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China’s tech firms aggressively push for a yuan-pegged stablecoin abroad
#News
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9 months ago

China’s tech firms aggressively push for a yuan-pegged stablecoin abroad

A Swiss crypto focused bank, starts trading with Ripple's RLUSD.
#Ripple
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9 months ago

A Swiss crypto focused bank, starts trading with Ripple’s RLUSD

ZachXBT uncovers $16.58M in direct payments to North Korean IT workers
#News
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9 months ago

North Korean IT workers rake in $16.58M direct payments in 2025: ZachXBT

Circle's USDC looks to knock off USDT as top liquidity provider for BTC trading pairs
#USDC
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9 months ago

Circle’s USDC ramping to knock off USDT as top liquidity provider for BTC trading pairs

ZachXBT says Ripple’s RLUSD has no real users, hits Circle too
#News
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9 months ago

ZachXBT says Ripple’s RLUSD has no real users, hits Circle too

Crypto's Circle seeks U.S. national trust bank charter to custody its own reserves
#News
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9 months ago

Crypto’s Circle seeks U.S. national trust bank charter to custody its own reserves

Total value locked in crypto rises to a record of $375B.
#News
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9 months ago

Total value locked in crypto rises to a record of $375B

#News
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9 months ago

Anchorage faces criticism over stablecoin delistings

Genius and Clarity Acts set to be fast-tracked to Trump’s desk by July
#Regulation
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9 months ago

Genius and Clarity Acts to be fast-tracked to Trump’s desk by July

Crypto giant Kraken enters payments race with Krak, targeting PayPal and Venmo
#Tech
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9 months ago

Crypto giant Kraken enters payments race with Krak, targeting PayPal and Venmo

TRUMP whale quietly offloading tokens amid ETF buzz.
#News
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9 months ago

TRUMP whale quietly offloading tokens amid ETF buzz

Bernstein says Coinbase's stock is wildly misunderstood, bets on 50% upside
#News
2 mins read
9 months ago

Bernstein says Coinbase’s stock is wildly misunderstood, bets on 50% upside

Europe is catching up on stablecoin usage after the initial MiCA shock
#News
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9 months ago

Europe is catching up on stablecoin usage after the initial MiCA shock

#News
2 mins read
9 months ago

Tether’s competition is growing, and it’s not just Circle 

Circle scares Wall Street as its market cap hits $72 billion, 17 days after debuting at $5 billion
#News
3 mins read
9 months ago

Circle scares Wall Street as its market cap hits $72 billion, 17 days after debuting at $5 billion

Financial services giant Fiserv to launch a stablecoin on Solana
#News
2 mins read
9 months ago

Financial services giant Fiserv to launch a stablecoin on Solana

Circle employees lose $3B amid CRCL 700% stock surge
#USDC
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9 months ago

Circle employees lose $3B amid CRCL 700% stock surge

#News
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9 months ago

USDC now live on XRP ledger via Uphold

GENIUS Act already under attack from legacy media and finance dinosaurs
#News
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9 months ago

GENIUS Act already under attack from legacy media and fintech stakeholders

Waves protocol receives malicious updates with evidence of DPRK hacking activity
#News
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9 months ago

Waves protocol receives malicious updates with evidence of DPRK hacking activity

Stablecoins are the new Bitcoin, market cap hit a new ATH
#News
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9 months ago

Stablecoins are the new Bitcoin, market cap hit a new ATH

Ark Invest reduces Circle stake, dumps nearly $97M in stock
#News
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9 months ago

Ark Invest dumps nearly $97M in Circle stock despite CRCL rally

Crypto charts keep bleeding despite GENIUS Act win.
#News
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9 months ago

Crypto charts keep bleeding despite GENIUS Act win

Reports of stablecoin use in crime is overblown as 99% of 2024 activity was legal
#News
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9 months ago

Reports of stablecoin use in crime is overblown as 99% of 2024 activity was legal

Arthur Hayes calls Circle IPO the start of a stablecoin mania that'll end in chaos
#News
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9 months ago

Arthur Hayes calls Circle IPO the start of a stablecoin mania that’ll end in chaos

Circle CEO says stablecoins are nearing their iPhone moment.
#News
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9 months ago

Circle CEO says stablecoins are nearing their iPhone moment

Walmart and Amazon to launch stablecoins as soon as GENIUS Act passes
#News
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9 months ago

Walmart and Amazon could launch stablecoins as soon as GENIUS Act passes

Charles Hoskinson contemplates $100M ADA sale to boost Cardano stablecoin liquidity.
#Cardano
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9 months ago

