Yellow Card, a leading African stablecoin platform, closed a $ 33 million Series C funding round led by Blockchain Capital. The funding signifies a milestone for Yellow Card and the African fintech industry, highlighting the potential of stablecoins on the continent. This raise brings Yellow Card’s total equity financing to $ 85 million. …
Since October kicked off, the stablecoin market has experienced a modest boost, though overall growth has remained quite slow. Currently, the sector is valued at $ 172.7 billion, with 48.9% of stablecoins residing on Ethereum and 34.92% circulating on Tron. Although the stablecoin landscape has expanded considerably since the start of the year, transfer …
Payments giant Stripe is in advanced discussions to acquire the San Antonio-based stablecoin platform Bridge for $ 1 billion, according to reports by Bloomberg and Forbes. Founded by former Coinbase employees Zach Abrams and Sean Yu, Bridge specializes in enabling businesses to create, store, and transact with stablecoins like Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC, …
Hermetica, the creator of USDH, a Bitcoin-backed, yield-bearing synthetic dollar, has secured $ 1.7 million in seed funding. The round, led by UTXO Management, will accelerate the development of USDH, a stablecoin that operates on Bitcoin’s layer one (L1) and layer two (L2) networks. USDH Gains Momentum as Hermetica Raises $ 1.7 Million …
Paxos, a regulated tokenization infrastructure platform, has unveiled its new stablecoin payments platform, with Stripe as its inaugural customer. This innovative solution powers Stripe’s Pay with Crypto product, enabling merchants to seamlessly accept stablecoin payments. By leveraging Paxos’ comprehensive infrastructure for onboarding, pay-ins, conversions, and payouts, businesses can reduce costs and expand their international reach […]