Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ:COIN) announced on Friday that a breakthrough agreement has been reached on stablecoin yield provisions, potentially resolving a months-long legislative deadlock in the U.S. Senate.
Analytics firm CryptoQuant, which specializes in cryptocurrencies, highlighted an important development in its recently published data. According to the firm’s analysis, stablecoin reserves on Binance have decreased by approximately $1.5 billion. This decline suggests that investors may be taking profits, especially after the recent market rally.
Israel’s Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority has approved the launch of the Bits of Gold Shekel (BILS) stablecoin, which is pegged to the Israeli shekel. The issuer will be the local cryptocurrency exchange Bits of Gold.
Western Union — one of the largest players in the cross-border remittance market — is preparing to take a notable step toward the crypto industry. The company has announced the launch of its own stablecoin USDPT, as well as the creation of a new digital infrastructure for working with assets.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has launched the Stablecoin Reserves Portfolio, a government money market fund designed to meet investment requirements under the proposed GENIUS Act for stablecoin issuers.
Hong Kong on Friday issued its first licenses for fiat-backed stablecoins, marking a significant milestone in the city’s efforts to establish regulated digital currencies in global finance and trade.
The Ethereum Foundation has announced plans to convert 5,000 $ETH into stablecoins. The decision is aimed at ensuring stable funding for key areas of ecosystem development.
Swiss banks UBS, PostFinance, Sygnum, Raiffeisen Switzerland, Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB), Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (BCV), and Swiss Stablecoin AG have joined forces to launch a sandbox for a Swiss franc (CHF)-pegged stablecoin.
Monthly stablecoin transaction volume reached $7.2 trillion in February 2026, surpassing the $6.8 trillion processed by the U.S. Automated Clearing House (ACH) network for the first time. ACH is an electronic payment system in the United States that enables direct bank-to-bank transfers and serves as the most widely used infrastructure for domestic electronic payments.
Over the past seven days, the stablecoin sector recorded net inflows: as of Saturday, April 4, total market capitalization increased by $1.242 billion to reach $317.134 billion. The top performer of the week was Sky’s USDS, which grew by 9.57% during the same period.
A new indicator catching attention in the cryptocurrency market points to a potential shift in investor behavior. According to Amr Taha, an analyst from the on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant, the increase in stablecoin reserves on Binance suggests a possible rise in demand for spot purchases.
Net stablecoin flows on Binance have turned positive again, which may indicate a shift in market liquidity conditions. Analyst Darkfost noted that the exchange, which consistently leads in crypto trading volume, has moved from outflows to inflows of $2.4 billion in stablecoins.
Proposed rules could ban yield on stablecoins such as USD Coin ($USDC), although analysts believe the exchange will be able to adapt. If lawmakers ultimately ban stablecoin rewards under the proposed CLARITY Act, Coinbase (COIN) could lose one of its tools for attracting users to hold digital dollars on its platform.
PayPal intends to expand access to its stablecoin $PYUSD to 68 additional countries in South America, Africa, and Asia. This was reported by Fortune, citing May Zabaneh, head of the company’s cryptocurrency division.
The market capitalization of the stablecoin USDC ($USDC) has approached $80 billion amid strong demand in the Middle East. Some analysts link the sharp increase to capital outflows from the United Arab Emirates.
The total value of stablecoins surpassed the historic level of $313 billion in March of this year. At the same time, global capital inflows to centralized cryptocurrency platforms remain negative.
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