Stablecoins

Aptos stitches stablecoins, tokenized funds and payments into one onchain stack

Aptos is positioning itself as a single blockchain platform where stablecoins, tokenized funds, lending, trading, and payments operate together. BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, Aave, and Bullish are among its institutional...

Stablecoin adoption hits new highs: Tron reaches 76.53M holders, RLUSD climbs past $2.5B

Tron averaged 76.53 million stablecoin holders in the third quarter of 2026, accounting for approximately 40.45% of the total across the 45 monitored blockchain...

Tokenized CRCL now represents 2% of Circle’s market cap

Onchain investors held $388 million in tokenized Circle shares, mainly issued on BNB Chain and Solana, representing about 2% of Circle’s market capitalization. In...

Aave and Lido lose $1.7B in massive DeFi capital drop after the Binance hack

Stablecoin market capitalization fell by about $10.8 billion over 30 days, before the Binance security breach on October 29 even occurred. Binance said the...

What Is x402? How AI Agents Pay With Crypto

x402 is an open payment standard launched by Coinbase in May 2025 that revives the HTTP 402 “Payment Required” code left unused for nearly...

Circle’s ARC token sale lifts earnings as lower yields weigh on USDC income

Circle recorded $182 million in revenue from the ARC token presale, offsetting lower income generated by USDC reserves. Without the transaction, total revenue and...

Stripe lets US businesses send stablecoin payouts to crypto wallets in 160-plus markets

Stripe now allows US businesses to send stablecoin payments directly to external crypto wallets in more than 160 markets. The feature, part of Global...

Stripe Lets US Businesses Send Stablecoins to Wallets in 160-Plus Markets

Stripe has launched a public preview allowing US businesses to send stablecoins to wallets across more than 160 markets. The service supports USDC and...

ApeChain Plans Switch From LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP

ApeChain plans to replace LayerZero with Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol. The project aims to upgrade APE and USDC by converting them into Chainlink Cross-Chain...

Circle’s USDC Dominates Stablecoin Market With 79% Share of Transaction Volume

USDC accounted for 79% of transaction volume across all stablecoins in the third quarter of 2026, up from 66% a year earlier. Its total...

Tron sellers take control at $0.30 as Justin Sun sues World Liberty Financial

TRX is trading around the psychological $0.30 level, with a market capitalization of about $30 billion, after falling from $0.35. Its break below an...