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Securitize, Ethena Open BUIDL Facility With $100M Capacity
Securitize and Ethena open a BUIDL facility with $25M each in USDC and BUIDL, with further funding conditional rather than a $100M pool.
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Stablecoin supply drops $14.2 billion in largest contraction since 2022 bear market
Stablecoin supply shrank $14.2 billion, the largest contraction since the 2022 bear market, with USDT and USDC down nearly $11 billion in a month.
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NOWPayments + Glassnode: Stablecoins in Commerce
Glassnode and NOWPayments compare how USDT and USDC move onchain versus how merchants are paid, informing which coins and networks to accept. Sponsored-report risk is worth noting.
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Tranche Vault on Avalanche Drained of 1.01 Million USDC
A flash-loan attack drained 1.01 million USDC from a Tranche vault on Avalanche, per Blockaid.
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Maple’s SYRUP Nearly Halves as Lending Assets Shrink
Maple's SYRUP has nearly halved as syrupUSDC assets fell from $2.68 billion to $2.36 billion, with TVL at $2.22 billion.
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PNC Bank Lets Corporate Clients Accept USDC Payments in New Coinbase-Powered Pilot
PNC lets corporate clients take USDC and receive dollar deposits via a Coinbase-run pilot; a bank pilot announcement.
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Tornado Cash-Funded Wallet Builds $26 Million Bitcoin-Ether Trade
A Tornado Cash-linked wallet converted 3,100 ETH to about 6.92M USDC and opened a $26M Bitcoin long against an Ether short on Hyperliquid, a notable onchain trading trail.
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Loopscale Reopens All Vaults After Attack-Related Freeze
Loopscale reopened all vaults, including the USDC Genesis Vault, after an attack-related freeze, with a technical post-mortem promised.
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Circle’s Arc Tops $1 Billion in USDC
Circle's Arc network passed $1 billion in USDC, but four addresses hold about 73% of its supply, per DefiLlama data.
Also covered by Cointelegraph - 10
Stripe Lets US Businesses Send Stablecoins to Wallets in 160-Plus Markets
Stripe's public preview lets US businesses send USDC and Open USD to wallets in 160+ markets, excluding New York businesses.
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Circle beats earnings and revenue estimates on soaring USDC transaction volume
Circle beat third-quarter estimates on rising USDC transaction volume.
Also covered by Bankless - 12
Horizen’s Nov. 4 Bridge Cutoff Leaves USDC.e Outside DAO Recovery Plan
Horizen's DAO recovery plan excludes USDC.e bridged after the Nov. 4 cutoff; remaining ZEN and eligible ETH will be returned on Base.
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Maple’s syrupUSDC and syrupUSDT Explained: Returns, Risks and Exits
Explains syrupUSDC and syrupUSDT returns and exit routes, noting withdrawals depend on liquidity with no guaranteed deadline.
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Circle details USDC revenue split, says $819 million went to partners and costs in H1 2026
Circle says about $1.4B of USDC revenue in H1 2026 went $819M to partners and transaction costs and $473M was reinvested. Concrete numbers on how stablecoin economics are split.
Also covered by Unchained, The Defiant - 15
USDT vs. USDC: What Backs Them and How Dollar Redemptions Work
Explains how USDT and USDC are backed and what redemption routes exist, including Tether's $100,000 minimum.
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Jupiter Lend Says Liquidity Crunch Is Delaying Withdrawals
Jupiter Lend's API showed only 3.35 USDC withdrawable against 418.5M USDC in Earn claims, delaying withdrawals.
Also covered by Unchained - 17
Circle to Cut Legacy USDC Crosschain Limits From Oct. 31
Circle cuts legacy USDC crosschain limits from Oct. 31, with a Dec. 1 contract pause and a January Noble exit deadline.
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EQX Plans 11 Tokenized Stock and ETF Markets on Hyperliquid
EQX plans 11 tokenized stock and ETF markets on Hyperliquid's HyperCore, quoted against USDC, with US persons excluded.
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Coinbase’s One-Time MiCA Stablecoin Conversion Runs Friday for EEA Users
Coinbase converts 14 non-MiCA stablecoins to USDC or market rate for EEA retail users who leave them on the exchange.
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Bitso Brings Morpho Lending to Its App With Bóvedas
Bitso added Morpho-powered noncustodial USDC and MXNB lending vaults to its app, with variable returns and no deposit insurance.
