STABLECOINS
Circle Skills Now Integrates Vercel for One-Click USDC App Deployment
Circle's AI coding toolkit adds Vercel integration, letting developers build and deploy stablecoin apps in a single workflow using natural language prompts.
Stablecoin Regulation Gap Widens as GENIUS Act Advances
With stablecoin market cap at $130B and federal rules advancing, understanding regulated vs unregulated issuers has never mattered more for traders.
AI Agents Now Shop Without Humans as Headless Merchants Process 31K Transactions
A16z highlights Machine Payments Protocol marketplace where 894 AI agents completed 31,000 transactions in one week, signaling shift to API-only commerce.
Tempo Blockchain Launches on Dune Analytics Platform
Stripe-backed Tempo blockchain now available on Dune, enabling detailed analysis of its stablecoin-native payment infrastructure and sub-second finality.
Ripple (XRP) Treasury Embeds Native XRP and RLUSD Support for Corporate Finance
Ripple (XRP) launches Digital Asset Accounts and Unified Treasury features, letting CFOs manage crypto alongside fiat in the same platform for the first time.
World Chain Launches MiniKit 2.0 With 10x Faster Transaction Speeds
MiniKit 2.0 goes live on World Chain with 200ms confirmations via Flashblocks, EIP-1193 compatibility, and $20K hackathon prizes for developers.
BNB Chain Extends Zero-Fee Stablecoin Transfers Through April 30
BNB Chain's 0 Fee Carnival continues for USDC, USD1, and U tokens. Over $4.5M in gas fees covered so far across withdrawals, transfers, and bridging.
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.
