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Blockchain.com Launches $5 Crypto Options With No Early Exit

Blockchain.com launched options on seven cryptoassets with a $5 minimum premium. Buyers must hold to expiry, and U.S. and UK residents are excluded.

Kadim

October 21, 2026
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Mastercard Launches Stablecoin Accounts and Payouts With BVNK

Mastercard and BVNK launch stablecoin accounts, cards and bank payouts. Nuvei and Marqeta are early integrators; wider currency coverage is planned for 2027.

Kadim

October 18, 2026
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Circle Details $819M USDC Costs, Defends Free Redemptions

Circle says $819 million went to USDC partners and transaction costs in H1. Its free redemption terms distinguish standard rails from qualified instant access.

Kadim

October 16, 2026
6 min read

Circle USDC CRCL +3

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Visa Direct Launches 24/7 USDC Funding With Inyo Global

Visa Direct moves USDC prefunding into commercial production with Inyo Global. Eligible payment firms can fund payouts around the clock; country limits remain.

Kadim

October 16, 2026
6 min read

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Binance Adds Stock Option Selling With USDC Collateral

Binance launches covered calls and cash-secured puts on stocks. USDC collateral is locked, shares settle through Alpaca, and sellers face assignment risk.

Kadim

October 16, 2026
6 min read

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USDC Becomes EU's First Significant E-Money Token Under MiCA

The EBA classified Circle's USDC as the EU's first significant e-money token. Dual supervision starts November 12, covering reserves, liquidity and capital.

Kadim

October 15, 2026
6 min read

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Securitize Launches 12 Tokenized U.S. Stocks on Solana

Securitize launches 12 share-backed stocks on Solana. What investors own, the 0.10% fee, approved-wallet rules and why trading is not yet 24/7.

Kadim

October 9, 2026
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Securitize tokenized stocks Solana +6

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Samsung Sets USDC Wallet Launch for Late October

Samsung Wallet plans USDC transfers for eligible U.S. Galaxy users in late October, with bank payouts to 60-plus countries. Bank-transfer fees still apply.

Kadim

October 8, 2026
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Ledger Launches Four Bitcoin Loan Markets With Morpho

Ledger adds four Ethereum loan markets for cbBTC and wBTC holders to borrow USDC or USDT. Offline keys do not remove collateral, custody or liquidation risks.

Kadim

October 7, 2026
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Circle Urges EU to Keep Global USDC Issuance Under MiCA

Circle backs cross-border stablecoin issuance in the MiCA review. EU regulators warn about redemption risks, while the 30% bank-deposit floor remains law.

Kadim

October 3, 2026
6 min read

Circle USDC MiCA +4

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Lloyds and Visa Settle $750,000 in USDC in Under an Hour

Lloyds and Visa completed a seven-day USDC pilot, moving $750,000 in obligations in under an hour, including weekends. Costs and rollout remain undisclosed.

Kadim

October 1, 2026
6 min read

Lloyds Banking Group Visa USDC +4

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Circle Funds UN Stablecoin Aid Trials Across 2-3 Corridors

Circle Foundation funds UNDP and WFP digital-payment work, including three-year stablecoin trials. Grant sizes, countries and the selected tokens remain undisclosed.

Kadim

September 27, 2026
6 min read

Circle Circle Foundation Stablecoins +5

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Aave Lets Users Borrow USDC Against 7 Coinbase Tokenized Stocks

Aave V4's new Base market lets eligible non-U.S. users borrow USDC against seven Coinbase tokenized stocks, with a $21 million initial borrowing cap.

Kadim

September 26, 2026
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ECB Pushes to Scrap MiCA's 60% Stablecoin Bank-Deposit Rule

Europe's central banks want liquidity tests to replace MiCA's stablecoin deposit floors. The proposal leaves licensing and interest restrictions intact.

Kadim

September 23, 2026
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ECB MiCA Stablecoins +4

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Binance Buys $100M Circle Stake in Five-Year USDC Deal

Binance bought $100 million of Circle shares at a 5% discount. The five-year USDC deal includes monthly incentives, making distribution costs a key test.

Kadim

September 23, 2026
6 min read

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Circle Agrees to Buy Tazapay in $400M Stock Deal

Circle's $400 million Tazapay stock deal targets local payouts across 100-plus markets. The acquisition awaits regulatory approvals and a 2027 closing.

Kadim

September 9, 2026
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Circle Tazapay USDC +4

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Circle Puts USDC on Chelsea Shirts in 2026/27 Deal

Circle and its USDC stablecoin will become Chelsea FC's front-of-shirt partner across the men's, women's and academy teams, a high-visibility deal whose commercial terms were not disclosed.

