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The Research Institute of Financial Technology at Renmin University published a compiled article on stablecoin research in the Journal of International Money and Finance. The related research is based on large language model (LLM) agents analyzing the de-pegging risks of stablecoins, which indicates that the de-pegging of stablecoins has significant nonlinear and threshold characteristics. The arbitrage mechanism can absorb a certain degree of informational pressure, but when the severity of the narrative reaches a "critical threshold," the system may quickly enter a state of sustained de-pegging.

According to BBX data, global listed companies disclosed the latest updates on digital asset treasury increases and platform operations over the weekend, with key information as follows:UK listed company B HODL increased its holdings by 1 Bitcoin: UK listed company B HODL announced that it has once again increased its holdings by 1 Bitcoin in the secondary market. Following this routine increase, the company's total Bitcoin holdings have steadily risen to 167.487 BTC.OSL Exchange retains its position as Hong Kong's largest digital asset trading platform, leading in stablecoin trading volume: According to the latest official statistics, as of September 4, 2026, the trading platform OSL Exchange, under the Hong Kong listed company OSL Group, remains the highest-ranked and largest digital asset trading platform in Hong Kong by trading volume. At the same time, its stablecoin trading volume ranks first among all licensed and operational digital asset platforms in Hong Kong, continuously solidifying its dominant position in institutional-level digital asset circulation and fiat currency channels.

The Bank of Korea released the latest research report stating that the widespread circulation of dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies in the local market may trigger capital outflows, putting downward pressure on the domestic currency exchange rate and increasing volatility.

The stablecoin USDG issued by Paxos has officially launched on the Ethereum Layer 2 network Mantle, which has also announced its partnership with the Global Dollar Network. This integration makes USDG one of the first natively minted stablecoins on Mantle, allowing Mantle to enter the USDG reward-sharing system and receive a share of the revenue generated from USDG activities.According to DefiLlama data, USDG currently has a market capitalization of approximately $3.18 billion, making it the seventh largest stablecoin by size. This stablecoin is issued by Paxos and is subject to regulatory frameworks in Singapore and the European Union, with Paxos publishing reserve reports monthly. As a partner, Mantle has joined the Global Dollar Network, which includes over 150 members, with other members including Kraken and Robinhood.Currently, there are multiple stablecoins on Mantle, including Agora's AUSD, Ethena's USDe, and Tether's USDT0. Mantle states that USDG will be used for DeFi applications and institutional capital allocation within its ecosystem. Additionally, Mantle has recently seen significant growth in the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA), with its distributed RWA value reaching $234.2 million as of this Wednesday, a 19% increase over the past 30 days.

On September 2, the Wyoming Stable Token Committee announced the adoption of Chainlink Proof of Reserve as the exclusive on-chain reserve verification layer for the Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), with reserves and supply balances audited by The Network Firm published to on-chain readable feeds. The current scale available for verification is not large: according to CoinGecko data, the total supply of FRNT is 967,900 tokens, with a unit price of approximately $0.99884, which only accounts for about 0.2% of the base scenario estimate (508.7 million tokens) submitted by the committee to the state legislature's budget meeting materials; the 24-hour trading volume is $160, all occurring on Kraken.The announcement separates the two products, with only Proof of Reserve currently online. The Proof of Reserve Secure Mint component, which programmatically prevents minting when reserves cannot cover total supply, is said by the committee to still be in the "adoption process." The committee previously published daily proofs on its official website, and this adjustment changes the method of data delivery rather than the update frequency. Committee Executive Director Anthony Apollo stated that adopting Chainlink's reserve proof provides transparent and verifiable confirmation that FRNT is fully backed by high-quality reserve assets; Chainlink Labs Chief Business Officer Johann Eid remarked that this demonstrates that governments can utilize the Chainlink platform to put trustworthy, fully verifiable on-chain financial infrastructure into production.

Stablecoin payment infrastructure startup Diameter Pay has completed a $10 million Series A funding round, co-led by CMT Digital and Lightspeed Faction.Diameter Pay stated that since the beginning of this year, it has processed over $10 billion in payments by helping institutional clients access dollar accounts, payment channels, and stablecoin deposit and withdrawal pathways.

