Stablecoins
MiCA: USDC Becomes the EU’s First « Significant » Stablecoin
The European Banking Authority has officially recognized Circle's USDC as the first « significant » e-money token under the MiCA regulation, with none of...
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Tether paid millions to Bo Hines’ firm while he worked at the White House
According to The Wall Street Journal, Tether sent approximately $6.3 million to Nxum, a consulting firm co-founded by Bo Hines. At least part of...
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Bitso lists Western Union’s USDPT stablecoin for users in Mexico
Bitso, a regulated digital asset platform in Mexico, announced on October 13, 2026 the integration of USDPT, Western Union's dollar-pegged stablecoin. Mexican retail users...
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Coinbase and Deribit launch six new equity perpetual futures markets
Coinbase and Deribit launched six new equity perpetual futures markets, giving non-US traders round-the-clock leveraged exposure to names like Oracle, Palantir and Dell. The...
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EU authority classifies Circle’s USDC as ‘significant’ under MiCA
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has classified Circle's USDC stablecoin as a significant e-money token under the European Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework....
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Circle’s Kash Razzaghi makes the case for USDC as the currency of AI agents
Circle announced on October 12, 2026, during the NYSE/ICE House Podcast, its ambition to make USDC the default currency for the artificial intelligence agent...
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A7 International enables USDT payments for foreign invoices via SWIFT
Russian fintech platform A7 International launched a service on October 13, 2024, enabling businesses to settle foreign invoices using USDT on the TRON network,...
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Standard Chartered pushes $2T stablecoin forecast to 2030 as transaction volumes grow
Standard Chartered now forecasts stablecoin market capitalization to reach $2 trillion by 2030, two years later than initially projected, after the market plateaued at...