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Mizuho says Circle bank approval doesn't solve USDC growth, stablecoin competition risks
Japanese investment bank Mizuho reiterated its neutral rating on Circle, saying OCC approval for a national trust ban…
Stablecoins are moving more money while crypto’s cash pile gets smaller
Adjusted stablecoin transaction volume reached a record $1.79 trillion in June, according to Visa Onchain Analytics, …
Stablecoin market cap has shrunk by $10 billion since May, but analyst sees no reason to panic
The market shrank by $7.7 billion in June alone, the largest dollar amount since May 2022's Terra-Luna crash, but sta…
Circle soars after securing U.S. trust bank approval in crypto expansion
The approval adds to a growing list of crypto firms seeking federal banking licenses as the industry moves into the r…
Circle Brings Native EURC To Base As MiCA Gives Euro Stablecoins A Clearer Lane
Circle’s EURC launch on Base is a small but important stablecoin infrastructure move. It brings a native euro-denom…
Stripe-owned Privy and Jito co-develop Solana transaction inclusion tool FullSend
FullSend works by automatically routing every transaction signed in a Privy wallet directly to the current Solana blo…
Cardano’s 9.0.1 Hotfix Shows Why Last-Mile Upgrades Matter Before A Hard Fork
Hard forks are usually discussed in big-picture terms, but the final approach is often decided by smaller technical c…
Vitalik Buterin proposes ‘Extremely Lean’ Ethereum, shrinking the chain to near-zero state with ZK proofs
Buterin outlined a two-step plan to shift Ethereum's state management to validators and replace per-epoch balance upd…
Circle’s USDC is leaving Tether behind in the stablecoin volume race, new data from Visa shows
As Wall Street banks adopt digital currencies for faster settlements, overall trading volume spiked 63% in just a sin…
OpenUSD’s partner mix-up puts its stablecoin alliance under scrutiny
A stablecoin built around a giant partner list now faces the question every coalition coin must answer: who is actual…
Bitcoin’s 14% Q2 drop came as stablecoin market contracts for first time since 2023
Bitcoin’s second-quarter slide unfolded alongside a rare contraction in the stablecoin market, adding another sign …
Solana Foundation Launches Validator Governance Framework for On-Chain Voting
Solana Foundation Launches Validator Governance Framework for On-Chain Voting — what the latest source material sho…
Circle CEO says Open USD must break USDC’s network effect before its 140 backers matter
Allaire says the stablecoin fight will hinge on liquidity, integrations and regulated usage once OUSD goes live. The …
Solana USDC Liquidity Jumps As Circle Mints Another $1 Billion
Circle reportedly minted another $1 billion of USDC on Solana, adding to the network’s already large gross issuance…
Jefferies warns against buying the dip in Circle as Open USD raises new competition fears
The investment bank said new competition from the Stripe- and Coinbase-backed stablecoin consortium could pressure US…
MiCA’s July 1 deadline is Europe’s first crypto user-migration test – OKX interview
Europe's crypto market resets on July 1, when MiCA's transitional period ends and unauthorized exchanges lose the leg…
Ark Invest bought more than $75 million of crypto shares during June bloodbath
Ark Invest has a tendency to "buy the dip," loading up on shares in cryptocurrency companies when their prices are de…
Why OpenUSD's 'real threat' that tanked Circle stock still faces a steep uphill battle for adoption
The Stripe- and Coinbase-backed stablecoin consortium can challenge Circle's business model, but analysts say buildin…
Wall Street's BNY expands stablecoin services for institutions, starting with Circle's USDC
The world's largest custody bank is adding USDC custody and minting services as stablecoins move deeper into traditio…
Top Ethereum MEV Bot JaredfromSubway.eth Drained of Up to $15M in Counter-MEV Honeypot Exploit
Top Ethereum MEV Bot JaredfromSubway.eth Drained of Up to $15M in Counter-MEV Honeypot Exploit: a fresh look at Jared…
Charles Hoskinson Explores Zero-Knowledge Wallet Recovery to Remove Seed Phrase Risks
Charles Hoskinson Explores Zero-Knowledge Wallet Recovery to Remove Seed Phrase Risks: a fresh look at Cardano ZK wal…
Stablecoins are becoming a central bank problem hiding in T-bill markets
BIS research puts private dollar tokens closer to sovereign funding markets than the payment-rail debate suggests. Th…
Circle and Nomura join forces to target a $440 billion daily foreign exchange market in Japan
The stablecoin giant and the Japanese financial corporation plan to deploy cross-border foreign exchange settlements …
Circle, Nomura eye Japan corporate FX with stablecoin settlement: Report
Circle and Nomura are reportedly partnering to enable stablecoin-based foreign exchange settlement for Japanese compa…
Ethereum Validators Face New Proposal To Redirect Up To 10% Of Staking Rewards
A new Ethereum Research proposal would let validators redirect up to 10% of staking rewards toward ecosystem funding,…
Solana’s $1B USDC mint collides with DeFi app shutdown as users face unfinished Drift recovery
Users face a September exit deadline while fresh Solana minting signals show liquidity moving faster than recovery sy…
Circle Launches cirBTC On Ethereum As New 1:1 Bitcoin-Backed DeFi Asset
Circle has launched cirBTC on Ethereum, entering the wrapped Bitcoin market with a 1:1 backed asset aimed at institut…
Ready USDC card halts non-EEA service after issuer change, users report
Users reported losing access to Ready’s USDC card outside the EEA after a card provider change triggered rapid deac…
Solstice’s Ryan Day on why sustainable DeFi yield depends on business fundamentals, not token incentives
Crypto yield has always carried a credibility problem. The same market that learned to demand proof after incentive-h…
Deprecated Aztec Connect Contract Exploited For $2.19M, SlowMist Says
SlowMist says a deprecated Aztec Connect smart contract was exploited for $2.19 million, highlighting the risks left …