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.
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Pornhub drops USDT for USDC
Pornhub is no longer accepting USDT for payouts and is switching to Circle-issued stablecoin USDC instead.
Venezuela-focused neobank Kontigo pays back users after $340K USDC hack
Kontigo, which allows Latin American users to dodge inflation by using "digital dollars" has been forced to reimburse over 1,000 accounts.
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.
DeFi is paying big to accumulate USDC
The GENIUS Act forbids any interest payments by Circle to USDC holders, causing them to venture elsewhere for APRs of 59% or beyond.
Just another day in DeFi: A hack, a rug-pull, and $10M saved
The DeFi sector is a financial frontier zone, home to some of crypto’s riskiest experiments. As such, chaos isn’t the exception but the rule.
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.
Circle and Coinbase — a story of two public offerings
Circle's rise after its IPO on its first day of trading is a contrast to Coinbase, which fell on its first day of trading.
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.
Circle wants its USDC payments network to be the Ripple killer
Crypto exchanges report around $55M in RLUSD volume over the last 24 hours — 99.4% less than Circle’s $9.8B for its much larger USDC.