Societe Generale plans to become the first major bank to issue a publicly tradable, dollar-backed stablecoin named "USD CoinVertible". The stablecoin will be launched on the Ethereum and Solana blockchains, with public trading anticipated to begin in July through its digital asset subsidiary SG-FORGE.

Societe Generale has announced plans to introduce a publicly tradable, dollar-backed stablecoin called "USD CoinVertible," making it the first major bank to enter the dollar-pegged cryptocurrency market. The stablecoin will be issued on Ethereum and Solana blockchains, with trading expected to commence in July through its digital asset subsidiary, SG-FORGE.

MetaMask's newly launched mUSD stablecoin has quickly increased its circulating supply to $65 million, a significant rise from $15 million just a week earlier. The stablecoin, backed 1:1 by dollar-equivalent assets, is primarily deployed on the Linea network. As the stablecoin market grows, mUSD's emergence follows recent regulatory developments in the U.S.