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A recent Bitquery study from Sept. 19-Oct. 18 reveals that 110 bot wallets are responsible for a disproportionate amount of activity surrounding RLUSD payments on the XRP Ledger. The analysis separates automated transactions from larger, legitimate transfers.
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Coinbase is partnering with Thunes to enable stablecoin transfers to billions of bank accounts and mobile wallets globally. The integration aims to expand access to cross-border payments, particularly in areas with limited traditional banking.
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Tx has introduced USTX, a stablecoin designed to attract Real World Asset (RWA) liquidity to its blockchain. The token can be minted using USDC from eight different networks and is intended for settling tokenized stocks and other assets on the Tx chain.
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Circle reported $1.4 billion in revenue for the first half of 2026, but net profit amounted to just 7% of that figure due to partner payouts and infrastructure costs. The firm allocates 59% of revenue to USDC partners.
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Kraken’s DeFi customers are now generating revenue for XRP holders through Sentora’s Firelight coverage. The system uses vault yield premiums and shared backing to mitigate potential losses.
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Visa is partnering with Mesh to enable direct crypto spending at 175 million merchant locations globally. The integration will allow users to pay with crypto and stablecoins without needing a separate card.
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Mastercard introduced a new risk screening service for banks and payment providers, designed to identify illicit activity involving stablecoins before transactions finalize. The tool leverages a combination of payment data and blockchain analytics.
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Mastercard introduced Stablecoin Security, a new system designed to identify and prevent fraud, scams, and sanctions violations within stablecoin transactions before they are settled on the blockchain. Borderless.xyz and Keyrails are initial partners.
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France's National Assembly adopted a crypto tax amendment targeting stablecoin swaps, while lawmakers separately weigh exit taxes and self-custodial wallet reporting requirements.
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