The Bitfinex-backed stablechain unveiled its first deposit campaign last night, but to users' surprise, it was nearly filled before the public announcement.

Three months after the landmark U.S. stablecoin legislation was signed into law, the bill is still in a public comment period.

Stablecoins are no longer just a buzzword—they’re transforming the way the world moves money. In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, we sit down with Reeve Collins, co-founder of Tether, co-founder of WeFi, and chairman at STBL, to explore the groundbreaking evolution of stablecoins.

In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, Vinny sits down with Ahmad Shadid—former quant trader turned founder—who redirected the 2022 GPU crunch into a decentralized GPU network and now leads a bold push toward “sovereign superintelligence”: an AI CEO framework that can govern, fund, and scale itself transparently.

With new U.S. stablecoin rules in place, Visa says banks are starting to explore blockchain-based lending markets.

The accidental move briefly made PayPal’s PYUSD the largest stablecoin in the world before Paxos burned the newly minted supply.

The new stablecoin from the STBL protocol fell below its $1 peg shortly after going live, highlighting challenges for liquidity.

Crypto’s next chapter isn’t a shinier coin—it’s invisible rails. In this episode, we sit down with Aryan Sheikhalian, Research Lead at CMT Digital, to unpack the shift from “crypto as an asset” to crypto as infrastructure: 24/7 markets, instant clearing and settlement, and new structured products that couldn’t exist before.

Over $300 billion of stablecoins now exist on blockchains as cheaper issuance and regulatory clarity fuel the sector’s growth.

The publicly held, multi-billion dollar neobank recently revealed the scope of its crypto comeback, including plans for a stablecoin and tokenized loans.