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Stripe is set to expand its stablecoin card service globally, targeting over 100 countries by the end of 2026. The company is also exploring tokenized deposits and DeFi applications, according to new crypto head Henri Stern.
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October opens strong as major cryptocurrencies rally under a sustainability-focused theme, marking the strongest start to the month yet.
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Circle's European USDC redemption policy allows temporary delays during failed reserve rebalancing between its French and U.S. issuers, exposing a cash-access boundary within a token marketed as globally interchangeable.
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Drift Protocol launched DFX recovery claims on Oct. 1, offering victims roughly 0.0104 USDT per DFX—about 1% of their verified losses—against a total allocation of nearly 299.5 million USDT.
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A quarter-point Fed hike to 3.75%-4% lifts short-term reserve income for stablecoin issuers like Circle while increasing interest bills for companies borrowing to buy Bitcoin.
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Starting Nov. 1, Binance will require Brazilian users to complete a questionnaire for cross‑border crypto transfers, with deposits held pending verification and monthly reporting to the central bank under new BCB rules.
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Circle, issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has proposed a new regulatory framework for foreign-regulated stablecoins under the EU's MiCA rules, arguing that strict bank deposit requirements should give way to home-jurisdiction supervision with equivalent safeguards.
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Circle, the issuer of USDC, has formally objected to aspects of the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, specifically concerning requirements for bank deposits held as reserves. The firm argues current rules may push stablecoin activity outside of Europe.
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Tether and Circle have accumulated roughly $200 billion in US Treasury securities and repurchase agreements over the last five years, offsetting more than 40% of the decline in China’s holdings of US debt during the same period, according to Federal Reserve research.
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