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Transactions carry an unspecified fee, while Stripe product limits and Visa's restricted beta shape business access. The post Open USD bets Stripe’s $1.9 trillion network can break USDT and USDC’s grip appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Base hub permits up to $21 million in USDC borrowing against seven Coinbase stock tokens while their collateral feeds hold Friday's value through the weekend. The post Aave’s live stock-token loans expose USDC lenders to a weekend price gap appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Coinbase now allows users to borrow the USDC stablecoin against their bitcoin at a fixed interest rate and repayment date.

Circle sold Binance $100 million in stock and agreed to pay monthly incentives under an expanded five-year partnership promoting USDC. Binance has invested $100 million in stablecoin issuer Circle as part of an expanded five-year agreement to promote USDC on the crypto exchange. Circle issued Binance 1,237,011 shares of its Class A common stock at $80.84 per share in a private placement on Sept. 17, according to a Tuesday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The purchase price reflected a discount to Circle’s market price before the transaction closed. New York Stock Exchange-traded CRCL shares were up more than 1.3% in Tuesday’s premarket activity after closing Monday at $94.29 apiece, according to Yahoo Finance data. Read more

Circle sold 1.24 million shares at $80.84 each and will pay Binance a monthly fee tied to USDC held through its wallet infrastructure.

Chelsea has found a cool new shirt sponsor whose main product is…a stablecoin? USDC is designed to be worth one dollar. Today, tomorrow, next Tuesday: one dollar. If everything is working properly, absolutely nothing should happen to its price, so there is not much room for a victory parade. And yet Circle, the company behind […] The post Circle wants you to love USDC a little like you love Chelsea appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Less than $100,000 was borrowed as utilization hovered near 0.1%, separating supply appetite from credit demand. The post Aave V4’s Arc market is swimming in $76 million of USDC nobody is borrowing appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The network uses one USDC balance for payments and fees, but catching its rival depends on additional demand. The post Circle opens Arc mainnet as it seeks an edge for USDC utility appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Circle’s Arc mainnet is live with USDC for transaction fees, support for more than 20 fiat stablecoins and links to over 20 blockchains. USDC issuer Circle has launched the mainnet of Arc, a layer-1 (L1) blockchain targeting stablecoin payments and financial markets, particularly agentic transactions. Arc uses USDC as its native gas asset and offers Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility and deterministic sub-second settlement finality, according to an Arc blog post on Wednesday. The network supports more than 20 fiat stablecoins, including USDC, EURC, JPYC, KRW1 and TRYB, while tokenized assets including BlackRock’s BUIDL and Circle’s USYC are available natively on Arc. Arc also offers interoperability with more than 20 blockchains through Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) and Gateway. Read more

The proposing wallet submitted after receiving 87,238 FORTH of delegated power; the action ended with zero votes and no transfer. The post DeFi governance gap allows one wallet to request 98% of Ampleforth treasury’s USDC balance appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Holders can use supported exchanges, Noble DEXs or CCTP V1 beforehand; afterward, Circle’s manual redemption process requires approval. The post Circle’s Noble shutdown leaves Cosmos racing to move $92 million in USDC appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Tazapay processes $25 billion in annualized volume and offers payout rails across 100-plus markets, extending Circle’s USDC payments reach. Circle has agreed to acquire Singapore-based cross-border payments platform Tazapay in a deal expected to close in 2027. The transaction will also require customary closing conditions and approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Circle said in a Tuesday announcement. Tazapay has more than $25 billion in annualized payment volume and serves more than 60 banking and fintech partners with local payout rails covering more than 100 markets. The company said in August 2025 that annualized payment volume was $10 billion. Read more

Anthias projects lower monthly debt accrual under unchanged market conditions, while reserve transfers and supplier cash access remain unverified. The post DeFi lender proposes bad-debt fix, but user USDC funds remain locked appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The 813-logical-qubit record is not a Q-day clock, but it shows why host chains, wallets, custodians, bridges and users must move with Circle. The post USDC may be only as quantum-safe as its slowest wallet, bridge or blockchain appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Coin Metrics found market plumbing drove much of the volume while reserve income supplied 95.2% of Q2 revenue. The post Circle processed $32 trillion in USDC transfers, yet 95% of its revenue relies entirely on interest rates appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Circle becomes Chelsea's principal and front-of-shirt partner for 2026/27, putting USDC branding on the men's, women's and academy kits. The post USDC gets promoted to the Premier League with Chelsea main shirt sponsor deal appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Burn limits start falling Oct. 31 before contracts pause Dec. 1, while Noble and Sui remain the only V1-only routes. The post Circle gives legacy USDC apps 95 days before old cross-chain transfer routes stop working appeared first on CryptoSlate.

USDC supply increased by roughly $2 billion in seven days, with Bernstein citing higher transaction activity and several factors that could support further growth. Analysts at Bernstein are bullish on stablecoin issuer Circle, arguing that a new growth cycle for its USDC stablecoin could provide a significant boost for the company over the next 12 months. In a research note published Monday, Bernstein said USDC (USDC) is showing signs of what it called “digital dollar reflation” after its supply increased by roughly $2 billion in seven days, reversing a six-month stretch of stagnant or declining growth. The firm maintained an Outperform rating on Circle (CRCL) and a $140 price target, implying roughly 60% upside from current levels. Circle shares have risen roughly 40% over the past month. Bernstein said the next phase of stablecoin growth could be driven by several factors, including renewed momentum in crypto markets, greater regulatory clarity in the United States, tokenized capital markets and growing ado...

The new term opens 60- and 90-day cure paths, followed by possible exclusions and up to 12 months of payments. The post Circle renews Coinbase deal creating two ways to challenge Coinbase’s USDC payouts, but neither works quickly appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The rollout gives X Layer users access to Circle-issued USDC and crosschain transfers as the stablecoin expands across major blockchain ecosystems. Circle has launched its USDC stablecoin on X Layer, OKX’s Ethereum layer-2 network, extending the stablecoin to an ecosystem connected to one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume. Circle announced Friday that native USDC and its Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) are now available on X Layer. The network is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), allowing applications built for Ethereum to run on it with relatively few changes. CCTP allows USDC to move between X Layer and other supported blockchains by burning the tokens on the source chain and minting an equivalent amount on the destination chain. The integration supports uses including payments, decentralized finance lending and borrowing, trading and crosschain transfers. Read more