stablecoins

According to on-chain analysts, a certain whale withdrew 45.495 million USDT from Binance three and a half hours ago, then staked it into Aave and borrowed 10,000 ETH to short sell, worth approximately 17.25 million dollars. Currently, this whale has staked a total of 156 million dollars in stablecoins, borrowed 35,388.4 ETH, with an average selling price of 1,682.14 dollars, and is currently facing an unrealized loss of 1.098 million dollars. Liquidation will be triggered when the ETH price rises to 3,453.36 dollars.

a16z Crypto Operating Partner Jason Rosenthal posted on the X platform that cash flow is the moat. The best companies often establish themselves by placing themselves in the "cash flow," and cryptocurrency is the first modern technology born for this purpose. If your startup has not designed its products and business models around these principles, you will miss a great opportunity. Thanks to stablecoins, funds and value can now flow at the speed of the internet—global settlement, 24/7 uninterrupted, with end-to-end programmability.Railway companies do not make money from locomotives, but from every ton of goods that pass through the tracks; companies like Visa and Jane Street are all part of the cash flow. Cash flow combined with network effects is one of the most enduring business structures in history. There is a lot of profit margin in traditional financial services, and processes such as payments, custody, lending, foreign exchange, settlement, and market making can all be compressed. Crypto entrepreneurs have the opportunity to build the next generation of cash flow businesses that are programmable, instant, and global.This model can also be extended to computing, GPU markets, AI training data, energy, robotics, space, rare earth metals, and other fields. Founders should ask themselves: Are you in the cash flow? When the value of product activities grows tenfold, does your revenue grow accordingly? In your target market, where are the segments with the highest profit margins relative to the value created?

According to a report by TheStreet Roundtable, Coinbase's Head of Institutional Sales, John D'Agostino, stated in an interview at the New York Stock Exchange that Coinbase is committed to migrating the existing financial infrastructure from the outdated ledger system of decades ago to a faster, cheaper, and more stable blockchain ledger, with the goal of becoming a fully functional integrated financial platform in the crypto space.D'Agostino pointed out that Coinbase's current growth mainly comes from four directions: first, derivatives; the company acquired the world's largest crypto options exchange, Deribit, for $2.9 billion last year, becoming a market leader in this field; second, tokenized securities; approximately 20 stocks have been tokenized and are continuously expanding, with assets like REITs included in the tokenization scope, claiming the market size is about $15 trillion; third, DeFi; Coinbase has become the official USDC treasury deployer for the Hyperliquid platform, with about $5 billion USDC in revenue used for repurchasing HYPE tokens on the platform; fourth, stablecoins; continuously deepening the coverage of USDC in the on-chain market.He summarized Coinbase's positioning as, "The safest custody for crypto assets is our foundational moat, while hyper-fast growth comes from tokenizing everything and creating universal applications."

According to research by CointelegraphMT, traditional financial markets are absorbing institutional capital at a pace that cryptocurrencies find hard to match by 2026. The main reason is that AI has clear and measurable returns, while cryptocurrencies currently lack a similar narrative.Data shows that the S&P 500 index rose only 3.5% after excluding AI stocks in 2026, while AI-related indices saw an increase of nearly 50%. The five major tech companies in the U.S. are expected to reach $72.5 billion in capital expenditures for AI infrastructure this year, with Nvidia's quarterly revenue reaching $81.6 billion.The research points out that AI spending can be directly validated through revenue, capital expenditures, and profit margins, while the value proposition of cryptocurrencies is difficult to quantify for traditional allocators. Currently, while the supply of stablecoins is at a historical high, more funds are flowing into tokenized government bonds rather than risk assets.Additionally, in May, the net outflow from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs was $2.3 billion, marking the worst single month of the year. However, long-term holders continue to buy in the over-the-counter market, with market makers like Wintermute reporting stable buying around $72,000. The research concludes that unless cryptocurrencies can provide a measurable and repeatable institutional-level return story similar to AI, they will be at a significant disadvantage in competing for the same institutional funds.

According to Decrypt, the IMF stated in its latest annual assessment of Nepal that despite Nepal's comprehensive ban on cryptocurrency trading and mining since 2021, the inflow of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins grew rapidly between 2019 and 2024, exceeding 13% of GDP at one point in 2021 and rebounding to about 8% in 2024, with cross-border flows accounting for about 5% of GDP.The IMF recommended that Nepal establish a cryptocurrency regulatory framework in accordance with international standards, strengthen monitoring of stablecoins and unpegged crypto assets to prevent circumvention of capital controls and large-scale deposit outflows, and urged it to complete the FATF action plan and exit the gray list.

