Circle dragged for dragging feet as DeFi protocol GMX hacked
USDC stablecoin issuer Circle has been criticized for not freezing $9M taken in the GMX protocol hack quickly enough.
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Circle grows faster than Tether this year
Circle's USDC has made substantial gains in 2025 across several metrics against its main stablecoin competitor, Tether's USDT.
ANALYSIS: Does the Circle IPO value Tether at $316B?
Circle’s upcoming IPO will provide a unique opportunity to value the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, Tether.
Circle IPO traders send wrong CRCL stock up 16,000%
Circle (CRCL) is going public this week, but traders transposed their excitement to another CRCL stock, which spiked 16,000%.
Circle vs. Tether: What’s in the reserves?
Circle and Tether, the two largest stablecoins, have adopted different tactics when it comes to the management of their reserves.
First Digital defends FDUSD from Justin Sun’s attacks
First Digital Trust has defended its firm after Justin Sun claimed it had misappropriated the vast majority of TrueUSD reserves.
Why is Tether 213% bigger than Circle but 8,000% more profitable?
Circle has filed to go public and admits that it is 98% less profitable than Tether despite sharing a similar business model.
Justin Sun bailed out $500M stablecoin TUSD, report
Filings reveal that Techteryx, the firm behind TrueUSD, required a loan from Justin Sun after its reserves got stuck in First Digital Trust.
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World Liberty Financial announces USD1 without governance vote
World Liberty Financial has announced USD1, its new stablecoin, without consulting with governance token holders.
PayPal and Ripple stablecoins still sub-1% despite ‘stablecoin gold rush’
Despite excellent political and banking conditions for stablecoins, PayPal’s PYUSD and Ripple’s RLUSD are still less than 1% of the market.