Layer 2Adoption3 SourcesCircle Acquires Axelar's Interop Labs Team and IP; AXL Falls 25%Circle announced it has acquired the Interop Labs team and intellectual property from Axelar, bolstering its cross-chain...Oct 13, 2026, 06:21 PMCircleAxelar
StablecoinsRegulation2 SourcesMoody's Assigns Speculative-Grade B3 Rating to Sky Stablecoin IssuerMoody's rated Sky, a stablecoin issuer, at B3 with a stable outlook, placing it in the speculative-grade category. The r...Oct 10, 2026, 11:03 PMSkyMoody's
AdoptionStablecoins2 SourcesCircle Brings USDC and EURC Stablecoin Payments to SAP Enterprise SoftwareCircle and integration partner Tereina have enabled USDC and EURC stablecoin payments within SAP Pay, allowing eligible ...Oct 8, 2026, 09:16 PMCircleUSDC
StablecoinsAdoption2 SourcesCircle's DJ Khaled Partnership Draws Swift Backlash Over 2018 SEC SettlementCircle announced a partnership with DJ Khaled for its USDC stablecoin without disclosing his 2018 SEC settlement related...Oct 6, 2026, 11:13 PMCircleUSDC
ExchangesStablecoins6 SourcesOKX Closes $25B Funding Round With Circle, Ripple, Standard CharteredOKX completed a strategic investment round at a $25 billion pre-money valuation from Circle, Ripple, Qube Research & Tec...Oct 6, 2026, 06:14 PMOKXCircle
StablecoinsRegulation3 SourcesCircle Urges EU to Relax Bank Deposit Rules for Stablecoins Under MiCACircle submitted comments to the European Commission arguing that MiCA's fixed bank deposit requirements for stablecoin ...Oct 2, 2026, 08:05 PMCircleUSDC
StablecoinsRegulation2 SourcesCircle Calls for MiCA Overhaul as Compliance Rate Lags at 10%Circle submitted an October 1 policy proposal to EU regulators urging changes to MiCA's stablecoin issuance and reserve ...Oct 2, 2026, 01:02 PMCircleUSDC
Stablecoins2 SourcesOpen USD Launches Stablecoin With $1B Liquidity, Equity Tied to GrowthOpen Standard launched Open USD across four blockchains with $1 billion in liquidity commitments from five founding part...Sep 30, 2026, 05:02 PMOpen USDOpen Standard
StablecoinsDeFi2 SourcesOpen USD Launches Stablecoin With $1B Liquidity, Ties Equity to GrowthOpen USD launched across four blockchains Tuesday with over $1 billion in liquidity commitments from five founding partn...Sep 30, 2026, 05:02 PMOpen USDOpen Standard
Stablecoins2 SourcesCircle CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen to Exit by Year-End; Co-founder Neville Leaves BoardCircle CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen will step down by year-end under an exit agreement that includes $1.05 million in conditional...Sep 28, 2026, 10:14 AMCircleJeremy Fox-Geen
SecurityStablecoins2 SourcesCircle, Tether Freeze $318K in Stablecoins From Bitget HackCircle and Tether blacklisted a wallet holding approximately $318,000 in USDC and USDT tied to a Bitget security breach....Sep 26, 2026, 12:02 AMCircleTether
StablecoinsAdoption3 SourcesCircle Launches StableFX FX Engine on Arc Mainnet for 24/7 TradingCircle launched StableFX on Arc mainnet, enabling approved institutions to trade stablecoin pairs around the clock using...Sep 23, 2026, 10:04 PMCircleStableFX