Kadim

August 29, 2026
7 min read

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Coinbase Opens UK Derivatives Trading With Up to 50x Leverage

Coinbase expanded its International Exchange to eligible UK professional investors, offering crypto perpetuals with up to 50x leverage while keeping retail clients outside the product.

Kadim

August 11, 2026
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Circle Posts $48M Q2 Profit as USDC Circulation Hits $73.3B

Circle reported $701 million in Q2 revenue and $48 million in net income as USDC circulation reached $73.3 billion, while onchain volume rose 151% year over year.

Kadim

August 5, 2026
6 min read

Circle CRCL USDC +5

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Circle Names BlackRock, Visa, DTCC as Arc Validators Before Sept. 16 Launch

Circle named BlackRock, Visa, DTCC and nine other institutions as founding validators for Arc, its USDC-native blockchain scheduled for a public mainnet launch on September 16.

Kadim

August 5, 2026
6 min read

Circle Arc USDC +5

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Coinbase Q2 Revenue Misses as Prediction Markets Double, Share Hits 10.3%

Coinbase reported $1.22 billion in Q2 revenue and a $359.5 million loss, while its crypto trading share reached a record 10.3% and prediction-market revenue more than doubled.

Kadim

July 30, 2026
6 min read

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Circle Buys Nearly 1,000 IBM Blockchain Patents

Circle acquired IBM blockchain patent assets spanning more than 680 families and nearly 1,000 issued patents, adding an IP layer to USDC, Arc and its payments network.

Kadim

July 27, 2026
5 min read

Circle USDC IBM +5

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Samsung Wallet Says It Will Add Stablecoin Support, Shows USDC

Samsung says Samsung Wallet will add native stablecoin support after showing a USDC mockup at Galaxy Unpacked, but it has not named a launch date, issuer or blockchain.

Kadim

July 25, 2026
6 min read

Samsung Samsung Wallet stablecoins +4

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Coinbase and Marex Put USDC Into Regulated Margin Clearing

Marex has begun accepting USDC for initial margin in regulated derivatives clearing, with Coinbase providing custody, conversion and daily reporting.

Kadim

July 17, 2026
7 min read

Coinbase Marex USDC +5

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Ostium Pauses Trading After $18M OLP Vault Exploit

Ostium paused all trading after Blockaid reported that an attacker used future-dated oracle reports to trigger an estimated $18 million USDC payout from the protocol's OLP vault.

Kadim

July 15, 2026
6 min read

Ostium DeFi exploit USDC +4

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Circle Targets JCB's 72 Million Merchants With USDC Payments Plan

Circle and JCB have signed an MOU to explore USDC settlement and merchant payments, putting a 72 million-merchant network at the center of the stablecoin adoption race.

Kadim

July 14, 2026
7 min read

Circle USDC JCB +4

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Circle Wins OCC Approval for USDC Trust Bank

Circle won final OCC approval to establish Circle National Trust, bringing USDC custody and future reserve management closer to federal bank oversight.

Kadim

July 10, 2026
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Circle USDC OCC +5

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USDC Just Beat Tether in Visa's Stablecoin Volume Race

Visa onchain data showed adjusted stablecoin transaction volume hit a record $1.79T in June, with USDC leading USDT by a wide margin in the first half of 2026.

Kadim

July 6, 2026
6 min read

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Revolut Just Put USDT Users on a MiCA Clock

Revolut reportedly told some users it will halt USDT buying on July 6, reject deposits after July 30 and convert remaining balances after Aug. 31.

Kadim

July 6, 2026
7 min read

Revolut Tether USDT +5

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Summer.fi Exploit Drains $6M From DeFi Vaults

Blockaid flagged an active Summer.fi exploit with roughly $6M drained, putting Lazy Summer vaults, SUMR and DeFi yield risk back under scrutiny.

Kadim

July 6, 2026
6 min read

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New York Life Puts an 807B Asset Manager on Centrifuge

New York Life Investment Management is tokenizing its U.S. high-yield corporate bond strategy with Centrifuge, pushing RWAs beyond Treasury funds.

Kadim

July 5, 2026
7 min read

New York Life NYLIM Centrifuge +5

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Open USD Just Put Circle's USDC Model on Notice

Open Standard's OUSD stablecoin has 140-plus partners and a reserve-revenue sharing model, raising new pressure on Circle's USDC economics.

Kadim

July 3, 2026
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Standard Chartered Just Put USDC Inside a Global Bank

Standard Chartered became the first G-SIB to offer integrated USDC minting and redemption, giving institutions bank-led stablecoin access from Dubai.

Kadim

July 2, 2026
6 min read

Standard Chartered Circle USDC +5

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BIS Puts $320B Stablecoins on Notice

The BIS said stablecoins show tokenization's promise but still fall short as money, warning a $320B market can strain bank funding, money markets and monetary sovereignty.