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USDC overtakes USDT in euro stablecoin trading as EU rules reshape market: Kaiko
Kaiko data shows USDC overtook USDT in euro stablecoin trading, with MiCA pushing exchanges to restrict USDT.
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Bitget Wallet Brings USD and EUR Virtual Accounts to 100 Million Users
Bitget Wallet added USD and EUR account numbers that convert incoming bank transfers to USDT or USDC, with outbound transfers still to come.
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Tokenized Deposits vs. Stablecoins: What JPM Coin and USDC Holders Own
Explains what holders of USDC and JPM Coin actually own and can redeem, clarifying tokenized deposits versus stablecoins.
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Uniswap Swap Costs: What Reduces Your Output and What Is Paid Separately
Explainer using a historical ETH-to-USDC receipt to show how Uniswap deductions reconcile and how UniswapX costs differ from classic pools.
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Tx launches USTX stablecoin to pull RWA liquidity onto its chain
Tx launched the USTX stablecoin, minted from USDC on eight networks, to bring real-world asset liquidity onto its chain.
Also covered by The Defiant - 26
Are You Sure Your USDC Rewards Are Safe?
Under the GENIUS Act, stablecoin issuers cannot pay interest, yet some exchanges pay USDC holders anyway, such as Coinbase at 3.75%. The piece examines whether those rewards are safe for users.
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Why a position marked at 100 USDC can quote 90.91 USDC before fees: a toy AMM example
A clear toy constant-product AMM example showing why a position's marked value can differ from its actual sale quote before fees.
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Papertrade Keeps PAPER Non-Transferable, Citing Perp Attack Risks
Papertrade keeps its PAPER token non-transferable, citing perp attack risks, while holders who earned it through losses can stake for USDC. A useful design-tradeoff story.
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Banks Hold a Lever Over Stablecoin Adoption, BIS Economists Say
BIS working paper finds stablecoin growth slows when US banks raise deposit rates, with USDC most sensitive.
Also covered by Unchained - 30
Circle defends USDC economics as stablecoin rivals court its partners with bigger cut
Circle defends USDC economics as rivals such as Coinbase-backed Open USD offer partners a bigger share of reserve income.
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Circle Plans Push Into 40 Emerging Markets as Stablecoins Go Mainstream, CEO Says
Circle CEO says USDC issuer plans to enter about 40 emerging markets, citing demand in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.
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Visa Direct Moves USDC Prefunding Into Production With Inyo Global
Visa Direct moved USDC prefunding into production with Inyo Global for around-the-clock cross-border payouts.
Also covered by The Block - 33
EBA Names USDC the EU’s First ‘Significant’ E-Money Token
The EBA designated USDC as the EU's first 'significant' e-money token, shifting supervision to the EBA from Nov. 12.
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Firelight Adds $30.5 Million of Cover to Kraken USDC Vault
Firelight added $30.5M of depeg cover to a Kraken USDC vault, with a $100,000 per-address cap and payouts handled by Sentora.
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Safe Launches Safenet Aegis Security Network on Three Chains
Safe launched Safenet Aegis, a security checks network charging 0.40 USDC per check, enforced onchain via a Guard on Safe accounts.
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Uniswap Launches ETH/USDC Pool With Separate Buy and Sell Fees
Uniswap launched an ETH/USDC pool using a VolatilePair Hook that charges temporary extra fees on trades that reverse large price moves.
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Standard Chartered pushes $2T stablecoin forecast to 2030 as transaction volumes grow
Standard Chartered forecasts a $2T stablecoin market by 2030, with USDC leading payments and AI transactions. Useful market data.
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What will happen to my money if USDC depegs?
Reader question on what happens to DeFi-deposited USDC if it depegs; useful risk framing for stablecoin users.
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cirBTC Borrowing on Morpho Tops $190 Million as Arc Liquidity Tightens
Borrowing against cirBTC on Morpho has reached over $190M, with 97.4% of supplied USDC borrowed in the main market, signaling tight liquidity.
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Zest Sets Oct. 23 Deadline to Exit aeUSDC on Stacks Market V1
Zest is ending its aeUSDC market on Stacks by Oct. 23, with users needing to exit before the bridge closes Nov. 3.
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Bybit Launches USDC-Funded Trading in More Than 1,000 US Stocks and ETFs
Bybit launched USDC-funded trading in over 1,000 US stocks and ETFs, with Alpaca executing trades and holding the underlying shares.