Geoff Kendrick, the Global Head of Digital Assets at Standard Chartered Bank, stated that the global monthly trading volume of stablecoins has reached approximately $7 trillion, with Solana accounting for about one-fifth of stablecoin transactions.The interview also discussed the development trends of stablecoin payments and settlements by 2026, as well as how different blockchain networks are forming their own application positioning. Geoff Kendrick shared the progress of enterprises adopting stablecoins and stated that enterprise-level applications will become an important driving force for the further popularization of stablecoins.

CryptoQuant analyst Zizcrypto stated that the Stablecoin Supply Ratio Oscillator (SSR Oscillator) 90-day reading quickly rose to the "strong stablecoin buying demand" zone, reaching 3.74 on August 21, close to the peak of about 4 expected in November 2024. Since then, the indicator has started to decline, while BTC is currently trading around $77,000.The rapid rebound of the stablecoin demand indicator coincided with a strong liquidity pulse that occurred earlier in the market. However, what is more concerning now is not the short-term spike itself, but whether this demand signal can be sustained. If the 90-day SSR Oscillator continues to decline and falls back below the "high" zone, the confirmation strength of this indicator regarding the sustained increase in stablecoin buying demand will weaken. Currently, this change appears more like a liquidity pulse rather than a formed persistent demand expansion cycle.The demand signals from the stablecoin side have indeed strengthened significantly recently, but the 90-day oscillation indicator has already started to cool down from its peak of 3.74. If it cannot maintain itself in the "high" zone, then whether this liquidity improvement can evolve into more lasting demand growth remains in question.

Alea Research published that Sky, BlackRock, and Circle together account for half of the yield-bearing stablecoin market. There are a total of 26 products in the market, with a total scale of $21.43 billion.The top three are sUSDS (23.8%), BUIDL (16.7%), and USYC (12.7%), which together account for 53.1%, while the remaining 23 products share the rest of the market.

CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. pointed out that the 30-day average net flow of stablecoins turned positive for the first time on September 1 (+$13.85 million), ending a continuous net outflow of 113 days since May 11. However, this reading subsequently dropped to $11.66 million and $6.85 million over the next two days, a decrease of about 51%, indicating that positive momentum is weakening.Meanwhile, the stablecoin supply ratio has retreated from its peak on August 26, and three oscillation indicators remain above zero, suggesting a recovery in relative purchasing power but still below recent norms. Analysts state that the current signals are better interpreted as the end of the net outflow state rather than confirming sustained inflows. The net flow of stablecoins is no longer clearly negative, and the SSR (stablecoin supply ratio) has retreated from recent highs, but neither indicator has confirmed a continued expansion of liquidity.A comprehensive liquidity reversal requires sustained positive net flows from exchanges and an expansion of those flows, while the SSR oscillation indicators continue to decline into neutral territory. Currently, only the first phase transition from outflow to a more balanced state has been completed, with the main risk being a return to negative net flows.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost stated that in August, Binance recorded over $1 billion in net inflows of stablecoins, with a slight recovery in liquidity. However, since the beginning of the year, Binance has seen a net outflow of approximately $5.1 billion in stablecoins, accounting for 71% of the total stablecoin flow across the network, while major exchanges have experienced a total outflow of over $16 billion in stablecoin reserves during the same period.He pointed out that the continuous outflow of stablecoins from exchanges indicates that liquidity is leaving the crypto market rather than idle funds waiting to be redeployed. The ongoing weak demand has led to a decline in stablecoin reserves on exchanges. Despite facing ongoing capital outflows, Bitcoin still achieved an increase of about 25% in August, reaching over $75,000. However, if demand does not continue to recover, BTC may enter another adjustment phase.

