Stablecoins have outgrown their original use as trading chips and are now moving serious money across the digital economy, with annual transaction volume reportedly topping $30 trillion. Stablecoin volume: Annual transaction volume has surpassed $30 trillion USDC momentum: Circle’s USDC is leading institutional settlement usage USDT remains massive: Tether still has the larger supply, but […]
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Stablecoins are no longer just a remittance hack for sending dollars across borders. New data, corporate adoption, and the Tether-vs-Circle fight in DeFi show they’re becoming real financial infrastructure. Stablecoins are shifting from cross-border remittances to everyday payments Tether and Circle are fighting for DeFi, settlement, and trust Meta, Western Union, and regulators are pushing […]
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Kyriba is putting USDC and Circle’s infrastructure into its treasury platform, a sign that stablecoins are no longer being treated like crypto side quests but as real business finance tools. USDC enters corporate treasury workflows Circle gains more traction as stablecoin regulation tightens Stablecoins keep pushing deeper into mainstream finance Kyriba, a treasury management platform […]
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Tether says it helped freeze $344 million in USDT across two Tron wallets at the request of US authorities, while Circle is catching heat over how it handled stolen funds tied to the Drift Protocol hack. The two cases lay bare the same uncomfortable truth: stablecoins may live on blockchains, but the biggest issuers still […]
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Circle Slammed with $280M Lawsuit Over Drift Protocol Exploit Amid Yuan Stablecoin Push Circle Internet Group, the heavy hitter behind USDC, is in hot water with a class action lawsuit accusing the stablecoin issuer of negligence in a jaw-dropping $280 million exploit on Drift Protocol. As the largest crypto heist of 2026 rocks the Solana […]
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Circle’s EURC Takes Over Europe’s Stablecoin Market: Innovation or Regulatory Power Grab? Circle, the heavyweight behind the ubiquitous USDC stablecoin, has charged into Europe’s stablecoin scene with its euro-pegged EURC, snatching a staggering 60% market share in a mere 12 months. But is this a victory of cutting-edge technology, or a slick maneuver through regulatory […]
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Circle Demands DeFi Circuit Breakers After $270M Drift Protocol Hack A devastating $270 million exploit on Solana-based Drift Protocol has ripped open old wounds in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, reigniting fierce debates over security, accountability, and the role of centralized players in a supposedly permissionless world. On April 1, 2026, an attacker hijacked the […]
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Polymarket Launches Stablecoin as Circle Faces Backlash Over $285M Drift Hack Stablecoins are making headlines for both innovation and failure as Polymarket, a prominent prediction market platform, unveils its own USDC-backed token, Polymarket USD, while Circle, the issuer of USDC, reels from criticism over its lethargic response to a staggering $285 million hack on the […]
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Circle’s Arc Blockchain Targets Quantum Threats with Quantum-Resistant Security for 2026 Launch Quantum computing isn’t just a futuristic buzzword—it’s a very real threat to the cryptographic bedrock of blockchain technology, with the potential to unravel the security of Bitcoin and beyond. Circle, the company powering the USDC stablecoin, is taking no chances, rolling out Arc, […]
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Stablecoin Supply Hits $315B in Q1 2026: USDC Surges as USDT Falters Stablecoins have smashed through a historic barrier, with their total market supply reaching $315 billion in the first quarter of 2026, a rise of $8 billion from the previous quarter, even as the wider crypto market stumbles. This milestone isn’t just a number—it’s […]
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