Articles Tagged “Usdc”
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Samsung Wallet USDC: How 82M Galaxy Phones Will Send Money
Samsung Wallet will let US users send USDC across borders over Solana from late October 2026, reaching about 82 million Galaxy devices at launch.
How Stablecoins Work: Reserves, Redemption and Sending Money
How do stablecoins work? Our guide explains the 4 types, how USDC reserves and 1:1 redemption work, and how to send a stablecoin transfer abroad safely.
Ethereum zkAPI: Pay for AI APIs Without Revealing Identity
The Ethereum Foundation's zkAPI is live on mainnet: deposit ETH or USDC once, then pay for AI APIs with zero-knowledge proofs instead of your identity.
Coinbase Clearing Settles Derivatives in USDC, 24/7
Coinbase Clearing LLC is now a CFTC-registered clearinghouse that accepts USDC collateral and settles fully collateralized derivatives around the clock.
Lloyds and Visa Settle $750K in USDC in Under an Hour
A seven-day pilot let Lloyds and Visa settle $750,000 in USDC across the Atlantic in under an hour, even over a weekend, using two different blockchains.
Coinbase Fixed-Rate Bitcoin Loans Arrive via Morpho Midnight
Coinbase now offers fixed-rate USDC loans against bitcoin through Morpho Midnight on Base, adding certainty to a lending business with $1.4B in loans.
Circle Buys Tazapay for $400M to Reach 100 Markets
Circle is buying Singapore's Tazapay for about $400 million in stock, adding $25 billion in annual payment volume and payout rails in 100+ markets.
MoneyGram Card Spends USDC Anywhere Visa Is Accepted
MoneyGram launched its first stablecoin-backed Visa card in Colombia on September 10, holding a USDC dollar balance that converts at checkout.
Cloudflare Wallets Give AI Agents a Spending Limit
Cloudflare launched stablecoin wallets and cloudflare.pay handles so AI agents can buy APIs and content under spending caps and approved-merchant rules.
Samsung Wallet Is Adding Native Stablecoin Support
Samsung confirmed at Galaxy Unpacked on July 22 that Samsung Wallet will gain native stablecoin transfers across its huge device install base.
Circle Brings USDC Payment Rails to South Korea
Circle signed MOUs with Kakao and Toss Bank on July 23 to build USDC payment rails in South Korea, extending regulated stablecoin infrastructure.
Marex Accepts USDC Margin for US Derivatives Clearing
Marex became the first traditional clearing firm to accept Circle's USDC as initial margin for US derivatives, with Coinbase Prime handling custody.
USDC Powers a Record $1.79T Stablecoin Month
Stablecoin transaction volume hit a record $1.79 trillion in June 2026, with regulated, fully reserved USDC leading roughly 70% of 2026 flows.
Standard Chartered Becomes First G-SIB to Offer Institutional USDC Access
Standard Chartered is the first G-SIB to give institutions integrated USDC minting and redemption with Circle, advancing regulated stablecoin adoption.
New York Life's $800B Arm Makes Its Tokenization Debut With Centrifuge
On June 29, 2026, New York Life's $807B asset manager launched its first tokenized fund — an on-chain high-yield corporate bond strategy built with Centrifuge, settling in USDC.
BNY Makes USDC the First Stablecoin on Its Institutional Custody Platform
On June 29, 2026, BNY expanded its Circle partnership to support USDC as the first stablecoin on its Digital Asset Custody platform, with mint and redeem built in.
FV Bank Becomes First U.S. Bank to Offer Stablecoin Invoicing
On June 18, FV Bank launched stablecoin invoicing, letting businesses send invoices payable in USDC or PYUSD that settle in U.S. dollars within seconds from a regulated banking dashboard.
Mastercard Opens Its Settlement Rails to Regulated Stablecoins for Always-On Finance
Mastercard announced on June 3, 2026 that it is expanding on-chain settlement to regulated stablecoins, adding intraday, weekend, and holiday settlement toward an always-on model.
Hyperliquid Pivots to USDC With Coinbase as Treasury Deployer — A New Stablecoin Revenue-Share Model
Coinbase became the official USDC treasury deployer on Hyperliquid on May 14, 2026 — sunsetting USDH and bringing a yield-share framework that could reshape stablecoin economics across DeFi.
Visa Canada and Wealthsimple Run Canada's First Stablecoin Settlement Pilot With USDC
Visa Canada and Wealthsimple announced Canada's first stablecoin settlement pilot on May 5, 2026 — credit card transactions can now settle in USDC instead of conventional bank rails for participating cardholders.
Circle Crushes Q4 Estimates as USDC Circulation Hits $75 Billion and Shares Surge 19 Percent
Circle’s Q4 revenue jumped 77% to $770M as USDC circulation reached $75B. Onchain transaction volume tripled year over year to $11.9 trillion.