According to Jinshi reports, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Xu Zhengyu, stated that two licensed stablecoin issuers participated in the central bank digital currency and tokenized deposit-related projects led by the Monetary Authority. The Monetary Authority will continue to follow up, urging institutions to implement relevant application scenarios and explore more applications of compliant stablecoins in the digital finance sector.In addition, the Monetary Authority has established the Ensemble project framework working group to promote the construction of local unified standards and achieve interoperability between central bank digital currency and tokenized assets.

On June 9, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced a proposed regulation aimed at adjusting its dollar stablecoin issuance framework in accordance with the federal GENIUS Act. The new rules retain the original requirements of the DFS for dollar stablecoins, including reserves and redeemability, qualified reserve assets, independent audits, etc., and add new federal provisions, including: setting a maximum limit on reserve assets held by a single custodian; requiring entities to establish a risk management plan covering internal controls and information security; establishing an internal audit system; managing asset growth and income; regulating transactions with insiders and related parties; and regulating service provider arrangements.The proposed rules enter a 10-day pre-proposal comment period starting today, followed by a 60-day comment period after publication in the state register. The final rules will take effect simultaneously with the GENIUS Act, and existing licensed issuers in New York will enjoy a one-year transition period. Until then, the DFS's stablecoin regulatory guidance remains in effect.

According to the latest weekly report from Gate Ventures, the market has shown a significant cooling of risk appetite under the influence of strong economic data and ongoing inflationary pressures, with global growth assets generally under pressure.The cryptocurrency market has also pulled back, with BTC down 14.4% for the week and ETH down 15.7%. The total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies has decreased by 12.5%, and market sentiment has dropped to the "extreme fear" range. In terms of capital flow, the spot BTC ETF saw a net outflow of $1.72 billion in a single week, setting a record for the largest weekly outflow in history; the spot ETH ETF experienced a net outflow of $168.2 million during the same period, indicating that institutional funds are becoming more cautious in the short term.In terms of industry development, Mastercard announced the expansion of stablecoin settlement applications in its global payment network, supporting various compliant stablecoins for round-the-clock settlements in payment scenarios, further promoting the integration of stablecoins into mainstream financial infrastructure.In terms of investment and financing, three financing transactions were disclosed last week, with the infrastructure sector continuing to dominate. Among them, the digital asset derivatives infrastructure project SignalPlus completed a $50 million financing, demonstrating that market funds are still focused on underlying infrastructure and long-term application scenario development.Overall, the market is temporarily disturbed by macro factors, but stablecoin payments and infrastructure development remain important directions for industry growth.

According to Nikkei News, Japan's three major banks plan to jointly issue a stablecoin pegged to fiat currency within the fiscal year 2026, and have established a consultation mechanism to promote the application and operational design in real transaction scenarios. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mizuho Bank, and Mitsubishi UFJ Bank are expected to soon sign a basic agreement. Since November 2025, the three banks have been conducting joint empirical experiments under the guidance of the Financial Services Agency (FSA) in Japan to prepare for the joint issuance of the stablecoin. In the future, this consultation committee will continue to promote the practical application and commercialization design of the stablecoin in conjunction with relevant laws and regulations and market development trends.

According to Jinshi reports, the President of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Yu Weimen, stated in a media interview that Anchor Technology is expected to launch a stablecoin by mid-year and will begin trial use in a few weeks.HSBC is expected to launch a stablecoin in the third to fourth quarter of this year, with different application scenarios; Anchor Technology focuses on cross-border payments, while HSBC emphasizes retail payment scenarios. Yu Weimen emphasized that Hong Kong will continue to attract global capital inflows.

According to CoinDesk, Cardless and Coinbase have jointly launched a credit card backed by stablecoins, aimed at users who cannot obtain credit cards through traditional channels but hold digital assets. Applicants must use a portion of their USDC holdings as collateral, while still being able to earn yields on their staked assets, and pay a fee of $49.99 to gain access to the card.Michael Spelfogel, co-founder of Cardless, stated that applicants come from different credit score ranges, with some believing in cryptocurrency but just starting to accumulate wealth. This product continues the previous collaboration between the two parties, with the previously launched Coinbase-branded American Express card offering up to 4% Bitcoin cashback.

According to Bloomberg, Bitcoin fell below $60,000 last week, with a market value evaporating by about $235 billion within seven days, nearly halving from last year's peak. The market value of altcoins has shrunk from a peak of $431 billion in November 2021 to about $170 billion, with less than 1,700 of the tens of millions of tokens created in recent years still having substantial trading activity. However, in stark contrast to the price trends, the most commercially valuable businesses in the crypto industry are accelerating growth.The annual trading volume of stablecoins reached about $390 billion, with total trading volume soaring 72% to $33 trillion by 2025. Over $30 billion in assets have been tokenized, and BlackRock's tokenized money market fund BUIDL has an asset size of $2.4 billion. Visa and Mastercard are expanding stablecoin settlement capabilities, and Nasdaq is collaborating with Kraken to offer tokenized stocks.Bloomberg Intelligence's Mike McGlone stated that the most important technology is stablecoins; when you have stablecoins, you don't need XRP or Bitcoin to store value. We are experiencing a cleansing, and this has only just begun. EMJ Capital founder Eric Jackson pointed out that "the Bitcoin price chart used to be the entire crypto story, but it is no longer."

