#USDC

Highlights: Stablecoin market hits $317 billion in new valuation amid soaring interest. Circle’s USDC leads other stablecoins, including Tether’s USDT, in institutional use. Newer stablecoins like USD1 sUSDS, and USDe are also attracting significant traders’ interest.  The stablecoin market has […]

Highlights: KuCoin and Mastercard have partnered to enable direct crypto payments for Australian users. KuCard allows users to pay with stablecoins at checkout with instant conversion. KuCoin has expanded into Australia with KuCard under AUSTRAC’s existing payment systems. KuCoin and […]

Highlights: Nium partners with Coinbase to enable USDC payments across more than 190 countries. Businesses can send and settle cross-border payments using USDC in one system. The system removes prefunding and allows near-instant global payouts. Nium partnered with Coinbase on […]

Highlights: American crypto exchange Coinbase has rolled out crypto-backed loans for UK-based users. The new loan feature allows users to borrow USDC backed by major cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH, or cbETH. Users can send loans to any part of the […]

Highlights: Circle faces a proposed class action over its response to the stolen USDC after the Drift hack. Plaintiffs say Circle could have frozen funds earlier as attackers moved assets across networks. Circle previously said it can freeze funds only […]

Highlights: Jeremy Allaire said a yuan-backed stablecoin could support China’s future role in global payments. He said digital stablecoins may help currencies compete better in global trade and cross-border payments. Allaire also noted rising demand for USDC as global tensions […]

Highlights: Circle has explained why it failed to freeze stolen USD during the Drift Protocol exploit. The stablecoin issuer argued that freezing assets without legal backing could encourage politically motivated interference. Circle is also pushing for the advancement of the […]

Highlights: ZachXBT report shows Circle did not freeze stolen USDC across several cases. Drift hack shows attackers moved USDC for six hours before any freeze action happened. Slow USDC freezes let attackers move and convert funds before anyone can stop […]

Highlights: Santiment reported that Ethereum and Solana are the two most talked-about cryptocurrencies during the week.  Other cryptocurrencies that attracted significant attention were Bitcoin, USDC, PIPPIN, and Chainlink. Several events, including price actions, investors’ activities, and quantum threats, were among […]

Highlights: Recent data shows that stablecoins are becoming a core layer of on-chain financial activity. Their use now spans trading, payments, remittances, and DeFi services. The market has reached around $300 billion, led mainly by USDT and USDC. Stablecoins are […]

Highlights: The Layer-1 blockchain launched the USSD stablecoin for trading and payments. The stablecoin is backed by tokenized U.S. Treasury assets to support transparent and reliable reserves. Users can mint the token from multiple blockchains and move liquidity into the […]

Highlights: Stripe launched x402 on Base so AI agents can pay with USDC stablecoin easily. Businesses can now charge AI agents for API calls and other requests automatically.  CoinGecko also launches x402 API, which allows AI agents access data for […]