StablecoinsAdoption2 SourcesColumn Launches Stablecoin Card Issuing to Challenge Mastercard and MarqetaColumn has launched stablecoin infrastructure and card issuing services on its banking platform, directly competing with...Sep 17, 2026, 07:07 AMColumnMastercard
ExchangesSecurity2 SourcesMEXC Intercepts 38.66M USDT in Risk Funds Over July–AugustMEXC released a security report showing it intercepted all 215 reports of risk-related funds totaling 38.66 million USDT...Sep 16, 2026, 06:02 PMMEXCBitcoin
Layer 1Stablecoins6 SourcesCircle Launches Arc Mainnet With BlackRock, USDC Fees, 100+ Apps LiveCircle launched Arc mainnet on September 16, a proof-of-authority blockchain charging gas exclusively in USDC and operat...Sep 16, 2026, 01:19 PMCircleArc
ExchangesRegulation3 SourcesDeutsche Bank Pursues Regulatory Approval for Institutional Crypto CustodyDeutsche Bank plans to launch an institutional crypto custody service this year supporting Bitcoin, Ether, USDC, EURC, a...Sep 16, 2026, 12:03 PMDeutsche BankBitcoin
StablecoinsMarkets2 SourcesVisa, Mastercard, and 140+ Firms Launch Open USD StablecoinVisa, Mastercard, Stripe, Coinbase, BlackRock, and over 140 other companies have launched Open USD (OUSD), a new stablec...Sep 15, 2026, 03:04 AMVisaMastercard
StablecoinsMarkets2 SourcesCircle Stock Falls 13% as Coinbase, BlackRock Back Rival Open USD StablecoinCircle's stock fell 13% Tuesday after Coinbase, BlackRock, Stripe, and more than 100 other firms backed Open USD, a riva...Sep 15, 2026, 02:08 AMCircleOpen USD
Stablecoins2 SourcesOpen Standard Launches Open USD Stablecoin With 140+ Financial PartnersOpen Standard unveiled Open USD, a dollar-backed stablecoin governed and owned collectively by over 140 financial and te...Sep 15, 2026, 12:01 AMOpen StandardOpen USD
StablecoinsMarkets2 SourcesCircle Stock Falls 17.5% on Russell Removal, Open USD CompetitionCircle's CRCL stock fell 17.5% to $62.63 on Tuesday following removal from Russell Growth indexes and the launch of Open...Sep 14, 2026, 12:05 AMCircleCRCL
StablecoinsAdoption2 SourcesCoinbase Partners with Moov to Offer Stablecoin Services to 1,000 Community BanksCoinbase and fintech platform Moov announced a partnership to connect over 1,000 community banks and credit unions with ...Sep 13, 2026, 09:07 PMCoinbaseMoov
Stablecoins2 SourcesCircle Ends USDC Support on Noble, Leaving $92M at StakeCircle will stop minting new USDC on the Cosmos-based Noble chain effective October 13, with full contract suspension fo...Sep 11, 2026, 04:05 PMCircleUSDC
DeFi2 SourcesCompound Launches Institutional USDC Market With 87% LTV RatioCompound Foundation opened an institutional-only lending market offering USDC against ETH, wstETH, WBTC, and cbBTC at lo...Sep 9, 2026, 05:01 PMCompoundUSDC
StablecoinsAdoption3 SourcesCircle Acquires Cross-Border Payments Firm Tazapay for $400MCircle has agreed to acquire cross-border payments platform Tazapay for $400 million in an all-stock deal. The acquisiti...Sep 9, 2026, 06:02 AMCircleTazapay