According to Forbes, although the trading volume of stablecoins has exceeded $1 trillion in the past year, most activities are still concentrated in the crypto-native space (trading, arbitrage, and inter-protocol settlement), with limited applications in everyday commercial payments. WasabiCard CEO Ray Yang pointed out that the transfer of funds is no longer the core issue; licensing, compliance, risk management, and banking capabilities are the key foundations for achieving widespread adoption.Forbes noted that while stablecoin settlement can significantly enhance cross-border payment efficiency, each market has different compliance standards, licensing requirements, and banking relationships, making the construction of localized compliance in each market both slow and expensive, which contradicts the instant global settlement that stablecoins advocate. Currently, the stablecoin market has surpassed $320 billion, and industry discussions are shifting from whether stablecoins can replace existing networks to how they can be integrated into existing networks.Forbes believes that the challenge of the last decade was to get funds flowing, while the challenge of this decade is to ensure that global payments operate in compliance and at scale within a fragmented regulatory environment.

According to Crypto In America, the U.S. House of Representatives' fundraising committee will hold a hearing on cryptocurrency tax reform this Tuesday, reviewing seven discussion drafts covering aspects such as stablecoin trading, mining and staking, crypto lending, wash sale rules, charitable donations, and taxpayer disclosures. Essentially, this breaks down the previously proposed "Digital Asset Equality Act" into multiple independent pieces of legislation.Meanwhile, negotiations on the Senate's "Clarity Act" are still ongoing. Senator Lummis stated that the bill is more likely to advance after Congress reconvenes on July 13, with core disagreements focused on ethical clauses, DeFi regulatory language, and stablecoin yield issues. The banking industry continues to lobby against stablecoin yield clauses, while over 200 crypto organizations have jointly written to urge the swift advancement of the bill for a vote.In addition, Illinois plans to impose a 0.2% tax on digital asset transactions, which has sparked strong opposition from industry groups, warning that this move will drive crypto companies out of the state.

Although the market is currently generally concerned that the buying strength of Strategy may decline, there are two rules that are always important in the cryptocurrency market: follow the trend and follow the flow of funds. When liquidity reverses, it usually means that the market environment is switching, and the risk of prematurely bottom-fishing is extremely high. During this bull market, the monthly changes in stablecoin supply had previously remained positive, but the market is currently experiencing a second round of stablecoin outflows.In the past 30 days, the net outflow has reached approximately 5 to 6 billion dollars. The slowdown in capital inflow combined with rising volatility has significantly weakened the liquidity environment's support for the market. This not only puts pressure on crypto assets but also affects stablecoin issuers. Therefore, the current period of consolidation may continue until the flow of funds recovers.

According to CoinDesk, despite market speculation that some retail investors may sell Bitcoin to participate in SpaceX's record-breaking $75 billion IPO, stablecoin liquidity and on-chain data show that there are currently no signs of large-scale capital withdrawal from the crypto market.This SpaceX IPO is valued at approximately $1.8 trillion, allocating up to 30% of shares to retail investors through platforms such as Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab, significantly higher than the traditional IPO's allocation of about 10% to individual investors. After the roadshow began, subscription demand has exceeded the issuance scale.Data shows that the outflow of USDT and USDC remains within the normal range since February this year, with no abnormal redemptions or supply contractions. In contrast, on June 6, Bitcoin and Ethereum recorded net outflows of approximately 66,470 BTC and 2.49 million ETH from exchanges, indicating that more investors are transferring assets to private wallets, showing signs of buying the dip rather than concentrated cashing out.However, on-chain data cannot reflect the trading behavior of users on platforms like Robinhood and Coinbase, so whether crypto investors are selling assets to subscribe to SpaceX stock still requires waiting for relevant brokers to release subsequent data.Currently, the most significant capital outflows are coming from spot ETFs. Data shows that as of June 3, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have experienced net outflows for 13 consecutive trading days, with total redemptions of approximately $4.4 billion; spot Ethereum ETFs have seen capital outflows for 17 consecutive trading days before returning to slight net inflows.According to the plan, SpaceX will complete pricing on June 11 and will be listed on Nasdaq under the stock code SPCX on June 12.