Court-ordered Circle freeze traps $12.6 million in Zama cUSDC contract amid Overnight Finance suit
Zama CEO Rand Hindi said the protocol's confidential USDC contract was "caught in a crossfire" and that his team is investigating the freeze.
Circle’s Stablecoin Infrastructure Just Got A Major European Upgrade â And It’s Already Processing Trillions
Orbital, a global payment orchestration platform connecting stablecoin and traditional payment rails, has selected Banking Circle as its primary banking partner to expand stablecoin settlement and multi-currency payment capabilities across Europe â a…
Capital Rotates to High-Performance Networks as Near Protocol Rallies and Bitcoin Hyper Passes $32M
High-performance blockchain infrastructure is attracting significant capital inflows as the broader cryptocurrency market undergoes a selective altcoin rotation. While major assets experience consolidation, Near Protocol (NEAR) and Hyperliquid (HYPE)…
HYPE Jumps 28% in a Week as Capital Rotates Into On-Chain Infrastructure; LiquidChain Nears $1M in Presale
Hyperliquid’s native token HYPE climbed 28% over the past seven days, briefly surpassing Solana on a fully diluted valuation basis as capital rotated out of larger crypto assets and into higher-growth on-chain infrastructure plays. That shift has…
Japan’s Crypto Revolution: 20% Tax Rate and Institutional ETF Gateway
Japan is executing the most consequential crypto regulatory pivot in Asia. The country that once taxed crypto gains at up to 55%, which drove liquidity offshore and cemented its reputation as a hostile jurisdiction for active traders, has now published…
Bitcoin Slips to $77.2K as Macro Pressure Builds, While LiquidChain Presale Nears $780K
Bitcoin has dropped from its May 6 high just below $83,000 to around $77,200 as risk assets come under renewed pressure from rising bond yields, sticky inflation concerns and geopolitical uncertainty. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization now…
Hyperliquid Jumps 17% as Senate Committee Advances Crypto Market Structure Bill
Hyperliquid’s HYPE token jumped over 17% in the last 24 hours to about $46 after the U.S. Senate Banking Committee passed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in a 15-9 bipartisan vote, a move many traders see as a big step toward clearer federal…
Circle Launches Gas-Free Nanopayments Mainnet to Enable Real-Time AI Commerce
Circle just launched its Nanopayments mainnet, a breakthrough payment rail built through Circle Gateway that enables gas‑free micro‑transactions in USDC, from as little as $0.000001 to as large as $1 million, all on the same unified infrastructure. The…
Coinbase Introduces Bitcoin-Backed Loans
Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, has announced the launch of a new Bitcoin-backed loan program. This innovative product allows users to borrow USDC (USD Coin) against their Bitcoin holdings, providing a new way…
Solana’s Stablecoin TVL Reaches $5 Billion in 2024, Reflecting Increased Confidence and Usage
Solana’s stablecoin total value locked (TVL) reached an impressive $5 billion in 2024. This significant growth underscores the increasing confidence and usage of stablecoins within the Solana ecosystem. Stablecoins, which are cryptocurrencies…