STABLECOINS
Tether Freezes $4.2B in Illicit Funds, Earns OSCE Recognition
OSCE report highlights Tether's role in combating human trafficking through blockchain tracing, with $4.2 billion frozen across 340 law enforcement partnerships.
Celo Hits 840K Daily Active Users One Year After Ethereum L2 Migration
Celo marks first anniversary as Ethereum L2 with record 840K daily users, $65.9B stablecoin volume, and 14M MiniPay wallets. CELO trades at $0.083.
BTC Sees $9.6B Outflows as Institutions Flee to Stablecoins
Glassnode data reveals $9.6B in Bitcoin outflows and $6.2B stablecoin inflows as institutional investors adopt defensive positioning amid compressed basis yields.
Celo Launches Agent Visa Program to Attract AI Builders with DeFi Incentives
Celo introduces tiered Agent Visa program offering liquidity support and access to 14M MiniPay users for AI agents that prove real utility on-chain.
Paxos Engineers 371ms Cutover for 21TB Postgres Ledger Migration
Paxos reveals how it partitioned a 21TB crypto ledger table with zero downtime, achieving a 371ms cutover while crypto markets ran 24/7.
Circle Skills Gives AI Agents Blueprint for Building USDC Cross-Chain Apps
Circle's open-source toolkit helps Claude and other AI assistants build stablecoin apps with proper implementation patterns, reducing developer guesswork.
Circle's Arc Network Targets Banks With Basel-Friendly USDC Rails
Circle launches Arc, a permissioned validator network designed to help banks achieve favorable capital treatment for USDC holdings under Basel standards.
Circle Targets $27 Trillion Trapped in Global Payment System With New Network
BIS data shows $27 trillion sits idle in correspondent banking accounts. Circle's Payments Network aims to unlock this trapped liquidity using USDC settlement.
Western Union and Papaya Global Move Treasury Operations to Solana (SOL)
Major enterprises adopt Solana (SOL) for corporate treasury as Fireblocks reports $400B monthly stablecoin volume. Western Union goes exclusive on SOL.
Algorand (ALGO) Aid Trust Portal Brings On-Chain Tracking to Humanitarian Funds
Algorand (ALGO) Foundation launches Aid Trust Portal to track billions in humanitarian aid flows on-chain, partnering with UNDP, Visa, and Circle for real-time transparency.
BNB Chain Extends Zero-Fee Stablecoin Transfers to March 31
BNB Chain pushes its 0 Fee Carnival to March 31, 2026, covering gas costs for USDC, USD1, and U transfers across major exchanges and wallets.
Circle Brings Native USDC to Injective With Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol
USDC and Circle's CCTP launching on Injective blockchain enables seamless cross-chain transfers and institutional-grade settlement for DeFi traders.
Takenos Hits $500M Volume on Solana (SOL)-Based Payroll Stablecoin
Argentine fintech Takenos processes $500M+ in cross-border payments using its own Solana (SOL) stablecoin, with 500k users across 20 Latin American countries.
Paxos Launches Daily Stablecoin Rewards Engine for Enterprise Partners
Paxos debuts Partner Rewards Engine enabling daily on-chain stablecoin rewards for enterprise clients, moving away from monthly payouts across all issued tokens.
Circle Deploys USDC and CCTP on Morph Layer-2 Network
Circle launches native USDC and Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol on Morph L2, adding another Ethereum scaling solution to its growing multichain infrastructure.