Circle, the company behind the second-largest stablecoin in the world, has announced the end of its support for the TRON network. Although the minting of new USDC on TRON will be stopped effective immediately, support for the stablecoin on this network will continue until February 2025. 1/ We are discontinuing USDC on the TRON blockchain...Read More
Increasing interest rates, regulatory actions, financial insolvencies, and instances of fraud have significantly contributed to shrinking the overall digital asset economy in the past year. The world’s second-largest stablecoin – USDC – wasn’t immune to these forces either. The total circulating supply has declined from approximately $45 billion to about $25 billion by the conclusion...Read More
The overall market value of cryptocurrencies has increased, leading to a decline in the dominance of stablecoins. Their share of the total crypto market cap has dropped from 17.3% to 7.8%. In a market characterized by a consistent rise in short-term US bond yields, approaching 5%, investors holding stablecoins face higher opportunity costs, prompting a...Read More
Ki Young Ju, the founder and CEO of on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant, believes financial institutions in the United States prefer Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) to Tether’s USDT. In a Friday tweet, Ju revealed that the financial firms are “not too comfortable” with USDT and would rather worldwide crypto users execute their stablecoin transactions in USDC....Read More
Cross-chain lending protocol Radiant Capital has suffered a hack resulting in the loss of 1,900 ETH, equivalent to approximately $4.5 million, according to blockchain security and analytics firm PeckShield Inc. Radiant Capital operates as a decentralized borrowing and lending protocol featuring cross-chain functionality built using LayerZero technology. As of the latest data from DefiLlama, the...Read More
Coinbase Global Inc. is expanding its services by introducing spot crypto trading on its international exchange as part of a global expansion strategy to cater to users with reservations about U.S.-based platforms. Although Coinbase’s stock has experienced substantial growth this year, currently valued at approximately $140 per share, it is still a long way from...Read More
Circle recently reported that the global settlement volume of stablecoins reached $7 trillion last year, nearly half the $14 trillion settled by financial powerhouses Visa and Mastercard. This marks a shift towards digital currencies, especially in Latin America, where they have become part of everyday transactions. Stablecoins Spearhead Financial Revolution in LATAM The rise of...Read More
On Dec. 5, Coinbase unveiled changes to its Web3 wallet to make the product more user-friendly and streamlined. One of the biggest updates was the introduction of the ability to send funds using a text message on popular social media messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram. In a company blog post, the firm said...Read More
Tether (USDT) – the largest stablecoin globally, has experienced continuous growth in its market capitalization, reaching an all-time high of $90 billion on December 6th before retreating слигхтлъ to $89.9 billion. This surge suggests a renewed trust in the crypto market despite facing regulatory hostilities. Over the last month, the market cap has increased by...Read More
SBI Holdings, Inc., a leading Tokyo-based financial services firm, has announced its strategic partnership with Circle Internet Financial, the USD Coin (USDC) issuer. This collaboration aims to increase the circulation of USDC and promote the use of Circle’s cutting-edge Web3 services in Japan while establishing a banking relationship. SBI and Circle’s Partnership This agreement, formalized...Read More
Stablecoin issuer and fintech firm Circle has announced the launch of a new v2.2 upgrade to USDC and EURC. It is aimed at significantly reducing gas costs, improving support for account abstraction, and further strengthening transaction security on EVM blockchains. This phased rollout is expected to be completed over the next few months. The USDC...Read More
Stablecoin issuer Circle is looking into the possibility of becoming a publicly traded company in the early months of 2024. The development comes almost a year after its failed SPAC deal with Concord. Despite the collapse of this particular deal, Circle’s co-founder and CEO, Jeremy Allaire, later emphasized the company still planned to become a...Read More
Stablecoins are often viewed as assets that pose systematic risks to the financial market. However, these pegged tokens have become the most popular category among investors amid adverse market conditions. QuickNode’s latest on-chain report revealed a notable surge in stablecoin activity across blockchain networks. Stablecoins saw a 45% growth in active addresses and a 41%...Read More
The Worldcoin Foundation has announced its plans to strategically transition its Orb device operators’ payments from USDC to the native WLD tokens. This decision comes as the circulating supply of WLD tokens surpasses 1% of its total token supply of 10 billion tokens. WLD Token’s Rise to 1% Circulating Supply The Worldcoin Foundation intends to...Read More
Circle, a stablecoin issuer, has introduced the USDC stablecoin into the Polkadot ecosystem of parachains. This move signifies a significant extension of the accessibility of this dollar-backed stablecoin across different blockchain networks. As detailed on Circle’s official website, developers and users can now readily access Polkadot USDC. That means the stablecoin can be seamlessly transmitted...Read More
