Circle’s new USDC ambassador? DJ Khaled
Circle has posted a promo photo of DJ Khaled via its USDC X account, despite the musician’s previous charges for shilling 2018’s Centra ICO.
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Circle’s refusal to ‘burn and reissue’ stolen USDC angers prosecutors, report
Prosecutors in Wisconsin and New York are upset with stablecoin giant Circle after it repeatedly hindered attempts to recover stolen funds.
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Open USD is lying about its 149 partnerships, report
A number of South Korean firms, including Samsung, reportedly haven't agreed partner with stablecoin newcomer Open USD.
OUSD stole Hyperliquid’s homework — then hit Circle with it
OUSD, which borrows heavily from Hyperliquid’s USDH playbook, is a new stablecoin that a consortium of more than 140 companies will operate.
Tether vs. Circle: The battle for stablecoin dominance
USDT and USDC are still competing for dominance of the USD stablecoin market, both showing a willingness to get close to Trump.
Tether challenges USDC Solana hegemony with $127.5M Drift bailout
Tether has pledged up to $127.5M to help Drift “support user recovery and relaunch the Drift platform” after a $285M hack.
Inside the $280M Drift hack: weeks of setup, minutes to drain
Drift Protocol was hacked for roughly $280M yesterday after a likely social engineering scheme breached its multisig approvals.
Liquity accused of ‘market manipulation’ after Circle acquisition April Fools’
Liquity's April Fools' bit that joked it was being bought by the stablecoin giant Circle led to allegations of “market manipulation.”
‘Bad actor’ Circle slammed for letting stolen $3M USDC sit unfrozen
Of a total of $17 million stolen from victim addresses, $3 million in USDC is yet to be frozen by issuer Circle.
Tons of tax docs awaiting Visa card issuers settling in USDC
Any US bank or fintech company that receives USDC instead of dollars will need to file timestamped records of every transaction.