USDC

Fireblocks sign at Miami airport during Bitcoin Miami conference 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Fireblocks Deepens Payments Push With Checkout.com USDC Settlement
Merchants will be able to settle transactions through USD coin with Fireblocks’ payment technology.
Fireblocks sign at Miami airport during Bitcoin Miami conference 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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No, the UK Is Not Going to Make USDC and USDT Legal Tender
For “legalize” read “regulate.”
The Bank of England (Travelpix Ltd/Getty Images)

Circle Asks US Fed Not to Step on Its Toes by Launching a Digital Dollar
Circle Asks US Fed Not to Step on Its Toes by Launching a Digital Dollar
USDC stablecoin issuer Circle is arguing the U.S. Federal Reserve should pass on launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) because the public is already served well by...
Circle Asks US Fed Not to Step on Its Toes by Launching a Digital Dollar

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Crypto Whales Ditched Tether for USDC After Stablecoin Panic
The UST failure prompted large investors on the Ethereum blockchain to leave USDT for the perceived safety of its biggest competitor.
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What Terra's Collapse Means for Stablecoin Markets
What Terra’s Collapse Means for Stablecoin Markets
Stablecorp President and COO Alex McDougall discusses his take on how Terra’s death spiral has impacted the rest of the stablecoin market, and how to protect consumers from a...
What Terra's Collapse Means for Stablecoin Markets

Crypto's bear market continues. (Olen Gandy/Unsplash)
First Mover Asia: USDC Hasn’t ‘Flippened’ USDT, but Trader Preferences Are Changing; Cryptos Rise Despite Bearishness
A Glassnode analyst suggests the collapse of the UST token has triggered a change in investors' stablecoin preferences; bitcoin holds above $30,000.
Crypto's bear market continues. (Olen Gandy/Unsplash)

From TradFi to DeFi: Jane Street Takes Out $25M USDC Loan
From TradFi to DeFi: Jane Street Takes Out $25M USDC Loan
Wall Street trading firm Jane Street made its first stride into decentralized finance (DeFi) by taking out a $25 million loan in USDC from BlockTower Capital via the marketpla...
From TradFi to DeFi: Jane Street Takes Out $25M USDC Loan

Stripe to Add USDC Stablecoin Payments Via Polygon
Stripe to Add USDC Stablecoin Payments Via Polygon
Payment processor Stripe is tapping Polygon to enable their customers to make payments using USDC stablecoin. “The Hash” group discusses Twitter’s role as the first company to...
Stripe to Add USDC Stablecoin Payments Via Polygon

Stripe will be using Polygon to allow payments in crypto. (George Pagan III/Unsplash)
Stripe to Let Clients Make Payments in USDC Stablecoin via Polygon – Starting With Twitter
Twitter will be the first company to test this option by paying earnings via crypto to content creators who use its monetization products.
Stripe will be using Polygon to allow payments in crypto. (George Pagan III/Unsplash)

Circle Raises $400M as BlackRock Explores USDC
Circle Raises $400M as BlackRock Explores USDC
USDC issuer Circle has raised $400 million in a recent funding round which included Wall Street leaders BlackRock and Fidelity. “The Hash” group discusses USDC’s potential as...
Circle Raises $400M as BlackRock Explores USDC