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Privacy emerges as crypto’s next 'killer app,' with Arc, Canton and Tempo topping $1 billion in funding
New fundraising rounds for three institution-focused blockchains show how regulation, privacy and corporate competition are reshaping crypto infrastructure, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan.
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest chases Circle stock as it hits a 2-month high
Circle shares rose 16% to $131.76 on Monday, their highest closing price since March 18.
'I don’t think that’s crazy': Here is why Circle is betting on new $3 billion blockchain
The USDC stablecoin issuer is betting Arc can become Wall Street’s blockchain rail for payments and tokenized finance, though analysts still see it as speculative.
Circle raises $222 million for Arc, beats Q1 earnings estimates but misses on revenue
Circle raised $222 million for its Arc blockchain token at a $3 billion valuation, drawing backing from BlackRock, Apollo and Bullish.
Bermuda pushes stablecoin payments with USDC airdrop as it courts crypto firms, regulators
Premier David Burt said Bermuda's "onchain economy" plan aims to bring stablecoins into everyday commerce.
Circle, Coinbase lead crypto stocks rally amid Clarity Act progress, bitcoin hitting $80,000
The market is starting to price in potential winners as stablecoin yield compromise opens path for passing key U.S. digital asset regulation, one analyst said.
Drift gets $148 million funding from Tether and partners as it replaces Circle stablecoin with USDT after massive exploit
The money will be used by Drift to recover user funds after more than $270 million in clients assets were exploited this month, and will relaunch the protocol as a USDT-based perpetuals DEX on Solana.
Circle CEO says China could launch yuan stablecoin within 3 to 5 years as currency race heats up
The pitch is global scale for the yuan, but capital controls, offshore limits and convertibility gaps still stand in the way
Circle CEO says he won’t freeze USDC without a court order even as hackers walk away with millions
Circle defends its hands-off approach to freezing funds as critics point to hundreds of millions in losses tied to delayed action.
The crypto honeymoon is over for now as analysts warn of a major first-quarter profit squeeze
Several major investment firms have preemptively downgraded Coinbase and other platforms as a sharp drop in trading activity and falling token prices threaten to derail upcoming first-quarter earnings results.
