Research
Speeches, papers and explainers
What central bankers, standard setters and banks are saying — summarised, quoted and linked. For definitions see the glossary; for market numbers see data.
- T2Bank / FMIUK
Standard Chartered: Rethinking controls for institutional stablecoin adoption
Standard Chartered argues that stablecoin controls should start from why the customer is using stablecoins: treasury and payments, or trading.
Standard Chartered
- T1RegulatorUK
BoE's Sasha Mills: the legal and commercial frontier of digital assets
Bank of England Executive Director Sasha Mills set out how the Bank, working with the FCA, HM Treasury and industry, is laying foundations for tokenised wholesale markets in the UK, including the joint Call for Input on Tokenisation published in May.
Bank of England speeches
- T2Bank / FMIGlobal
Visa data shows stablecoins gaining traction in business payments
Visa said approximately 17% of stablecoin-linked card volume in its FY26 year-to-date occurred across business and commercial card programs, pointing to stablecoin use for settlement, treasury management and cross-border commerce.
Visa
- T2Bank / FMIGlobal
Visa study: safeguards could boost stablecoin use among Americans
A Visa consumer study found that over half of Americans surveyed had never heard of stablecoins, but willingness to use them rose from 36% to 45% when they were offered through an existing financial provider.
Visa
- T1RegulatorUK
BoE's Carolyn Wilkins: lessons from history for stablecoins and US dollar dominance
In a speech at Queen's University Belfast, Bank of England Financial Policy Committee member Carolyn Wilkins examined what widespread use of US dollar stablecoins could mean for international monetary power, arguing that the key questions about stablecoins concern money and power.
Bank of England speeches