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Headlines and short briefings we actually use when reading the market — filtered for relevance, not volume.
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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Circle is calling for the EU to replace mandatory bank-deposit minimums with more flexible liquidity rules while preserving cross-border stablecoin issuance under the upcoming MiCA review.
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Open USD (OUSD) launched with approximately $468 million in circulation and a partnership with Stripe, aiming to leverage Stripe’s $1.9 trillion network to gain traction against dominant stablecoins like USDT and USDC.
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The Circle Foundation announced grant partnerships with the UNDP and World Food Program to test regulated stablecoins for faster international aid distribution.
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Franklin Templeton is extending its tokenized money market share service to Bybit, allowing users to leverage these assets as collateral for trading credit lines denominated in USDT and USDC. The service also provides yield on the underlying assets.
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Socure’s RiskOS platform now verifies users within Circle’s Arc Onramp, streamlining the fiat-to-USDC conversion process for financial applications. The integration aims to bolster compliance without compromising user privacy.
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The Federal Reserve proposed new rules for stablecoin issuers, including a 48-hour window to address reserve shortfalls. Issuers falling below full backing must begin liquidation if they cannot restore reserves within that timeframe.
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