The Daily Peg
A round-up of stablecoin and CBDC news. Key theme today? Regulatory deadlock continues.
Industry news
UK Bank ClearBank Moves Into Stablecoins as Demand From Financial Institutions Grows
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/uk-bank-clearbank-moves-stablecoins-215924198.html
Interactive Brokers Enables Clients to Fund Accounts Using Stablecoins
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/interactive-brokers-lets-clients-fund-100539537.html
Regulation
White House Considers Withdrawing Support for Crypto Market Structure Bill Amid Coinbase Standoff
Stablecoin Yield Debate Threatens US Crypto Legislation as Coinbase and White House Clash
https://www.theblock.co/post/386061/stablecoin-yield-fight-threatens-to-sink-clarity-act-as-coinbase-and-white-house-clash?
Statecraft
China-Led mBridge Digital Currency Platform Sees Transactions Surge Past $55 Billion
https://x.com/JanGold_/status/2012995451151147273
Analysis
Stablecoins Go Mainstream as Businesses Move En Masse, Rapyd Report Finds
https://www.cityam.com/rapyds-2026-state-of-stablecoins-businesses-move-en-masse-as-stablecoins-go-mainstream/
Bank-Backed Stablecoins Mark a New Chapter for Payments in Europe
https://www.euromoney.com/article/cvrylm598tck8w0cccoscwk4/bank-backed-stablecoins-a-new-chapter-for-payments-in-europe/
Stablecoins Disrupt $900 Billion Global Remittance Market as Adoption Accelerates
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stablecoins-shake-900-billion-remittance-113000383.html
Regional
Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Issues New Communication on Digital Finance and Monetary Developments
https://nationalbank.kz/ru/news/informacionnye-soobshcheniya/18266
Deep thoughts
Bank of America CEO Says Stablecoins Could Play Role in Future Payments System
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bank-america-ceo-says-stablecoins-150808452.html
Goldman Sachs CEO Predicts Growth in Tokenization, Stablecoins, and Prediction Markets as US Regulation Evolves
https://www.theblock.co/post/385937/goldman-sachs-ceo-tokenization-stablecoins-prediction-markets-us-regulation?