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Stablecoin (crypto pegged to fiat currency) Market Steadies at $297.75B—OCC (U.S. bank regulator) Proposes Rules; Meta Plans H2 Return

Monthly active addresses (unique blockchain wallets) rebounded 14.2%, suggesting a recovery. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (U.S. bank regulator) issued draft stablecoin rules, and Meta Platforms (Facebook parent company) targets a second-half return.

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Terms & Concepts
  • Stablecoin: A cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable price by pegging to a reserve asset such as the U.S. dollar.
  • Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC): A U.S. bank regulator within the Treasury that charters and supervises national banks and federal savings associations.
  • Monthly active addresses: The count of unique blockchain wallets that send or receive transactions in a month; a proxy for network usage.