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Stablecoins Enter a Decisive Phase of Regulation, Settlement, and Financial Infrastructure
Regulation Moves From Debate to Institutional Design
The US Senate is scheduled to hold a cloture vote on the CLARITY Act on September 15, but disputes over ethics language and stablecoin yield provisions leave its path uncertain. The SEC’s proposed digital-asset custody rules have entered White House review. Industry groups are also challenging an Illinois digital-asset tax law, while OFAC has identified certain Bitcoin and USDT sanctions-evasion activity as sanctionable.
Payment Networks Test Stablecoins in Production
Visa reported that stablecoin-linked card payment volume grew 15 times year over year, with more than 160 card programs live. U.S. Bank completed a live cross-border test using USBDC on Stellar while retaining the ability to freeze and reverse transactions. Circle agreed to acquire Tazapay for $400 million, seeking compliant local payment access across more than 100 markets. Switzerland and Uzbekistan are testing programmable, reserve-backed payment models.
Issuers Expand Into Credit, Custom Tokens, and Custody
Tether announced USA₮ for the US regulatory environment and a private-credit initiative with Fasanara. PayPal launched PYUSDx to help institutions issue customized stablecoin-based tokens. Block applied for a national trust-bank charter focused on Bitcoin and stablecoin custody. Coinbase also expanded USDC earning through Morpho in Brazil, showing how stablecoins are moving into financial products beyond payments.
Control Rights Are Part of the Infrastructure
The freezing of USDT wallets linked to a sanctioned scam marketplace and the operators’ move toward a rival token underline the trade-off between compliance controls and censorship resistance. The sector’s next phase will be judged not only by transaction volume, but by reserve quality, reversibility, consumer protection, and the clarity of supervision.