Coinbase, Circle’s largest USDC partner, also backs Open USD, a rival network that passes reserve income to partners after a management fee. …
Stablecoin
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Japan’s three largest banks said their shared yen-denominated stablecoin cleared a July pilot, keeping the country’s highest-profile digital-money project for corporate payments …
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Markets
Circle Reveals $819 Million USDC Payouts As Stablecoin Economics Come Under Scrutiny
by shayaanby shayaanTL;DR: Circle says it generated roughly $1.4 billion in first-half 2026 revenue while spending $819 million on distribution partners and related costs. …
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Regulation
Ex-Trump crypto adviser profited after helping pass stablecoin bill: WSJ
by shayaanby shayaanThe Wall Street Journal reported that Hines kept in contact with his partners at Nxum, updating them on progress with the $GENIUS …
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Markets
Banks could slow stablecoin growth by paying savers more, BIS paper finds
by shayaanby shayaanA BIS working paper found a 1 basis point rise in U.S. bank deposit rates predicted slower stablecoin growth, cutting ten-week growth …
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SBI Holdings and Startale Group said on October 16 that they have joined Open Standard, the alliance behind the U.S. dollar stablecoin …
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Stablecoin-backed cards let users spend dollar-pegged crypto at everyday merchants, and on October 16 the infrastructure behind them grew: Marqeta and Coinbase …
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The stablecoin issuer’s CEO Jerermy Allaire told Reuters demand for digital dollars is growing across Asia, Africa and Latin America as banks …
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Mastercard’s stablecoin platform is now live. The payments company and BVNK launched the Mastercard Global Money Platform on October 15, the first …
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Visa moved its stablecoin payment capabilities from pilot programs into commercial production on October 15, 2026, letting businesses prefund cross-border payouts through …