Stablecoins
Fidelity goes on-chain
Fidelity doesn't do crypto. It manages $6.8 trillion. So when the 79-year-old asset manager launched its own stablecoin on January 28, the game fundamentally changed. On January 28, 2026, the second-largest asset manager in America launched FIDD, a dollar-pegged stablecoin that Fidelity issues, distributes, and custodies in-house. [PRESS RELEASE]. For the first time, a titan with a national trust bank charter, the highest tier of federal oversight, is offering 24/7 dollar settlement on Ethereu
USDC prints $2.7B. Coinbase keeps 60%
Circle (NYSE: CRCL) reported Q4 2025 results that beat estimates across the board. It's one thing to build a $75B stablecoin network. But it's another to keep the economics. Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) is the issuer of USDC, the world's second-largest stablecoin at $75.3B. The company generated $2.75B in revenue in FY 2025, up 64% year-over-year, with Q4 net income of $133M and its stock surging 30% post-earnings. [RELEASE] But here's the number nobody's talking about: Circle paid $1.6
Stripe doesn’t need bank
Hey, it’s Marc! For over 15 years, Stripe processed payments. It needed banks to hold the money. It needed card networks to move it. It needed partners for everything. That just changed. Now, Stripe owns a bank. Kind of. On February 17, 2026, the OCC conditionally approved Bridge, Stripe’s $1.1 billion stablecoin acquisition, for a national trust bank charter. [RELEASE] 👉PRO: Download the PDF at the bottom Subscribe now What happened The OCC greenlit a national trust bank charter1 for