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USDC Holders Can Now Earn Yield on Crypto Options Exchange Deribit

The reward rate for USDC on the exchange is 4% as of July 2025, but rates are subject to change by Coinbase.

Yield sign (Shutterstock)

Markets

Tether/Circle Stablecoin Supply Growth Signals Strong Liquidity Backing Crypto Rally

The market capitalization of the two largest stablecoins — USDT and USDC — reached new records this week, a sign that capital is flowing into digital asset markets.

USDT and USDC combined market capitalization (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

Alibaba Founder-Backed Ant Group to Integrate Circle’s USDC on Its Blockchain

The move is part of Ant's broader effort to build a platform that supports various forms of digital currencies, including tokenized assets.

Circle's logo on a building (Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Finance

Circle Has USDC Revenue Sharing Deal With Second-Largest Crypto Exchange ByBit: Sources

Assume any exchange that has some material amount of USDC has an agreement with Circle, said one person familiar with the situation.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Markets

Coinbase Is Driving Adoption of Circle's USDC for Payments, Financial Services: Bernstein

The crypto exchange is becoming one of USDC's most active advocates across payments and financial services, Bernstein said.

Stablecoins to Watch: USDC Could Expand to 10 More Blockchains

Finance

Circle Applies for National Trust Bank Charter

A federal trust charter would bring Circle under direct federal bank regulator oversight, aligning it with how traditional financial institutions are overseen.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Finance

Anchorage to Phase Out USDC, Agora USD Citing Risks, Stirring Fierce Backlash

The crypto custodian rated USDC and AUSD poorly for regulatory oversight and reserve management, while executives from VanEck, Coinbase and others questioned the ranking.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Markets

Stablecoins Are the ‘Quiet Winners’ of Polymarket’s Surge: Coinbase Research

Polymarket’s growth fuels USDC demand, with stablecoins driving high-velocity settlement activity.

Shayne Coplan, CEO, Polymarket, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk).

Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: Asia's Banks Look to Stablecoins to Prevent Deposit Flight

PLUS: Bakkt is entering the BTC Treasury market with a $1 billion BTC purchase.

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

Finance

Taurus Releases Open Source Privacy Tech for Stablecoins, Starts With Circle's USDC

Taurus’s stablecoin privacy layer uses zero-knowledge proofs and was built atop the Aztec Network.

Close-up of horns on a black bull against a dark background. (Coindesk archives)