Circle is pushing stablecoins further into the core of global payments by teaming up with a major cross border payments provider to explore new settlement rails powered by USDC. The agreement signals a shift from experimentation toward practical deployment, as stablecoins increasingly move from crypto-native use cases into merchant and platform infrastructure. The focus is […]
Circle took a decisive step deeper into the U.S. financial system after receiving conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a national digital currency trust bank. The move positions Circle to operate a federally regulated trust institution that would oversee the management of USDC reserves under direct OCC supervision. […]
Europe’s top banking regulator says existing cryptocurrency regulations already include the necessary safeguards to manage risks from stablecoins, pushing back against calls for stricter measures from the European Central Bank. The European Banking Authority told Reuters that the bloc’s crypto framework, known as MiCA, provides sufficient protection against liquidity shocks and mass redemption pressures that […]
