Stablecoin

White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt said banks should not view stablecoin yield offerings as a threat and urged compromise between lenders and crypto platforms. He argued the debate has delayed the CLARITY market structure bill, which defines SEC/CFTC roles, and warned lawmakers face a narrowing window ahead of the 2026 US midterms.

Dreamcash said Tether made a strategic investment in the team behind its Hyperliquid mobile frontend after 10 USDT0‑collateralized real‑world asset perpetual markets were announced on Friday. The rollout uses Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 standard with Selini Capital providing liquidity, and Dreamcash plans $200,000 in weekly incentives for its CASH markets.

Huione Guarantee has been disposing of its remaining Telegram channels, including through an auction that requires a 10,000 USDT deposit, after winding down activity and closing Huione Pay in late 2025. Research indicates that while its operations have been scaled back and rebranded, USDT-based laundering risks have migrated to smaller P2P markets and alternative payment services.

On 13 February 2026, Kevin Hassett told CNBC's Squawk Box that Bitcoin's sharp swings are typical, citing average drawdowns of about 58% in major pullbacks. He pressed Congress to fast-track the CLARITY Act and send it to President Donald Trump this spring, even as industry support has waned over stablecoin yield bans, tokenized equity limits, and heavy compliance costs.

On February 13, 2026, First Deputy Chairman Vladimir Chistyukhin said the Bank of Russia will reassess its stance on fiat‑pegged coins and launch a study this year on a potential ruble stablecoin. The review follows growing sanctions pressure and the rise of the Kyrgyz‑issued A7A5, which handled over $100 billion in its first year and has a capitalization above $500 million.

XRP exchange-traded funds posted a daily net outflow of $6.42 million in the last 24 hours, ending a six-day run of inflows. XRP traded at $1.36, down 1.01% day-on-day, after an intraday high of $1.40, while volume fell 14.81% to $2.68 billion amid ongoing market selling.

On February 13, 2026 in Singapore, Morph said it integrated USDT0, the LayerZero-powered omnichain USDT liquidity network. The integration offers unified USDT access across 18+ blockchains and is live on Morph mainnet, according to Morph. The company highlights a payments focus with sub-300ms blocks, zero-fee stablecoin transfers, and notes USDT’s market cap above $185 billion.

Crypto flows to suspected human trafficking networks climbed 85% during 2025, according to a Chainalysis report released Thursday. The firm said volumes reached hundreds of millions of dollars, with networks concentrated in Southeast Asia and closely linked to scam compounds, online casinos and Chinese-language laundering groups. It added that blockchain transparency could help investigators track patterns and intervene.

The memecoin market, valued at $29.51 billion against a $2.3 trillion crypto market, is being examined as a potential early indicator for Bitcoin and altcoin trends. Recent analysis highlights a perfect positive correlation between FLOKI and Bitcoin, alongside rising memecoin trading volumes and a growing stablecoin supply of $306.1 billion, suggesting shifting risk appetite.

Crypto-focused super PAC Protect Progress plans to allocate $1.5 million to campaign against Representative Al Green in the upcoming Democratic primary in Texas, citing his opposition to key digital asset bills. Green will face Christian Menefee in the March 3 primary for the reshaped Houston-area district, where advocacy groups rate Green as strongly anti-crypto and Menefee as strongly pro-crypto.