On the 29th of August, Jeremy Allaire – the CEO of Circle, the company that mints and holds governance over USDC – announced that the popular stablecoin would be coming to Base and Optimism within a week. The launch was part of Circle’s plan to improve the utility of USDC by bringing the stablecoin to...Read More
After two years of split governance, the cooperation between the two companies has culminated in a new agreement, with Coinbase even acquiring a minority stake in Circle. Earlier this summer, Circle shared plans to upgrade USDC’s technical capabilities in order to pave the way for present and future projects – and the release of the...Read More
Solana Labs announced the integration of its decentralized payment protocol – Solana Pay – with e-commerce giant Shopify as a new payment option. The move will enable millions of businesses operating on the Shopify platform to leverage Solana Pay for their payment needs. Initially, USDC payments will be accepted via the integration, but more crypto-assets...Read More
Ramp Network – a fintech startup that offers payment infrastructure to connect crypto and traditional finance – added support to the Ethereum Layer 2 chain Base. The integration will aid third-party developers and enable clients to convert dozens of fiat currencies into ETH and USDC. ‘Exciting Times Ahead’ According to a document seen by CryptoPotato, Ramp...Read More
Stablecoin issuer Circle is a US-based company, and 70% of its USDC adoption originates from non-US regions. According to the estimations of Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire, some of the fastest growing areas are emerging and developing markets, which are not in the country that has been facing severe regulatory uncertainty. Not Fixated on US Allaire...Read More
The stablecoin market witnessed a declining market capitalization for the 16th consecutive month. According to the latest crypto analytics platform, CCData, the figure fell by 0.82% to $127 billion in July, hitting the lowest level since August 2021. The market cap dominance of stablecoins also plummeted to 10.3% from 10.5% in July. On the brighter...Read More
Circle – the company behind the leading stablecoin USDC – has reportedly trimmed its staff in a bid to reinforce its balance sheet. Thus, it joined the likes of numerous crypto-related firms that laid off team members during the prolonged bear market to cope with the decreasing investor interest. Some examples are the exchanges Coinbase,...Read More
An analysis by crypto market data provider Kaiko revealed that USD Coin (USDC) is currently the most liquid stablecoin on centralized exchanges (CEXs), with approximately $38 million bids preventing a .1% price deviation of the asset. USDC’s liquidity is followed by that of Tether (USDT), Binance USD (BUSD), True USD (TUSD), and Dai (DAI). The...Read More
The stablecoin ecosystem has also been impacted by America’s war on crypto, with a clear divergence happening between the top two issuers. Tether supply has reached an all-time high of 83.36 billion USDT, according to the firm’s transparency report. Industry analyst Will Clemente commented: “The divergence from USDC is striking, reflecting easier access to treasuries...Read More
Aurora – an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible scaling and bridge solution built on top of the NEAR Protocol blockchain network – announced a strategic partnership with blockchain-based employment cooperative for the Web3 ecosystem called Opolios. Aurora-Opolios Partnership According to the official press release shared with CryptoPotato, the latest integration will enable USDC payments on...Read More
Stablecoin issuer Circle announced launching USDC natively on Arbitrum on June 8th. The latest move will replace the currently circulating bridged version of the stablecoin that comes from Ethereum. USDC Will Be Native to Arbitrum A statement released by Circle said Arbitrum will be renaming the Ethereum-bridged version of USDC on block explorers as “USDC.e”...Read More
Stablecoin issuer Circle no longer has Treasury holdings that mature beyond early June as it does not want to get tangled in a potential US debt default. The development follows US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s warning that the government could be unable to pay its bills by June 1st and could default on its debt...Read More
Fintech firm Circle announced the mainnet availability of Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) for developers building on Ethereum and Avalanche networks. The protocol will essentially allow USDC to flow natively across supported chains by burning the native stablecoin on a source chain and minting the same amount on a destination chain. The “burn and mint” process...Read More
The blockchain security company – PeckShield – outlined that wrongdoers siphoned $211.5 million worth of cryptocurrencies last month via 26 attacks. The Euler Finance exploit accounted for the bigger part of the amount after hackers stole $197 million in staked ETH, USDC, wrapped BTC, and DAI. March Was Not All Sunshine and Roses The revival...Read More
Weeks after the failure of a series of US banks as well as the Credit Suisse chaos, the crypto market has considerably recovered but the same cannot be said for a prominent stablecoin that has served as a backbone for DeFi trades – USDC. The confidence in Circle-backed stablecoin remains severely battered as investors continue...Read More
