech and anti-censorship values, is facing one of its toughest years yet. Its stock has plunged more than 45% since January, its user base has shrunk, and investors have grown increasingly skeptical.

Nguyen Hoa Binh, famously known as Shark Binh from Shark Tank Vietnam, was arrested by the Hanoi police for his role in the collapsed AntEx cryptocurrency project. Once hailed as a visionary investor and a household name in Vietnam’s startup ecosystem, Binh now faces intense scrutiny and legal jeopardy following mounting investor complaints.