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Stripe mounts blockbuster $53 billion bid to buy PayPal
The bid, made together with Advent, follows an earlier expression of interest. PayPal has been reluctant to engage wi…
USDC’s 72% surge exposed the expensive truth behind Circle’s stablecoin dominance
Circle incurred $1.4 billion in distribution costs connected to Coinbase in 2025, up from $924.5 million the year bef…
US turns stablecoin issuer Tether into a financial weapon against Iran, freezing nearly $500 million
US authorities have used Tether's control over its dollar-linked stablecoin to freeze about $475 million connected to…
US Treasury freezes over $130 million tied to Iran-linked crypto wallets
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says OFAC sanctioned multiple Iran-linked crypto wallets, freezing over $130 million.
XRP Utility Debate Returns As Ripple Stablecoin Migration Plans Draw Attention
XRP Utility Debate Returns As Ripple Stablecoin Migration Plans Draw Attention is a useful reminder that crypto cover…
Tether’s Pact Labs Round Shows Stablecoin Issuers Are Still Building Compliance Rails
Tether’s Pact Labs Round Shows Stablecoin Issuers Are Still Building Compliance Rails is a useful reminder that cry…
Bitcoin treasuries already faced two collateral calls in 2026 and some loans can liquidate after just 12 hours
Empery disclosed two February calls, but missing collateral data now hides which treasury would be forced to act firs…
Chainalysis Adds Automatic Stablecoin Support As Compliance Teams Face Token Sprawl
Chainalysis Adds Automatic Stablecoin Support As Compliance Teams Face Token Sprawl is a useful reminder that crypto …
Wall Street turns cautious on Circle as analysts warn USDC economics face mounting pressure
Mizuho downgraded the stock and JPMorgan lowered earnings estimates, citing concerns that USDC is coming under pressure.
Mizuho downgrades Circle to underperform, cuts price target to $50 on Open USD threat
The Japanese investment bank said Open USD's yield pass-through model could pressure Circle's margins by shifting mor…
Bitcoin mining production slips in June for CleanSpark, BitFuFu and Canaan
CleanSpark, BitFuFu and Canaan reported lower bitcoin production in June despite mining difficulty dropping more than…
JPMorgan says Hyperliquid's rise threatens Circle's USDC economics
Hyperliquid's deal with Circle and Coinbase creates a "prisoner's dilemma" that puts pressure on earnings from the do…
The next currency crisis could turn $300 billion in stablecoins into national currencies
Bolivia's government is evaluating whether to include USDT in its regulated payment system alongside the boliviano an…
Tether leads $7 million round in Pact Labs to boost USAT stablecoin adoption
“Pact Labs gives us the rails to make digital dollars designed to be compliant with U.S. regulations," says Tether …
Japan’s biggest card network taps Circle to bring stablecoins to 40 million merchants
JCB and Circle will explore using USDC for cross-border payments and merchant transactions as Japan ramps up efforts …
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…
Bolivia weighs adding Tether's USDT to its national payments system
Crypto usage has spiked in the country, with transaction volumes hitting $430 million in the year after the central b…
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 FX priced below interbank rates in Q2, with routing now the biggest cost lever: Borderless
Stablecoin payments were priced 3.2 bps below interbank FX rates across 260 corridors in Q2, per Borderless.xyz's ben…
Tether’s $20 billion mountain of gold – equal to a national reserve – to be used for lending
Tether is already the world's largest stablecoin issuer, with approximately $141 billion in direct and indirect expos…
Kraken Adds Arbitrum Stablecoins As Exchanges Keep Chasing Cheaper Settlement Rails
Stablecoin listings can look routine until you pay attention to the chain. Kraken adding USDT0 and USDC.e support on …
SBI Holdings' blockchain initiative pivots to Solana for tokenization, stablecoin issuance
The SBI Solana Global joint venture now includes the Solana Foundation, the Swiss organization that oversees the laye…
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…
Hong Kong builds a gold and yuan network that sidesteps dollar stablecoins
Stablecoins won over users by making money easier to move, long before the financial world agreed on what they meant.…
Circle can now open a US trust bank but cannot take ordinary deposits or make loans
Circle National Trust starts with custody for Circle and affiliates, while outside institutional custody and USDC res…
Hyundai becomes first major South Korean company to introduce internal stablecoin transfers
The initiative builds on a broader shift by companies exploring stablecoins to move money between international opera…
Tether’s TON Integration Pushes USDT Deeper Into Telegram’s Crypto Economy
Tether’s TON Integration Pushes USDT Deeper Into Telegram’s Crypto Economy is the kind of crypto story that looks…
BNB Chain Haber Specs Point To Faster Finality And A More Competitive Network Stack
BNB Chain Haber Specs Point To Faster Finality And A More Competitive Network Stack is the kind of crypto story that …
GENIUS Act deadline puts stablecoin issuers on the clock
July 18 is not a user cutoff, but it forces regulators to define which permitted, foreign, and state-qualified issuer…
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…