Kadim

June 28, 2026
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State Street Enters the Stablecoin Reserve Race

State Street launched SSCXX, a stablecoin-reserve money market fund with 121M in net assets, a 15M minimum and a GENIUS Act reserve angle.

Kadim

June 16, 2026
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State Street SSCXX stablecoin reserves +5

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Binance Just Put SpaceX IPO Access in a Crypto Wallet

Binance Wallet opened SPCXx tokenized SpaceX IPO subscriptions from 100 USDC as Binance Stocks added SPCX whole-share limit orders for eligible users.

Kadim

June 12, 2026
6 min read

Binance SpaceX SPCXx +6

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Coinbase Just Turned USDC Into Credit Card Collateral

Coinbase and Cardless are tying the Coinbase One Card to USDC collateral, bitcoin-back rewards and Amex rails as stablecoins move deeper into consumer credit.

Kadim

June 9, 2026
5 min read

Coinbase Cardless USDC +4

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Kraken Becomes Tempo's First U.S. Exchange Partner for Stablecoin Payments

Kraken and Tempo announced a stablecoin payments partnership, giving Tempo builders exchange liquidity, custody, on/off-ramps and listings support.

Kadim

June 4, 2026
5 min read

Kraken Tempo stablecoin payments +5

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Coinbase Opens SpaceX Pre-IPO Perps as Private Markets Hit Crypto

Coinbase launched SpaceX pre-IPO perpetual futures for eligible non-U.S. users, turning a $1.77T IPO story into a USDC-settled crypto derivatives market.

Kadim

June 4, 2026
6 min read

Coinbase SpaceX pre-IPO perpetual futures +5

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Mastercard Adds Stablecoin Settlement With USDC, PYUSD and RLUSD

Mastercard will support regulated stablecoin settlement with USDC, PYUSD, USDG, USDP, RLUSD and SoFiUSD across major blockchain networks.

Kadim

June 3, 2026
5 min read

Mastercard stablecoin settlement USDC +6

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Coinbase Accused of Sabotaging the CLARITY Act

Coinbase is being accused of sabotaging the CLARITY Act after Polymarket held the bill at 54% on March 29 and bad-draft rumors spread across crypto X.

Kadim

March 29, 2026
7 min read

CLARITY Act Coinbase Brian Armstrong +7

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CFTC Enables the Acceptance of Bitcoin as Margin Collateral

The CFTC opened a lane for bitcoin margin collateral as a broader SEC-CFTC reset put crypto market structure back in focus.

Kadim

March 20, 2026
4 min read

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Brazil Hits $318.8 Billion In Crypto Inflows

Brazil received $318.8 billion in crypto value in 2025, nearly one-third of Latin America activity, as stablecoins drove most flows and bitcoin stayed central to the policy debate.

Kadim

March 9, 2026
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South Korea Blocks Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins Access for Corporates

South Korean regulators are set to exclude dollar-pegged stablecoins like USDT and USDC from corporate trading guidelines, creating compliance hurdles.

Kadim

March 7, 2026
4 min read

South Korea stablecoins USDT +5

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Meta To Begin Stablecoin Integration in 2026 on Ethereum

Meta is reportedly preparing stablecoin payments for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp in H2 2026, a move that could put Ethereum rails behind everyday transfers.

Kadim

February 24, 2026
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No Compromise on Stablecoin Yield as Banks Push Total Ban, Stalling CLARITY Act Talks

A White House meeting between major banks and crypto firms ended without agreement on stablecoin yield, as banks pressed for a sweeping ban on rewards and negotiators faced a late-February drafting deadline.

Kadim

February 11, 2026
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Scott Bessent Says Coinbase Is Blocking the Crypto Bill

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged bank concerns about stablecoin yield as the White House hosts a second meeting to unblock the CLARITY Act.

Kadim

February 10, 2026
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Circle Says ‘CircleMetals’ USDC Gold and Silver Swaps Are Fake

Circle warns a fake “CircleMetals” release claims USDC gold and silver swaps. Here’s what happened and how to verify links safely.

Kadim

December 25, 2025
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Circle USDC CircleMetals +5

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Coinbase Custom Stablecoins: Businesses Are Watching

Coinbase custom stablecoins could let brands move dollars 24/7 on Base via USDC rails. Benefits, risks, and how businesses can prepare.

Kadim

December 19, 2025
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Visa Just Enabled USDC Settlement on Solana in the U.S.

Visa says select U.S. banks can now settle VisaNet obligations in Circle’s USDC on Solana. How it works, and why BTC and ETH are still down.

Kadim

December 17, 2025
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Visa USDC stablecoin settlement +3

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JPMorgan’s $4T Asset Manager Launches a Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum

JPMorgan Asset Management is launching MONY, a tokenized money market fund on Ethereum seeded with $100M. How it works, who can access it, and why it matters.

