Tether’s USDT is running into a regulatory wall in Europe as MiCA forces exchanges to choose between compliance and convenience. MiCA’s transition window closes July 1 USDT may be delisted or restricted on EU-compliant exchanges USDC is better placed to absorb some of the displaced liquidity South Korea may take a similar route with its […]
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Coinbase has launched a higher-yield USDC vault with Ethena, Morpho, and Steakhouse Financial, giving users a cleaner route into DeFi-style lending — and, as usual, the shiny interface doesn’t magically erase the risk hiding underneath. Steakhouse High Yield USDC Vault is now live on Coinbase Powered by USDe on Morpho through an Ethena × Coinbase […]
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Circle moves _4B USDC to Coinbase in record HyperEVM transfer reportedly moved roughly 4.397 billion USDC to a Coinbase-linked address via HyperEVM, in what blockchain analytics firm Arkham described as the largest USDC transaction ever. This wasn’t a sleepy wallet shuffle — it looks more like a serious liquidity and treasury move tied to Hyperliquid’s […]
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Stablecoin supply has pushed past $320 billion, and the bigger signal is not just the size — it’s the concentration. The market is still growing, but the gains are flowing mostly to a handful of dominant issuers while trading activity on centralized exchanges keeps sliding. Stablecoin market cap hits $320 billion Growth is concentrating in […]
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MassPay and Coinbase are joining forces to take a proper swing at one of finance’s most annoying relics: expensive, slow cross-border wires. The partnership uses USDC-based settlement to move enterprise payouts across 180 countries with less friction, less capital trapped in limbo, and fewer reasons for businesses to hate international payments. USDC-based cross-border payouts Enterprise […]
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Russia is moving to squeeze Western-linked crypto assets with new fees, trading limits, and technical restrictions, putting USDT, USDC, and Binance’s BNB in the crosshairs. Fees, limits, and technical safeguards are being prepared USDT, USDC, and BNB are specifically named Investor protection is the official line; sanctions pressure is the real backdrop Cross-border crypto settlements […]
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Better Mortgage and Coinbase have launched a Bitcoin-backed mortgage product that lets borrowers use BTC and USDC as collateral instead of selling their crypto to raise cash for a home purchase. BTC and USDC collateral for a home loan Fannie Mae backing gives it a conventional structure First loan funded in Ann Arbor, Michigan Nationwide […]
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Modern Treasury just made a practical move that matters: it added USDC on Base, aiming to connect stablecoin payments with the traditional banking rails that still move most of the world’s money. Translation: less crypto theater, more financial plumbing. USDC on Base added Stablecoin payments meet banking rails Built for business use, not just trading […]
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Circle is getting rewarded in Europe for playing by the rulebook, but its U.S.-linked stablecoin business is facing fresh competition risks and the stock still can’t shake the volatility. EURC is gaining ground under MiCA USDC faces new competitive pressure Circle’s profitability is still shaky CRCL remains a wild stock to hold Circle Internet Group […]
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Stablecoins are supposed to be the boring part of crypto. The Bank for International Settlements just reminded everyone that “boring” can turn into a mess fast when redemption pressure hits and issuers have to dump U.S. Treasuries to raise cash, as highlighted in the BIS warning on stablecoin fragility. $321 billion stablecoin market cap, with […]
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