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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Singapore’s courts have frozen about S$75 million in Bitcoin and USDC as a platform and a long-time customer battle over who actually owns the coins. The case highlights how ledger errors, self-custody, and on-chain transfers can collide into a very expensive legal mess.
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Stablecoins are no longer won by who can mint a dollar token fastest. With USDT and USDC still dominant, the real fight is over licensing, payment rails, and distribution — and new rivals like Open USD, HKDAP, and USD1 are betting that access beats hype.
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Canton Network says it completed a fully on-chain U.S. Treasury financing trade using tokenized Treasuries, USDC, and atomic settlement, with prime brokers helping clients create on-chain collateral. It’s a small but real test of blockchain plumbing in institutional finance.
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Stablecoin payments are moving from crypto novelty to real business infrastructure, but success depends on more than picking USDC or USDT. The real choices are chain, compliance, accounting, refunds, and whether your payment setup actually fits how your business moves money.
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Circle shares jumped after Bernstein kept its bullish rating and $140 target, with Arc’s Sept. 16 mainnet launch fueling the move. Investors are betting Circle can become more than a reserve-income stablecoin issuer — but it still has to prove the hype turns into real revenue.
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Circle’s Q2 profit slipped even as USDC usage surged, with $14.8 trillion in on-chain volume and a public Arc mainnet launch set for September 16. The catch: lower rates and steep distribution costs still squeeze margins, so the real test is whether Circle can turn scale into durable infrastructure.
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