USD Coin (USDC) news
Latest USD Coin (USDC) news from around the world: price drivers, upgrades, listings, regulation and major deals. Also searched as: usdc, circle, stablecoin.
PayProtocol and Squid to build multichain payment and settlement infrastructure
Why it matters: Expanding cross-chain payments in real-world commerce could accelerate mass crypto adoption in Korea.
Circle mints 250M USDC on Solana
Why it matters: Expanding USDC supply on Solana signals rising demand for on-chain liquidity in the network.
Justin Sun announces $66M math prize with no proof of funds
Why it matters: The lack of verifiable funding raises doubts about whether the prize is real and adds to scrutiny of the TRON founder's credibility.
Perp futures on 'bitcoin VIX' BVIV debut on Hyperliquid
Why it matters: It marks the first onchain perpetual market for bitcoin volatility, giving traders a direct hedging and speculation tool without capital-intensive options.
Circle's Arc goes live as corporate blockchain race heats up
Why it matters: Banks and payment giants are picking a blockchain for asset tokenization, shaping the market's settlement infrastructure for years to come.
Fake Liquidity Pool Inflates NSTR 8,000x, Draining $3.5M From Nostra
Why it matters: The case highlights how lending protocols remain exposed to oracle manipulation through illiquid collateral tokens.
Stablecoin salaries: cash-out costs fall on the employee
Why it matters: The growth of stablecoin salaries could run into claims from employees and regulators over hidden costs and tax uncertainty.
Circle launches Arc Studio — an AI agent for building on the Arc blockchain
Why it matters: The tool lowers the barrier to entry for developers and could accelerate growth of the USDC application ecosystem on Arc.
Fed hikes rates, CLARITY Act fails, SEC allows tokenized stocks
Why it matters: Crypto regulation is shifting from Congress to the SEC and infrastructure projects, which will determine access to tokenized assets.
Neutrl opens emergency NUSD redemption at about $0.51
Why it matters: The case highlights the risks of structured DeFi products: tranches redistribute losses but do not eliminate them, and a stablecoin can trade at a 50% discount.
Stablecoin Payrolls: Withdrawal Fees Eat Into Workers' Pay
Why it matters: Workers bear hidden costs when paid in stablecoins, which could slow corporate adoption of token-based payroll.
24-hour flows: $140M into BTC, $111M into ETH, outflows from USDT and USDC
Why it matters: Capital rotating out of stablecoins into BTC and ETH points to rising risk appetite and demand for major assets.
Lighter code reveals binary options support, hinting at prediction markets
Why it matters: Lighter could enter the prediction market space, competing with Polymarket and Kalshi, but for now it is only code without official confirmation.
Whale that made $3.7 million selling ETH in August returns and buys $20 million of ETH
Why it matters: The return of a major player to ETH buying could signal recovering demand for the asset after a price rebound.
Morph Payments adds Solana and Tron, enabling payments directly from exchange accounts
Why it matters: It expands stablecoin acceptance for businesses and simplifies payments without withdrawing funds from an exchange.
AVAX above $11: NYLIM tokenized bond fund on Avalanche and Helicon upgrade
Why it matters: A wave of institutional RWA products and a shorter staking lock-up strengthen demand for AVAX and the network's appeal to Wall Street.
Circle unveils Arc strategy: an L1 for stablecoins and AI agents
Why it matters: Arc creates demand for USDC as gas and infrastructure for AI-agent payments, strengthening Circle's position in tokenization.
Paxos's USDG logs $21.8 billion in Uniswap volume in September
Why it matters: The growth shows that integration with new Uniswap v4 infrastructure can give a stablecoin volumes comparable to major assets even with modest issuance.
Paradex executes $15.76 million ETH options trade
Why it matters: The growth of RFQ venues like Paradex intensifies competition with Deribit, which holds about 85% of the BTC and ETH options market.
Hyperliquid launches manual lending backed by HYPE and Bitcoin
Why it matters: The service creates direct demand for HYPE and BTC as collateral and expands Hyperliquid's lending infrastructure beyond portfolio margin.