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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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 is no longer accepting USDT for payouts and is switching to Circle-issued stablecoin USDC instead.
Kontigo, which allows Latin American users to dodge inflation by using "digital dollars" has been forced to reimburse over 1,000 accounts.
Any US bank or fintech company that receives USDC instead of dollars will need to file timestamped records of every transaction.
The GENIUS Act forbids any interest payments by Circle to USDC holders, causing them to venture elsewhere for APRs of 59% or beyond.
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's USDC has made substantial gains in 2025 across several metrics against its main stablecoin competitor, Tether's USDT.
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 and Tether, the two largest stablecoins, have adopted different tactics when it comes to the management of their reserves.
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.