Solana News: SOL Hits 300,000 RWA Holders, Leaving Other Chains in the Dust
In the latest Solana news, the SOL real-world asset ecosystem just crossed 300,000 unique holders, a milestone no competing chain has matched at this scale or speed. SOL is trading at $74.30, down 2.30% over the last 24 hours, yet the on-chain…
Visa launching internal stablecoin platform for clients that provides access to OUSD: report
Open Standard's stablecoin is expected to become a major competitor to Circle's USDC, the dominant stablecoin in the US
Wall Street turns cautious on Circle as analysts warn USDC economics face mounting pressure
Mizuho downgraded the stock and JPMorgan lowered earnings estimates, citing concerns that USDC is coming under pressure.
Circle (CRCL) Wins Final OCC Approval for National Trust Bank
Bitcoin Magazine Circle (CRCL) Wins Final OCC Approval for National Trust Bank Circle Internet Group secured final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today, to establish a national trust bank, a milestone that sent the…
Circle Stock Jumps as Stablecoin Issuer Wins Final Federal Banking Charter Approval
Circle secured final OCC approval to establish a national trust bank, shifting its $73.2 billion stablecoin to a unified federal framework.
Criminal Complaint Against Circle Puts USDC Freeze Policy Under a Microscope
A criminal complaint filed by Wisconsin prosecutors against Circle, the company behind USDC, has put an uncomfortable question back in the spotlight. Why does the world’s second-largest stablecoin issuer appear far less willing than Tether to help…
Standard Chartered Becomes First Global Bank to Offer Direct USDC Access to Institutions
Standard Chartered is the first Global Systemically Important Bank authorized to let institutions mint and redeem Circle's USDC.
CLARITY Act Faces Sub-50% Odds as Senate Clock Ticks Toward August
Jefferies analyst Andrew Moss and his team warned Monday that the CLARITY Act, the defining crypto regulation bill of this Congress, faces a compressing Senate window, with Polymarket odds of passage by end-2026 now sitting at 48%, down from 70% in…
Solana USDC Liquidity Jumps As Circle Mints Another $1 Billion
Solana has received another major injection of stablecoin liquidity after Circle reportedly minted an additional $1 billion in USDC on the network around July 1. The move adds to a year that has already seen unusually large gross USDC issuance on Solana,…
Ripple MiCA Approval Boosts RLUSD, Leaves XRP at $1.10 Support
Ripple has secured preliminary Crypto Asset Service Provider approval from the Luxembourg CSSF under the EU’s MiCA regulation, and XRP dropped 3% on the news. The token is trading at $1.10, down 5% over 24 hours, with the crypto market providing no…