{"id":22307,"date":"2026-02-18T16:10:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/bitcoin-stays-volatile-while-mufg-says-stables-work-better-as-money\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:11:18","slug":"bitcoin-stays-volatile-while-mufg-says-stables-work-better-as-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/bitcoin-stays-volatile-while-mufg-says-stables-work-better-as-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin stays volatile while MUFG says stables work better as money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Bitcoin slips ~2% in 7d as MUFG touts stablecoins\u2019 price-stable payments.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_05331534710b7b86074feaffc9d9196f\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TC trades near $68k, with a 7d move of about -2.25%, and a 24h range around $66.7k\u2013$69.1k.\u200b<\/li>\n<li>MUFG\u2019s Hardman says stablecoins better meet money\u2019s role via price stability, fast settlement, and low-cost transfers versus BTC\u2019s higher volatility.<\/li>\n<li>Stablecoins, often fiat-pegged, are gaining attention as digital cash and could see higher adoption in payments while BTC remains mainly a store-of-value asset.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>An analyst at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has stated that stablecoins represent a more suitable currency option than Bitcoin for payment purposes, according to recent commentary from the Japanese financial institution.<\/p>\n<p>Lee Hardman, an analyst at MUFG, one of Japan\u2019s three largest banks, said stablecoins have attracted increased attention compared to other digital assets due to their function as digital cash.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>Hardman stated that stablecoins better fulfill the requirements of money by offering price stability and fast, low-cost payment services, according to the analyst\u2019s assessment. The analyst noted that Bitcoin\u2019s high price volatility limits its use as a daily payment method.<\/p>\n<p>Stablecoins are pegged to fiat currencies and maintain stable value, making them more likely to be used as a medium of exchange and payment, Hardman said.<\/p>\n<p>The comments come as interest in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies continues to expand globally, with financial institutions increasingly evaluating various digital asset classes for potential use cases.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin slips ~2% in 7d as MUFG touts stablecoins\u2019 price-stable payments. Summary TC trades near $68k, with a 7d move of about -2.25%, and a 24h range around $66.7k\u2013$69.1k.\u200b MUFG\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22307"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22308,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22307\/revisions\/22308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}