Aave’s live stock-token loans expose USDC lenders to a weekend price gap
Aave’s Base market has accepted seven Coinbase stock tokens as collateral for USDC loans since Sept. 25, giving the stablecoin suppliers who opt in exposure to a weekend pricing gap. Aave Labs said on Sept. 25 that its V4 Equities Hub was…
Coinbase gives community banks a stablecoin bridge while supplying infrastructure underneath
Coinbase’s new partnership with payments platform Moov gives community banks and credit unions a route to offer stablecoin services through the financial relationship they already have with businesses. The local institution can remain the customer’s…
Coinbase CEO sees Bitcoin at $400,000, but first it has to clear $81,000
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says Bitcoin’s latest bottom is already in, even as the cryptocurrency remains below a level that historically confirmed recoveries. Armstrong said in Sept. 10 interviews with Bloomberg and CNBC that he expects Bitcoin to…
Circle processed $32 trillion in USDC transfers, yet 95% of its revenue relies entirely on interest rates
Adjusted USDC transfer volume reached $32 trillion in 2026 through Coin Metrics’ August measurement, with each dollar of supply turning over 741 times at an annualized rate. Those figures signal reach and settlement intensity. Circle’s…
A validator reward failure on Core DAO triggers exchange transfer blocks and leaves token issuance in question
Core DAO validator rewards exceeded the protocol’s intended levels for a small group of validators, the project said, creating an unresolved supply question for the CORE token as two exchanges restricted transfers. Core DAO said it had identified…
Deribit moved 90% of client assets to Coinbase, then killed its daily proof-of-reserves check
Deribit will remove its public Proof of Reserves page on Sept. 1, ending a daily check customers could use to verify balance inclusion and compare aggregate liabilities with published wallet holdings. Regulator-required reserve, reconciliation and audit…
Coinbase’s $104M US500 trading spike hits an early reality check
Coinbase US500 futures reached a $100 million milestone, giving the exchange an early test of whether a crypto-native trading mechanism can travel into regulated US equity markets. The chart attached to Armstrong’s Aug. 28 post tracked trailing 24-hour…