Marex has begun accepting USDC for initial margin in regulated derivatives clearing, with Coinbase providing custody, conversion and daily reporting.
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.
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.
Circle won final OCC approval to establish Circle National Trust, bringing USDC custody and future reserve management closer to federal bank oversight.
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.
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.
Blockaid flagged an active Summer.fi exploit with roughly $6M drained, putting Lazy Summer vaults, SUMR and DeFi yield risk back under scrutiny.
New York Life Investment Management is tokenizing its U.S. high-yield corporate bond strategy with Centrifuge, pushing RWAs beyond Treasury funds.
Open Standard's OUSD stablecoin has 140-plus partners and a reserve-revenue sharing model, raising new pressure on Circle's USDC economics.
Standard Chartered became the first G-SIB to offer integrated USDC minting and redemption, giving institutions bank-led stablecoin access from Dubai.
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.
State Street launched SSCXX, a stablecoin-reserve money market fund with 121M in net assets, a 15M minimum and a GENIUS Act reserve angle.
Binance Wallet opened SPCXx tokenized SpaceX IPO subscriptions from 100 USDC as Binance Stocks added SPCX whole-share limit orders for eligible users.
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.
Kraken and Tempo announced a stablecoin payments partnership, giving Tempo builders exchange liquidity, custody, on/off-ramps and listings support.
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.
Mastercard will support regulated stablecoin settlement with USDC, PYUSD, USDG, USDP, RLUSD and SoFiUSD across major blockchain networks.
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.
The CFTC opened a lane for bitcoin margin collateral as a broader SEC-CFTC reset put crypto market structure back in focus.
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.
South Korean regulators are set to exclude dollar-pegged stablecoins like USDT and USDC from corporate trading guidelines, creating compliance hurdles.
Meta is reportedly preparing stablecoin payments for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp in H2 2026, a move that could put Ethereum rails behind everyday transfers.
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.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged bank concerns about stablecoin yield as the White House hosts a second meeting to unblock the CLARITY Act.
Circle warns a fake “CircleMetals” release claims USDC gold and silver swaps. Here’s what happened and how to verify links safely.
Coinbase custom stablecoins could let brands move dollars 24/7 on Base via USDC rails. Benefits, risks, and how businesses can prepare.
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.
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.
Banks are using the GENIUS Act to reshape the stablecoin market: Banks want control of the stablecoin market, starting with USDC and circling Tether.
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.
GENIUS Act is now U.S. law: 1:1 reserves, monthly disclosures, no issuer-paid yield. How it changes stablecoins and USDC/USDT outlook.