Payments
Infrastructure

Cardano shifts $26M to USDCx as bridge controls freeze payouts

Converted Intersect-administered budgets reduce ADA exposure, while milestone release and stablecoin cash-out conditions still govern access to usable money. Read…
Oct 17, 2026
Industry News

Visa and Mastercard adopt USDC payouts across 200 countries

Visa’s Inyo rollout and Mastercard’s BVNK platform give businesses stablecoin funding routes, subject to eligibility and rollout limits. Read the…
Oct 17, 2026
Payments

USDC processed $36 trillion in H1 transactions, but Circle kept just 7 cents of every revenue dollar

Stablecoin issuer Circle spent 93% of its first-half revenue on distribution, operations, and investment as USDC processed more than $36…
Oct 16, 2026
Payments

Circle Plans Push Into 40 Emerging Markets as Stablecoins Go Mainstream, CEO Says

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire told Reuters the USDC issuer plans to enter about 40 emerging and developing markets, citing rising…
Oct 16, 2026
Institutional

Stablecoin remittances cost 84% less than traditional transfers, report finds

Borderless.xyz data shows major savings on cross-border business payments, with stablecoin transfers also settling faster than traditional international bank wires.…
Oct 16, 2026
Infrastructure

Circle Says 59 Cents of Each Revenue Dollar Went to USDC Partners and Transaction Costs

In a post answering unnamed new stablecoin issuers, Circle said it kept 7 cents of net profit per dollar of…
Oct 16, 2026
Infrastructure

Microsoft exposes how USDT-funded phishing network targeted 75,000 organizations

Domain seizures and account shutdowns hit YAM Store and phishing-kit services, while reported asset freezes remain unquantified. Read the full…
Oct 16, 2026
Payments

Circle targets 40 new markets as stablecoin demand grows globally

The stablecoin issuer’s CEO Jerermy Allaire told Reuters demand for digital dollars is growing across Asia, Africa and Latin America…
Oct 16, 2026
Industry News

Visa Direct moves USDC prefunding into commercial production with Inyo Global

Visa Direct has brought USDC prefunding into commercial production with Inyo Global as its first commercial enabler. Read the full…
Oct 16, 2026
DeFi

USDC’s EU Reserves and Capital Shift to EBA Supervision in MiCA’s First ‘Significant’ Call

Circle’s EU issuer will report to the EBA instead of France’s ACPR on reserves and liquidity from Nov. 12, after…
Oct 15, 2026