Hong Kong-based digital asset platform OSL Group said on Friday it had completed $300 million of equity financing, the latest sign of feverish investor interest in cryptocurrencies.

Viewing it as an innovation driver, Western Union is exploring stablecoin integration to enhance cross-border payments, currency exchange and digital wallet offerings.

Asset manager WisdomTree has rebranded its stablecoin to USDW as it aims to develop a full-stack stablecoin strategy for corporate onchain investing, reserve management and treasury operations.

After months of fraught negotiations with the United States, Japan clinched a deal just days before punitive tariffs were scheduled to take effect.

President Trump said on Tuesday that the trade deal he struck with one of America’s closest allies would impose a 15 percent tariff on Japanese exports.

Prospective stablecoin issuers — bank and nonbank alike — will now turn to banking regulators to tackle outstanding questions now that President Trump has signed the stablecoin bill into law.

Polymarket would create its own stablecoin to own the yield-generating USD reserves that back the amount of Circle’s dollar-pegged token, USDC, a source said.

Tether, the top stablecoin in the world, has a market cap that is $100 billion larger than that of No. 2 USDC. For USDC to surpass Tether, it must strengthen its appeal to institutional investors ...

President Trump said Tuesday he has struck a "massive" trade deal with Japan that calls for 15% tariffs on goods the U.S. imports from there. The president wrote on his Truth Social platform ...

The deal reduces tariffs on Japanese exports, including autos and auto parts, to15 percent, in exchange for Japanese investment and import commitments.

Anchorage Digital is launching a stablecoin issuance platform to help clients participate in the expected frenzy around the asset-backed tokens following the passage of key legislation in the US.

The U.S. and Japan have reached a trade deal, President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday, with the Asian country facing 15% “reciprocal" tariffs.