Kadim

December 15, 2025
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Banks Are Coming for the Stablecoin Market: Banks Move on USDC And Tether

Banks are using the GENIUS Act to reshape the stablecoin market: Banks want control of the stablecoin market, starting with USDC and circling Tether.

Kadim

December 14, 2025
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Make Money With Coinbase’s x402: A Practical Playbook for Product Developers

Make money with Coinbase x402: turn a site or API into pay-per-use with USDC. How HTTP 402 works, implementation tips, and pricing ideas.

Kadim

December 5, 2025
15 min read

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The Genius Act and the Stablecoin Market: What It Means for Tether and USDT

GENIUS Act is now U.S. law: 1:1 reserves, monthly disclosures, no issuer-paid yield. How it changes stablecoins and USDC/USDT outlook.

Kadim

July 18, 2025
7 min read

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Blockchain.com Launches $5 Crypto Options With No Early Exit

Mastercard Launches Stablecoin Accounts and Payouts With BVNK

Circle Details $819M USDC Costs, Defends Free Redemptions

Visa Direct Launches 24/7 USDC Funding With Inyo Global

Binance Adds Stock Option Selling With USDC Collateral

USDC Becomes EU's First Significant E-Money Token Under MiCA

Securitize Launches 12 Tokenized U.S. Stocks on Solana

Samsung Sets USDC Wallet Launch for Late October

Ledger Launches Four Bitcoin Loan Markets With Morpho

Circle Urges EU to Keep Global USDC Issuance Under MiCA

Lloyds and Visa Settle $750,000 in USDC in Under an Hour

Circle Funds UN Stablecoin Aid Trials Across 2-3 Corridors

Aave Lets Users Borrow USDC Against 7 Coinbase Tokenized Stocks

ECB Pushes to Scrap MiCA's 60% Stablecoin Bank-Deposit Rule

Binance Buys $100M Circle Stake in Five-Year USDC Deal

Circle Agrees to Buy Tazapay in $400M Stock Deal

Circle Puts USDC on Chelsea Shirts in 2026/27 Deal

Coinbase Opens UK Derivatives Trading With Up to 50x Leverage

Circle Posts $48M Q2 Profit as USDC Circulation Hits $73.3B

Circle Names BlackRock, Visa, DTCC as Arc Validators Before Sept. 16 Launch

Coinbase Q2 Revenue Misses as Prediction Markets Double, Share Hits 10.3%

Circle Buys Nearly 1,000 IBM Blockchain Patents

Samsung Wallet Says It Will Add Stablecoin Support, Shows USDC

Coinbase and Marex Put USDC Into Regulated Margin Clearing

Ostium Pauses Trading After $18M OLP Vault Exploit

Circle Targets JCB's 72 Million Merchants With USDC Payments Plan

Circle Wins OCC Approval for USDC Trust Bank

USDC Just Beat Tether in Visa's Stablecoin Volume Race

Revolut Just Put USDT Users on a MiCA Clock

Summer.fi Exploit Drains $6M From DeFi Vaults

New York Life Puts an 807B Asset Manager on Centrifuge

Open USD Just Put Circle's USDC Model on Notice

Standard Chartered Just Put USDC Inside a Global Bank

BIS Puts $320B Stablecoins on Notice

State Street Enters the Stablecoin Reserve Race

Binance Just Put SpaceX IPO Access in a Crypto Wallet

Coinbase Just Turned USDC Into Credit Card Collateral

Kraken Becomes Tempo's First U.S. Exchange Partner for Stablecoin Payments

Coinbase Opens SpaceX Pre-IPO Perps as Private Markets Hit Crypto

Mastercard Adds Stablecoin Settlement With USDC, PYUSD and RLUSD

Coinbase Accused of Sabotaging the CLARITY Act

CFTC Enables the Acceptance of Bitcoin as Margin Collateral

Brazil Hits $318.8 Billion In Crypto Inflows

South Korea Blocks Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins Access for Corporates

Meta To Begin Stablecoin Integration in 2026 on Ethereum

No Compromise on Stablecoin Yield as Banks Push Total Ban, Stalling CLARITY Act Talks

Scott Bessent Says Coinbase Is Blocking the Crypto Bill

Circle Says ‘CircleMetals’ USDC Gold and Silver Swaps Are Fake

Coinbase Custom Stablecoins: Businesses Are Watching

Visa Just Enabled USDC Settlement on Solana in the U.S.

JPMorgan’s $4T Asset Manager Launches a Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum

Banks Are Coming for the Stablecoin Market: Banks Move on USDC And Tether

Make Money With Coinbase’s x402: A Practical Playbook for Product Developers

The Genius Act and the Stablecoin Market: What It Means for Tether and USDT