Guides
Readable explanations of regulation, asset structures, reserve and redemption systems, lifecycle events, and the record distinctions used throughout Stable or Gone.
- Guide records
- 15
- Dated publications
- 11
- Sections
- 3
- Information current through
- 2026-08-11
Stablecoin Regulation in 2026: Seven Jurisdictions Compared
A current-through-August comparison of the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, Japan, mainland China, Hong Kong, and Russia across issuance, distribution, payments, cross-border use, and regulatory direction.
Global · Published 2026-08-08 · Current through 2026-08-11
Regulation
How laws, regulatory transitions, and issuer rules affect stablecoins and the services around them.
| Guide | Region or scope | Publication | Current through |
|---|---|---|---|
CLARITY Act Misses the August WindowWhat the U.S. Senate delay means for crypto market structure, why the bill is not dead, and why the separate GENIUS Act remains the central federal stablecoin law. | United States | 2026-08-08 | 2026-08-08 |
China Restricts, Hong Kong LicensesWhy mainland China and Hong Kong now present sharply different stablecoin policy environments, and why jurisdiction must be separated from asset-level access claims. | Mainland China / Hong Kong | 2026-08-08 | 2026-08-08 |
Russia’s Stablecoin Rules in 2026How Russia’s 1 September 2026 crypto-market framework treats investor access, foreign stablecoins, organised trading, cross-border use, and the domestic cryptocurrency-payment ban. | Russia | 2026-08-08 | 2026-08-11 |
RLUSD’s Japan Launch Is Only Part of the StoryWhat USDC, RLUSD, and JPYSC reveal about Japan’s emerging stablecoin access model, legal routes, platform functions, and the difference between availability and unrestricted circulation. | Japan | 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-10 |
After MiCA: Which Stablecoins Can Europeans Actually Use?A reviewed guide to EU/EEA stablecoin access, separating issuer status, platform state, customer scope, product functions, direct mint and redemption routes, payment rails, supported networks, and dates. | European Union / EEA | 2026-07-06 | 2026-07-06 |
GENIUS Act and StablecoinsA beginner-friendly guide to the U.S. payment-stablecoin law, its implementation timeline, and the questions it creates for representative dollar stablecoins. | United States | 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-25 |
MiCA and StablecoinsA beginner-friendly guide to EU stablecoin rules, the 2026 CASP transition deadline, and the different questions facing representative dollar, euro, and protocol-issued assets. | European Union | 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-25 |
UK Stablecoin Rules: Capital Is Not BackingWhat the reported cut from a 2% to 1% issuer-capital requirement means, why it does not halve stablecoin backing, and how the FCA and Bank of England regimes differ. | United Kingdom | 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
CLARITY Act Misses the August Window
What the U.S. Senate delay means for crypto market structure, why the bill is not dead, and why the separate GENIUS Act remains the central federal stablecoin law.
United States · Published 2026-08-08 · Current through 2026-08-08
China Restricts, Hong Kong Licenses
Why mainland China and Hong Kong now present sharply different stablecoin policy environments, and why jurisdiction must be separated from asset-level access claims.
Mainland China / Hong Kong · Published 2026-08-08 · Current through 2026-08-08
Russia’s Stablecoin Rules in 2026
How Russia’s 1 September 2026 crypto-market framework treats investor access, foreign stablecoins, organised trading, cross-border use, and the domestic cryptocurrency-payment ban.
Russia · Published 2026-08-08 · Current through 2026-08-11
RLUSD’s Japan Launch Is Only Part of the Story
What USDC, RLUSD, and JPYSC reveal about Japan’s emerging stablecoin access model, legal routes, platform functions, and the difference between availability and unrestricted circulation.
Japan · Published 2026-07-10 · Current through 2026-07-10
After MiCA: Which Stablecoins Can Europeans Actually Use?
A reviewed guide to EU/EEA stablecoin access, separating issuer status, platform state, customer scope, product functions, direct mint and redemption routes, payment rails, supported networks, and dates.
European Union / EEA · Published 2026-07-06 · Current through 2026-07-06
GENIUS Act and Stablecoins
A beginner-friendly guide to the U.S. payment-stablecoin law, its implementation timeline, and the questions it creates for representative dollar stablecoins.
United States · Published 2026-06-25 · Current through 2026-06-25
MiCA and Stablecoins
A beginner-friendly guide to EU stablecoin rules, the 2026 CASP transition deadline, and the different questions facing representative dollar, euro, and protocol-issued assets.
European Union · Published 2026-06-25 · Current through 2026-06-25
UK Stablecoin Rules: Capital Is Not Backing
What the reported cut from a 2% to 1% issuer-capital requirement means, why it does not halve stablecoin backing, and how the FCA and Bank of England regimes differ.
United Kingdom · Published 2026-06-30 · Current through 2026-06-30
Asset comparisons
Side-by-side explanations of assets that look similar but use different legal, reserve, redemption, or distribution structures.
| Guide | Region or scope | Publication | Current through |
|---|---|---|---|
JPYC vs JPYSCA side-by-side guide to two Japanese-yen stablecoins with different issuers, legal structures, reserves, redemption routes, launch stages, and wallet availability. | Japan | 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-25 |
JPYC vs JPYSC
A side-by-side guide to two Japanese-yen stablecoins with different issuers, legal structures, reserves, redemption routes, launch stages, and wallet availability.
Japan · Published 2026-06-25 · Current through 2026-06-25
Core concepts
The basic terms and distinctions used throughout the Stable or Gone registry.
| Guide | Region or scope | Publication | Current through |
|---|---|---|---|
Open USD Explained: Who Gets the Reserve Income?Open Standard says partners will receive all reserve earnings after a small management fee. This guide separates that partner model from holder yield and records what is still unknown before launch. | Global | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-01 |
What Is a Depeg?Learn what counts as a depeg, how recoveries are recorded, and when a depeg becomes part of a larger collapse. | Core concepts | Publication date not recorded | 2026-06-25 |
Status and Event RecordsSee why a stablecoin can remain active after an incident, and how status labels differ from dated events. | Core concepts | Publication date not recorded | 2026-06-25 |
Reading Reserve DisclosuresUnderstand issuer reports, attestations, audits, protocol collateral data, and gaps in public reporting. | Core concepts | Publication date not recorded | 2026-06-25 |
Stablecoin Lifecycle TermsA guide to launches, migrations, rebrands, wind-downs, failures, and post-collapse trading. | Core concepts | Publication date not recorded | 2026-06-25 |
Open USD Explained: Who Gets the Reserve Income?
Open Standard says partners will receive all reserve earnings after a small management fee. This guide separates that partner model from holder yield and records what is still unknown before launch.
Global · Published 2026-07-01 · Current through 2026-07-01
What Is a Depeg?
Learn what counts as a depeg, how recoveries are recorded, and when a depeg becomes part of a larger collapse.
Core concepts · Publication date not recorded · Current through 2026-06-25
Status and Event Records
See why a stablecoin can remain active after an incident, and how status labels differ from dated events.
Core concepts · Publication date not recorded · Current through 2026-06-25
Reading Reserve Disclosures
Understand issuer reports, attestations, audits, protocol collateral data, and gaps in public reporting.
Core concepts · Publication date not recorded · Current through 2026-06-25
Stablecoin Lifecycle Terms
A guide to launches, migrations, rebrands, wind-downs, failures, and post-collapse trading.
Core concepts · Publication date not recorded · Current through 2026-06-25
How to use the archive
Guides explain the framework. Registry records, event files, evidence relations, and known unknowns remain the factual source surfaces.