Decentralised.co reported that the cost of sending $200 across borders is currently 6.36%, down from 9.67% in 2009, with the United Nations aiming to reduce it to 3% by 2030. Remittances consist of three parts: collecting from the remitter, transferring value, and paying the recipient, with the intermediate stage previously being slower and now the cheapest part. Receiving and paying require licenses, bank accounts, compliance, and payment networks. The process from Dubai to Manila takes about six steps, with only one step using blockchain.Pre-funded agent accounts decentralize operating capital. Tokenized dollars can be concentrated in a single funding pool, settled on Sundays, and rebalanced within minutes. Traders hold inventory and bear exchange rate risks. Félix Pago raised $200 million to facilitate remittances from the U.S. to Latin America via WhatsApp, with a16z leading a $87 million equity round and General Catalyst providing a $113 million credit line. Nium is now funding customer payments in USDC. a16z Crypto led a $10 million investment in Better Money. Conduit raised $36 million for corridors from Europe to Nigeria and Kenya, while Palla raised $14.5 million for white-label payments to thirty banks.The article states that stablecoins can fix pipeline issues but cannot resolve isolated systems related to legal matters or toll collection.

According to The Block, the Wyoming Stablecoin Committee announced the adoption of Chainlink Proof of Reserve to provide near real-time on-chain reserve verification for the state’s official stablecoin, Frontier Stable Token (FRNT). This follows the migration of cross-chain infrastructure from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP, further establishing it as the sole on-chain asset verification infrastructure.The auditing firm The Network Firm will review the reserves and token supply of FRNT according to the standards of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The verification data will be recorded on-chain via Chainlink, reducing information gaps between reporting periods.The committee will also introduce the Chainlink Proof of Reserve Secure Mint mechanism, requiring that verified reserves must be no less than the total supply of FRNT for any minting to occur, in order to prevent risks associated with "unlimited minting." FRNT is fully backed by reserves of U.S. dollars and short-term U.S. Treasury securities, with related earnings used to diversify state finances and support local education funds.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has proposed amendments to the Payment Services Act, requiring stablecoin issuers to always hold at least 100% of the circulating tokens in equivalent assets as reserves, which must be segregated from the issuer's own funds and only held with licensed financial institutions.The proposal also prohibits issuers from paying interest or other yields linked to stablecoin holdings to holders, on the grounds that stablecoins are intended for payments rather than investment or yield generation. This stance is consistent with the U.S. GENIUS Act and the EU MiCA regulation. The consultation also considers limited recognition for foreign stablecoins regulated under equivalent overseas frameworks. The consultation closes on October 16, and the implementation date has not yet been announced.MAS Deputy Managing Director Ho Hern Shin stated that trusted and well-regulated stablecoins can serve as reliable settlement assets in the tokenized financial market, while reducing risks for users and the broader financial system.

According to CoinDesk, 21 international financial institutions have announced plans to establish a new company in the second half of 2026 to promote the issuance of stablecoins, with the specific name to be announced later. The company will initially focus on USD-denominated stablecoins and plans to expand to more G7 currencies in the future, with a priority on euro stablecoins.Participating institutions include Bank of America, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Wells Fargo, BBVA, Santander Bank, MUFG Bank, and others. The stablecoin initiative aims to serve wholesale, institutional, and retail markets, applying to scenarios such as cross-border payments and digital asset settlements.The group stated that the stablecoin solution will combine bank-level compliance, governance, and institutional risk management capabilities, and plans to comply with relevant regulatory requirements such as the U.S. GENIUS Act and the EU MiCA. The project aims to officially launch stablecoin products in the first half of 2027.

According to Cointelegraph, the stablecoin payment company Kast has launched the KAST Business platform, integrating features such as corporate accounts, payment cards, cross-border transfers, and stablecoin yield balances. The platform provides services through stablecoin infrastructure.Kast stated that businesses can receive payments through fiat virtual accounts provided by regulated partners, deposit supported stablecoins and crypto assets, issue virtual cards, and make local payments in over 20 currencies.The platform's services cover more than 170 countries and regions, but specific availability varies by jurisdiction. Idle balances earn an annual yield of up to 8%, and there is also a cashback of up to 3% on spending.Kast is a fintech company rather than a bank, and regulated services are provided by licensed partner institutions. Kast completed a $80 million financing in March at a valuation of $600 million, which will be used for product development, licensing acquisition, and expanding into North America, Latin America, and the Middle East markets. The company claims to currently have over 1 million users and plans to attract 1,000 to 5,000 active businesses by the end of 2026.