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CRCL Sell-Off 'Looks Overdone' Say Analysts as Circle CEO Addresses Open USD Threat

Analysts don’t think the threat of a new stablecoin launch was enough to warrant a major Circle (CRCL) sell-off on…
Infrastructure

World Launches Onchain Prediction Market on Solana Through Phantom

The platform, unmasked in late June after two-plus years as an anonymous “Trade Everything” teaser account, opens trading in Phantom’s…
DeFi

Taiwan’s new crypto law gives banks the first real stablecoin advantage

The rules do not hand issuance to banks, but reserves, custody, audits and no-yield limits put financial infrastructure first. The…
Institutional

Jefferies warns against buying the dip in Circle as Open USD raises new competition fears

The investment bank said new competition from the Stripe- and Coinbase-backed stablecoin consortium could pressure USDC’s growth. Read Full Story…
Markets

Taiwan’s legislature passes crypto, stablecoin regulations

Taiwan’s legislative branch has passed the nation’s first crypto and stablecoin rules, which aim to integrate the country with the…
DeFi

Visa, Mastercard, And Over 140 Companies Launch Stablecoin Open USD

Bitcoin Magazine Visa, Mastercard, And Over 140 Companies Launch Stablecoin Open USD Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, Coinbase, and 140+ firms have…
Payments

Coinbase, Visa, Stripe and More Back New Open USD Stablecoin in Challenge to Circle and Tether

More than 140 companies are lining up behind Open USD, a forthcoming dollar stablecoin that would hand reserve earnings to…
Payments

FCA finalizes UK crypto rules as firms face 2027 access deadline

The FCA’s new regime will force exchanges, custodians and stablecoin firms to decide whether UK access is worth a full…
Institutional

Open Standard Unveils Open USD, a Bank- and Tech-Backed Stablecoin Governed by Its Users

A consortium of more than 140 financial and technology companies introduced Open USD, a dollar stablecoin whose reserve earnings and…
Infrastructure

Circle slides 13% as Stripe, Coinbase and BlackRock back rival stablecoin network

Open Standard’s Open USD aims to let partners keep reserve income and eliminate minting fees, challenging Circle’s USDC. Read Full…