Hyundai Card, Hyundai Motor Group's financial arm, successfully completed a $20,000 USDT transfer between its US and Mexico subsidiaries on the Avalanche blockchain in just seven minutes, compared to the usual 3-4 hours via traditional bank wire. This live pilot used real stablecoins and funds, proving blockchain's potential for faster, compliant cross-border corporate payments. Hyundai plans a second trial involving USDC and Visa in Europe, testing scalability across different regulatory environments. This move signals growing corporate interest in blockchain payments but highlights regulatory risks ahead.
Circle's EURC stablecoin has seen record activity in Europe, with 1,760 active addresses and 713 new wallets daily, driven by the MiCA regulation which excludes non-compliant stablecoins like Tether's USDT from European platforms. This regulatory env...
Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, is contesting a criminal case in Wisconsin accusing it of failing to return 381,235 stolen USDC tokens to local authorities. The dispute arose after a scam victim's tokens were frozen by court order, but Cir...
Kaito (KAITO) topped Upbit's crypto 'fear and greed' index with a greed score of 77, showing strong trader interest despite its price closing flat at 988 KRW. The token saw high trading volume of about 51.56 billion KRW, indicating concentrated liqui...
USDC has processed over $90 trillion in cumulative on-chain transactions, marking a major milestone for the stablecoin since its 2018 launch. In the first half of 2026, USDC captured about 70% of adjusted stablecoin transaction volume, far outpacing ...
Recent data from Dune Analytics shows stablecoins USDT and USDC are specializing rather than competing directly. USDT dominates stablecoin payments with $95 billion in transactions, mainly through the Tron network, serving as a key tool for internati...
