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Markets

Circle’s USDC Overtakes Tether's USDT in Onchain Activity as Regulation Drives Shift: JPMorgan

USDC leapfrogged USDT in onchain activity as regulatory clarity pushes investors toward transparent and compliant stablecoins.

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Markets

Investment Bank Mizuho Says Visa Is Becoming the ‘Stablecoin of Stablecoins’

Visa’s growing stablecoin network positions it as the key infrastructure player in blockchain payments, while individual tokens risk becoming commoditized assets.

A Visa card being held to next to a payment terminal. (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

Markets

Coinbase Upgraded at JPMorgan, Seeing Potential $34B Opportunity in Base Token

Analysts from the banking giant upgraded Coinbase to overweight from neutral and raised its price target on the stock to $404 from $342.

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Markets

Crypto Market Maker B2C2 Launches PENNY to Enable Instant, Zero-Fee Stablecoin Swaps

The institutional liquidity provider’s new platform says it will let users exchange stablecoins like USDT and USDC across multiple blockchains without fees.

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Markets

Stablecoins Surge to Record $314B Market Cap as Institutional Race Heats Up: Canaccord

Regulation and new players are driving stablecoin momentum and paving the way for a new internet “money layer,” the broker said

DeFi networks are global. (NASA/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase-Backed Pilot Program Hands Out $12,000 in Crypto to Low-Income New Yorkers

A new Coinbase-funded pilot in New York is exploring how crypto aid via dollar-backed stablecoin USDC could change the lives of young adult residents.

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Markets

Citizens Starts Circle Coverage With Market Perform Rating on Stablecoin Growth, Valuation

Circle is positioned to benefit from surging stablecoin adoption and supportive regulation, but the company’s valuation already reflects much of the upside.

Circle Internet President Heath Tarbert

Markets

Stablecoin Market Surges on U.S. Regulation, With Circle's USDC Gaining Ground: JPMorgan

The bank's analysts said the GENIUS Act has fueled a 42% jump in stablecoin growth this year, with Circle’s USDC chipping away at Tether’s dominance.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)

Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: Native Markets Wins Right to Issue USDH After Validator Vote

Stripe-owned Bridge to manage reserves alongside BlackRock, with rollout starting in days.

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Tech

Popular DEX Hyperliquid Moves Forward to Launch Proprietary Stablecoin

A proprietary stablecoin could reduce Hyperliquid's dependency on USDC and potentially capture a part of the revenues from reserve assets.

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