DeFi
Uniswap’s grip on stablecoin swaps sets up institutional test on Circle’s Arc
Uniswap now handles 57% of EVM stablecoin volume, positioning it as default liquidity venue as BlackRock and Visa back Circle's Arc chain.
By Oliver Bennett —Stablecoins
Business
Circle’s Arc mainnet hands stablecoin rail control to Wall Street’s biggest names
Circle's Layer-1 network goes live on 16 September with BlackRock, DTCC, ICE, Visa and Mastercard as founding validators.
By Oliver Bennett —
Business
Cloudflare’s AI wallet rollout tests governance limits of machine-to-machine payments
Cloudflare opens stablecoin wallet handles for AI agents, raising fresh questions over oversight of autonomous machine payments.
By Rajesh Patel —
Business
Mastercard folds licensed stablecoin rails in-house with $1.8bn BVNK deal close
Mastercard has completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK, absorbing multi-jurisdiction licences into its payments network.
By Rajesh Patel —
Regulation
BlackRock tokenises money market funds to meet GENIUS Act reserve rules
BlackRock's new on-chain cash funds aim to qualify as stablecoin reserve assets under US law, deepening its Circle ties and tokenisation push.
By Freya Macdonald —
Regulation
South Korea’s $367m stablecoin outflow extends to 18 months as licensing gap bites
FSS data show Korean exchanges losing stablecoins offshore for 18 straight months, as restrictive licensing pushes retail capital abroad.
By Oliver Bennett —
Markets
Binance’s estimated $7bn stablecoin exodus renews focus on exchange liquidity concentration
An analyst estimate puts Binance's year-to-date stablecoin net outflows at $7bn, reviving questions over liquidity concentration at the dominant exchange.
By Oliver Bennett —
Regulation
MiCA compliance squeeze pushes EU exchanges away from Tether toward USDC, EURC
Europe's stablecoin licensing regime is steering exchange liquidity from USDT to MiCA-compliant tokens such as USDC and EURC.
By Oliver Bennett —
DeFi
Brale’s ION Protocol enters crowded field of burn-and-mint stablecoin transfers
Brale has launched ION Protocol, a burn-and-mint system for moving stablecoins across chains, echoing Circle's established CCTP model.
By Rajesh Patel — July 29, 2026
Regulation
USDC’s $73bn reserve pool underscores BlackRock’s hold on stablecoin plumbing
Circle's USDC reserves reached $73.1bn on 23 July, mostly parked in a BlackRock-run fund of cash, T-bills and overnight repo.
By Oliver Bennett — July 28, 2026