Fed hints at holding rates steady if inflation keeps cooling, giving markets a modest boost, while USDC keeps building real utility as payment and settlement rail. But EX DeFi’s glossy cloud-mining pitch and outsized return claims deserve a very hard skeptical stare.
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Notional Finance is facing suspicion of a $1.7 million exploit after investigators traced DAI and USDC from an escrow contract into ETH and then Tornado Cash, but the protocol has not publicly confirmed a breach.
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Stablecoins are going mainstream: Circle is putting USDC on Chelsea’s shirt, Tether is facing a New York lawsuit over a $42.4 million freeze, and regulators are scrambling as digital dollars become both a payment tool and a power struggle.
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Circle is pressing Washington to back dollar-backed stablecoins as a way to keep the US at the center of digital finance. The pitch is strong, but the real test is whether regulators can build sane rules that unlock utility without inviting reserve failures, depegs, and another crypto mess.
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Better and Coinbase are broadening access to Bitcoin- and USDC-backed mortgages, letting qualified borrowers use crypto collateral for a home down payment without selling assets. The pitch: preserve upside, sidestep some tax pain, and bring crypto into mainstream lending.
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JPMorgan may be eyeing a stablecoin as U.S. rules push bank money onchain, but there’s no official launch yet. If it happens, it could signal a bigger shift toward tokenized payments and settlement — though likely with a lot more compliance and a lot less crypto freedom.
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USDT reportedly added 1.6 million holders in a week, but the metric is noisy and doesn’t prove 1.6 million new users. What it does show is that Tether still dominates liquidity as stablecoin rivals, yield incentives, and even banks ramp up the pressure.
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Circle’s stock reportedly jumped 30% as investors increasingly value stablecoins as financial infrastructure, not just crypto grease. The rally reflects growing adoption, tighter regulation, and USDC’s cleaner reserve profile — but also the higher costs and risks that come with legitimacy.
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FASB’s proposed accounting rules could make certain stablecoins easier for corporates to hold and use, a move Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire says would boost USDC and broader adoption. But only tightly structured tokens with strong redemption rights and reserves would qualify.
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X is tightening creator payouts around original content, while reports of a future USDC option are still unconfirmed. The move could improve monetization and cross-border payments — or just add more centralized control dressed up as innovation.
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