Payments
DeFi

Hyperliquid’s USDC Yield Program Gets $14.6 Million for HYPE Buybacks

The first reserve-yield payment awaits transfer to the Assistance Fund, adding buyback funding tied to USDC balances rather than trading…
Oct 3, 2026
Institutional

Stablecoin issuers have replaced 40% of China’s lost US Treasury demand

Stablecoin issuers are emerging as a new source of demand for US government debt as foreign official holdings lose ground.…
Oct 2, 2026
AI

Ethereum Now Lets You Pay for AI Without Revealing Who You Are

Ethereum’s zkAPI lets users prepay in USDC and query AI models through cryptographic proofs, so no single party sees both…
Oct 2, 2026
Institutional

Circle Pushes Back on MiCA's Bank-Deposit Mandate for Stablecoins

The USDC issuer told the European Commission that MiCA’s reserve mandates and concentration caps keep the largest global stablecoins outside…
Oct 2, 2026
Institutional

$4.2B crypto bank Anchorage Digital cuts 17% of workforce: Report

The reported cuts come as Anchorage expands its institutional footprint, including stablecoin issuance and a $100 million investment from Tether.…
Oct 2, 2026
DeFi

Solana Perps Exchange Drift Opens Recovery Token Claims for Users Who Lost Over $290 Million

Affected users get one DFX per USDT lost, redeemable for about a cent at launch from a pool that grows…
Oct 2, 2026
Infrastructure

Solana enters US banking with 90 North Dakota banks leading it

Roughrider enters production with VersaBank USA issuance and institutional access, while actual payment volume remains undisclosed. The post Solana enters…
Oct 2, 2026
DeFi

PropAMMs lower Solana trade costs, and public pool returns crash

A September preprint finds cheaper quiet-market SOL/USDC execution at professional pools, while passive depositor returns require separate accounting. The post…
Oct 2, 2026
Payments

50,000 Europeans call on EU to ease stablecoin rewards restrictions in MiCA review

A 50,000-letter campaign is pressing Brussels to rethink stablecoin rewards as EU central banks seek broader changes to MiCA’s stablecoin…
Oct 1, 2026
Institutional

Stablecoin Treasury Growth Partly Offsets China’s Retreat, SF Fed Study Finds

Issuers favor short-term debt, while China’s decline is mostly in longer-dated securities. The authors say additional demand depends on who…
Oct 1, 2026