Euro Stablecoins and CBDC Strategies in Fragmented Payments Landscape
Analysis of euro‑stablecoin and CBDC developments shaping tokenized settlement and payment infrastructure.
Analysis of euro‑stablecoin and CBDC developments shaping tokenized settlement and payment infrastructure.
BlackRock listing its $2.18B tokenized Treasury fund (BUIDL) on Uniswap signals a real step-change in how regulated yield products can plug into non-custodial AMM liquidity.
Institutional demand rises amid volatility, driven by tokenization, faster settlement, and regulated custody integration.
In a historic move for the financial market, BlackRock is integrating its tokenized fund (BUIDL) into the Uniswap ecosystem. The initiative challenges the status quo by proving it is possible to unite the agility of DeFi with rigorous eligibility and governance controls.
Introduction Blockchain technology has matured from an experimental innovation into a critical layer of modern financial and economic infrastructure. Digital assets—from cryptocurrencies and stablecoins to tokenized securities and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)—are reshaping the way value is stored, transferred, and governed. In its ongoing initiative “The Future...
Introduction The financial sector is undergoing one of the most profound transformations since the digitization of trading in the 1980s: the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs). Tokenization, the process of representing ownership of assets on distributed ledgers, promises to enhance market efficiency, democratize access, and improve transparency. Yet it also...
Total Value Locked (TVL) has become one of the most cited metrics in decentralized finance (DeFi). Market commentators, analysts, and even institutional investors use TVL to gauge the scale of DeFi activity and the health of specific protocols. Yet the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), in its Working Paper “Towards...
Global adoption of digital assets has introduced new layers of complexity to cross-border capital flows. Bitcoin, Ether, and stablecoins represent the backbone of both retail and institutional activity in crypto markets. Their movement across jurisdictions raises important questions about monetary sovereignty, regulatory arbitrage, and systemic risk. The BIS Working Paper...
Introduction Stablecoins have evolved from niche technological experiments to instruments of growing relevance in the global financial ecosystem. By 2025, their role as settlement infrastructure, value transfer vehicle, and bridge between traditional and decentralized markets has reached an inflection point. BIS Bulletin No. 108 analyzes this expansion, highlighting associated risks,...
The GENIUS Act creates the first U.S. federal framework for stablecoins, setting reserve, licensing, and consumer protection standards. It marks a milestone for regulators and institutions, paving the way for institutional DeFi adoption.
A new collateral model created by Anchorage Digital, Kamino, and Solana Company allows borrowing against SOL through staking while maintaining assets under qualified custody at a regulated crypto bank.
Analysis of euro‑stablecoin and CBDC developments shaping tokenized settlement and payment infrastructure.
Debate over whether stablecoins should be allowed to share yield has become a key sticking point in negotiations around the U.S. CLARITY market-structure bill.
BlackRock listing its $2.18B tokenized Treasury fund (BUIDL) on Uniswap signals a real step-change in how regulated yield products can plug into non-custodial AMM liquidity.
Institutional demand rises amid volatility, driven by tokenization, faster settlement, and regulated custody integration.
The launch of five xStocks instruments on 360X, a BaFin- and ESMA-regulated secondary venue, marks a notable inflection point in the alignment of tokenized equities with traditional exchange infrastructure. With nearly $20 billion in cumulative trading volume since May 2025 and backing structures designed to meet institutional custody expectations, xStocks...