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Circle-Tether dispute puts stablecoin controls in focus
Circle-Tether dispute filings show Circle blocked Heka Funds over suspected USDC trading abuse, then beat a $49 million arbitration claim.
Circle OCC approval: trust bank opens without reserve control
Circle OCC approval gives the USDC issuer a national trust bank for custody, while direct reserve management remains a later step.
Circle (CRCL) ARC token sale raises $20.25M at $3bn valuation
Circle ARC token sale raised $20.25 million at a $3 billion valuation, showing how the USDC issuer is funding Arc as stablecoin competition heats up.
Circle shares fall as OUSD tests USDC moat; Ark buys dip
Circle shares fell after OUSD launched, while Ark Invest bought $17.8 million of stock in a bet that USDC's moat still holds.
DeFi TVL slides 14% as KelpDAO exploit chills risk
DeFi TVL slides 14% to $148 billion after the KelpDAO exploit, showing bridge risk is still pushing capital out of the sector.
Stablecoin market value $322B tops 95 nations' FX reserves
Stablecoin market value hit $322B, larger than the FX reserves of 95 countries — a sign dollar liquidity is moving on‑chain as policymakers still debate rules.
CLARITY Act crypto yield rules could remake product design
CLARITY Act crypto yield rules would curb passive rewards, pushing exchanges and issuers toward structured, supervised products instead.
Warren spotlights $75m crypto loan structure as SEC debate widens
Elizabeth Warren's scrutiny of a $75 million loan backed by WLFI tokens shows how crypto regulation may shift toward collateral quality, disclosure and conflicts.
Hyperliquid jumps as Bitwise ETF and Coinbase USDC push lift HYPE
Hyperliquid's HYPE token climbed after Bitwise launched its BHYP ETF and Coinbase deepened USDC plumbing on the protocol, giving traders a named institutional-flow catalyst for the move.
Coinbase buys $88M in Bitcoin in Q1, expands treasury to 16,492 BTC
Coinbase bought $88 million worth of Bitcoin in Q1 2026, adding 1,103 BTC to a corporate treasury now worth $1.3 billion. CFO Alesia Haas also detailed a perpetual USDC revenue-sharing deal with Circle.
Coinbase Q1 revenue misses as volume drops, market share hits 8.6% record
Coinbase reported $1.4bn in Q1 revenue, missing consensus of $1.56bn, as crypto trading volumes declined more than 20 per cent quarter-over-quarter. But spot market share hit a record 8.6 per cent and stablecoin revenue rose 55 per cent year-over-year to $305m.
Coinbase Q1 revenue misses as volume drops, market share hits 8.6% record
Coinbase reported $1.4bn in Q1 revenue, missing consensus of $1.56bn, as crypto trading volumes declined more than 20 per cent quarter-over-quarter. But spot market share hit a record 8.6 per cent and stablecoin revenue rose 55 per cent year-over-year to $305m.
Mastercard ties up with Yellow Card to push stablecoin rails across EEMEA, opens with five-country pilot
Mastercard signed a partnership on Wednesday with African crypto-payments operator Yellow Card to roll out dollar-stablecoin payment infrastructure across Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with pilots in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and the UAE.
Coinbase opens 24/7 gold and silver perpetual futures with up to 25x leverage
Coinbase listed GOLD-PERP and SILVER-PERP perpetual futures on Tuesday, with up to 25x leverage on spot gold and 20x on silver, settled in USDC. The contracts are not yet available to US users; Coinbase says it is working with the CFTC on a 24/7 metals listing through Coinbase Derivatives Exchange.
Kraken parent Payward to buy stablecoin payments firm Reap for $600m, deepens Asia push
Kraken's parent Payward agreed to buy Hong Kong-based stablecoin payments firm Reap Technologies for up to $600m in cash and stock at a $20bn valuation, its largest deal yet and a clear signal of the IPO pitch: financial infrastructure, not a spot exchange.
