Stablecoins
Digital currencies designed to hold a steady value, and how they’re used.
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Freelancers Get Zero-Fee Stablecoin Payouts With Deel
A freelance developer in Lagos finishes a project for a client in Chicago. Normally she waits three to five days for the payment to clear her local bank. A weak exchange rate quietly eats part of what she earned in the meantime. Deel’s new zero-fee stablecoin payouts, launched through a partnership with Plasma One, close…
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Revolut’s EURR Stablecoin Gives Europeans Fee-Free Euros
Revolut just launched EURR, a euro-pegged stablecoin built to meet EU rules, letting everyday customers convert euros for free right as unregulated USDT gets pushed out of Europe.
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South African Freelancers Can Now Get Paid in Dollars, Not Rand
A graphic designer in Johannesburg bills a US client for a logo project. By the time the payment clears her bank, currency conversion and a weaker rand have already eaten into what she earned. That gap is exactly what Deel wants to close with its Deel dollar wallet, which just reached freelancers in South Africa.…
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Stablecoin Debit Cards Help Families Beat Inflation
Grocery prices in Argentina can jump before a paycheck even clears the bank. Stablecoin debit cards are giving families a way to dodge that hit, and new data shows the shift is happening fast. People across Argentina and Brazil now use dollar-backed digital cards to buy groceries, order food delivery, and pay for rides. The…
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Stablecoin Freelance Payouts Just Got Safer
Picture waiting on a paycheck you badly need, only to watch it vanish because someone typed one wrong digit into a wallet address. That has been the hidden risk behind stablecoin freelance payouts, and this week two companies moved to fix it. Deel, a payroll platform that pays contractors and remote employees for more than…
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Pakistan’s Stablecoin Plan Could Save Families $400 Million on Remittances
Pakistan’s stablecoin remittances plan could save families up to $400 million a year on money sent home by workers abroad.