Charles Hoskinson contemplates $100M ADA sale to boost Cardano stablecoin liquidity

#News
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9 months ago

US Senate sets final vote on stablecoin bill

Shopify will enable USDC payments using Base chain
#News
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9 months ago

Shopify is rolling out USDC payments in late June

#News
3 mins read
10 months ago

World Chain natively integrates Circle’s USDC and CCTP V2

Other whales join James Wynn to go long on BTC again.
#Bitcoin
2 mins read
10 months ago

Other whales join James Wynn to go long on BTC again

Arthur Hayes: HYPE preparing for bigger breakout as price rallies to new 2025 peak.
#News
2 mins read
10 months ago

Arthur Hayes: HYPE preparing for bigger breakout as price rallies to new 2025 peak

South Korea’s ruling party introduces legislation to allow stablecoins.
#Regulation
2 mins read
10 months ago

South Korea’s ruling party introduces legislation to allow stablecoins

Stablecoins are a massive threat to the US Treasury market
#Economy
3 mins read
10 months ago

Stablecoins are a massive threat to the US Treasury market

#News
2 mins read
10 months ago

X chooses Polymarket as its official partner for prediction markets

DOJ aims to confiscate $7.7M in crypto allegedly tied to fraudulent North Korean IT workers
#News
2 mins read
10 months ago

DOJ aims to confiscate $7.7M in crypto allegedly tied to fraudulent North Korean IT workers

Circle opens at $69 on NYSE, with higher than expected premium over IPO price Circle started its first trading day with a price of $69, surpassing previous predictions of price discovery. The company held its IPO at $31, expecting to open at $44 for a much smaller premium. Circle’s stocks rallied during their debut on NYSE, rising to $69 in early trading. The newly public company with the ticker $CRCL even briefly climbed to $84.92, over 174% above its IPO price of $31. Circle Internet Group is trading 34M listed shares, for a valuation above $2.34B. The current valuation remains slightly lower than the recent proposals from Ripple, Inc., attempting to acquire the company for $5B, later increased to as much as $20B. Despite the offers, Circle aimed to fulfill its goal of becoming a publicly trading company. The CRCL shares were volatile in the first day, trading between $64 and a brief outlier of $103.75. The shares are still discovering their fair price, at a time when crypto and fintech companies are having a revival on the stock market. Jeremy Allaire, founder and CEO of Circle, stated the listing was one of the most exciting moments of his life. https://x.com/circle/status/1930648730803335571 Circle aims to go beyond a stablecoin issuer and build the payment layer for the Internet, spanning both crypto native uses and fintech for everyday payments. ‘At Circle, our mission is to raise global economic prosperity through the frictionless exchange of value has never wavered, and today I am proud to share that Circle is now a public company,’ said Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer at Circle. The public trading for now avoids an acquisition, leaving Circle to develop as one of the widely accepted crypto companies, aiming for wide adoption. USDC boosted Circle’s position with full compliance Circle started its trading after 12 years of development, where the company focused more on compliance, while growing its supply of stablecoins more slowly. Circle’s assets expanded in the past year, after securing wide acceptance in the Euro Area for both USDC and EURC tokens. The asset adapted to multiple crypto-native uses, including DeFi and the Solana ecosystem, where USDC was integrated into meme trading. USDC still carries over $64.47B in value across multiple chains, doubling its supply in the past year. All USDC tokens are backed by real-world assets, compliant with EU-based MiCA regulations. The token managed to avoid delistings, taking up some of the niches of USDT, while also integrating with fintech apps. USDC returned to Stripe, and remains active in other leading payment apps. Circle was also among the first stablecoin issuers to add centralized controls of its tokens. Initially, the feature was taken with a dose of skepticism, but Circle proved instrumental in clawing back finds from hacks and scams. Currently, there are 292 reported frozen addresses by request of authorities. Circle was also called to freeze $57M from the wallets of LIBRA issuers, aiming to compensate those that lost from the meme token crash.
#News
2 mins read
10 months ago

Circle opens at $69 on NYSE, with higher than expected premium over IPO price

Stablecoin issuer Circle debuts on Wall Street's NYSE at $31 per share
#USDC
3 mins read
10 months ago

Stablecoin issuer Circle debuts on Wall Street’s NYSE at $31 per share

Binance controls 59% of all stablecoin reserves on CEXs, reveals data
#News
2 mins read
10 months ago

Binance controls 59% of all stablecoin reserves on CEXs, reveals data

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