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Alchemy Pay and The HBAR Foundation to Enable Fiat On-Ramp for HBAR and USDC on Hedera

Alchemy Pay, a fiat-crypto payment gateway, has joined forces with Hedera and integrated Hedera’s native $HBAR and $USDC into its On-Ramp solution, enabling fiat purchases of these assets via credit cards, bank transfers, and local payment methods. By joining forces, Alchemy Pay and The HBAR… Read More

Stablecoin Issuer Circle Files for US IPO

Circle Internet Group, Inc., the issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin, USD Coin (USDC), has officially filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This move marks a significant milestone for the cryptocurrency industry, reflecting growing mainstream acceptance… Read More

Bitstamp Partners with Circle to Expand Stablecoin Offerings, Enhancing Trading Pairs for USDC and EURC

Bitstamp, which claims to be the world’s “longest-running” crypto exchange announced an expansion of stablecoin offerings, enhancing trading pairs for USDC and EURC in partnership with Circle, a provider of digital asset infrastructure and stablecoin solutions. This move reinforces Bitstamp’s commitment to providing its users… Read More

Stablecoin Issuer Circle Announces USDC and CCTP V2 Now Live on Linea Blockchain

Circle is pleased to announce that USDC and CCTP V2 are now live on Linea, reportedly making it the “first” blockchain to upgrade from Bridged USDC Standard to native USDC. According to stablecoin issuer Circle, this latest milestone enhances liquidity, security, and capital efficiency for… Read More

Stablecoin Issuer Circle Strengthens Commitment to Japan with Investment, Expanded USDC Access

Circle Internet Group, Inc., a financial technology company and stablecoin market participant / issuer, announced its commitment to Japan by leveraging its Japanese entity, Circle Japan KK, and local partnerships to drive the adoption of Circle platforms and technologies in Japan. Circle’s partners in Japan… Read More

Stablecoins Market Cap Rising Steadily Despite Bitcoin and Crypto Prices Declining – Report

The crypto market has faced a challenging period, with Bitcoin and other  cryptocurrencies experiencing price declines in recent months. However, one segment of the market has quietly defied this trend: stablecoins. The total market capitalization of stablecoins has been steadily rising, reflecting growing adoption and… Read More

Linea Blockchain to have its Bridged USDC Standard Implementation Upgraded to Native USDC by Circle

Linea will reportedly be the “first” blockchain to have its Bridged USDC Standard implementation upgraded to native USDC by Circle. Linea will also gain support for CCTP V2 “following its upcoming mainnet launch.” Linea is a zkEVM Layer-2 blockchain powered by Consensys, built to scale… Read More

Stablecoin USDC Reaches New ATH of $56 Billion – Report

Crypto exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) noted that the past year has seen significant growth in the adoption of USDC, a stablecoin that has solidified its position as one of the most widely used digital tokens globally. Coinbase revealed in a blog post that this growth is… Read More

Stablecoin Issuer Circle Acquires Hashnote Issuer of US Yield Coin, Partners with DRW

Circle, a top stablecoin issuer best known for its dollar-based digital currency USDC, has acquired Hashnote. The purchase was revealed at  Davos, Switzerland where Circle CEO and founder Jeremy Allaire was speaking. Hashnote is the issuer of the Tokenized Money Market Fund (TMMF) – US… Read More

Nubank Expands Stablecoin USDC Rewards Program to All Digital Assets Users in Brazil

Brazil’s digital banking platform Nubank (NYSE: NU) is reportedly expanding the feature that rewards holders of the digital dollar USDC to all users of Nubank Cripto in Brazil. As noted by Nubank, this latest expansion allows daily returns on a minimum balance of “10 USDC… Read More

Upstream Accepts Dollar Based Stablecoin Deposits

Upstream, “a stock exchange for digital securities,” says it is now accepting Tethere – USDT or USDC dollar-based stablecoins. USDT os the largest stablecoin by market cap at $137.5 billion. USDC is the second largest. Upstream is part of MERJ, a regulated stock exchange based… Read More

Coinbase Wallet to Support Onchain Payments with Stablecoin USDC on Base

Starting Monday, December 23, 2024, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is reportedly bringing onchain payments to the big screen at Regal. For two weeks during the holidays / festive season, U.S. moviegoers are able to take advantage of a 10% discount on tickets and concessions when they can… Read More

Copper Announces Custody Support for Stablecoin USDC on Sui

Copper, a firm focused on digital asset custody, collateral management and prime services, is announcing that it is one of the first custodians to enable support for USDC on Sui. USDC is a digital dollar, backed by “highly liquid” cash and cash-equivalent assets, and is… Read More

Robinhood EU Enables Circle’s USDC Stablecoin

Robinhood Crypto EU has added USDC, a dollar-based stablecoin issued by Circle, to its platform. The new feature was revealed in an X earlier today. Robinhood Crypto EU claims to provide the lowest cost average trading in Europe for 30+ different digital assets. As the… Read More

Stablecoins: CEO of Tres Comments on USDT’s Non-Compliance in Europe

The UK recently revealed it intends to pursue comprehensive regulation of the digital asset sector in 2025. This includes the key stablecoin market, which is one of the most robust sectors of crypto. Today, much stablecoin activity incorporates onboarding or an off-ramp for crypto trading—an… Read More

Nubank Cripto Enables Stablecoin USDC Swaps with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Uniswap

Nubank (NYSE: NU) clients who hold crypto-assets will be able to trade Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), or Uniswap (UNI) for “digital dollars” USDC as well as vice versa. The feature, integrated with Nubank Cripto, now reportedly simplifies currency transactions via direct exchange. Also… Read More

Stablecoins Issuer Circle Examines How Intersection of AI and Blockchain Tech May Transform Finance

Stablecoins issuer Circle, which reported minting over $2 billion in stablecoin USDC in just the past few weeks, has explored how the intersection of AI and blockchain tech is expected to transform our understanding of work and finance, especially via the use of “autonomous” payments…. Read More

Circle CEO Says PSPs Need to Integrate USDC enabled Solutions Like Drift Money or They Could Get Rolled Over

Jeremy Allaire, CEO and Founder at Circle, recently commented on the the ongoing development of solutions enabling more seamless USDC merchant payment acceptance. Allaire noted that a new solution called Drift Money integrates into existing Square point of sale systems, and dashboard apps for merchants…. Read More

Fintech Stripe Acquires Stablecoin Platform Bridge

Fintech Stripe has reportedly acquired stablecoin platform Bridge for $1.1 billion, according to an update shared via social media by tech industry entrepreneur Michael Arrington. As mentioned in the announcement, this deal notably makes it Stripe’s largest acquisition to date, and also one of the… Read More

Financial Inclusion Utility of Stablecoin USDC Highlighted in Global Impact Report from Circle

Circle, a global financial technology firm, releases its first Global Impact Report on the grounds of the United Nations. Examples in the report from Circle reportedly demonstrate the “inherent” power of open blockchain-based financial infrastructure to streamline aid delivery as well as remittances for humanitarian… Read More

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