Data from crypto banking platform Brighty shows Spain as the leading European retail market for Circle's euro-pegged stablecoin EURC, accounting for 36% of transactions and 25% of volume in 2025 and early 2026. Spanish users treat EURC like a standard euro on a card, facilitating small-value payments and daily spending with minimal exchange friction. This contrasts with other countries like France, where EURC is used more for larger transfers. Spain's strong retail adoption is linked to higher crypto familiarity and institutional readiness among local banks, positioning it as a key hub for euro stablecoin activity under the EU's MiCA regulation framework.
Ondo Global Markets reached $1 billion in total value locked (TVL) for tokenized stocks by May 2026, with projections to hit $5 billion by year-end. USDC, Circle's stablecoin, is the preferred settlement currency for these tokenized equities, favored...
JPMorgan has raised concerns that HyperliquidX's rapid expansion and large USDC holdings could undermine the economic model of Circle's USDC stablecoin. HyperliquidX, a decentralized perpetual exchange, has amassed over $5 billion in USDC and is shif...
Starknet introduced STRK20, a privacy framework on its Ethereum Layer-2 network that shields ERC-20 token balances and transactions using encrypted notes and zero-knowledge proofs. This system allows private transfers and swaps without separate priva...
Bitcoin is expected to hold above $56,000 on July 13, supported by upcoming June CPI inflation data and major bank earnings reports. Circle received final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for its national trust bank, a...
Circle has minted $250 million worth of USD Coin (USDC) on the Solana blockchain, increasing the stablecoin's liquidity on Solana by more than 10% in a single transaction. This move is part of a larger trend with nearly $1 billion USDC introduced to ...
