regulation
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire told Reuters at the IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok on Oct 16 the issuer plans to enter about 40 emerging markets ahead of the GENIUS Act's January start.
infrastructure
Visa Direct's stablecoin prefunding leaves pilot on October 15 with Inyo Global as first processor; USDC top-ups reach Visa in minutes across 180+ countries.
infrastructure
Circle's October 16 blog breaks out H1 2026 USDC economics: $1.4B revenue, $819M (59%) to partners and transaction costs, $473M (34%) reinvested, ~7% net margin.
regulation
Stablecoin-rails fintech OpenPayd will merge with Titan Acquisition Corp. at a $1.145B equity value, up to $276M gross proceeds, Nasdaq ticker OP, close targeted Q4 2026.
regulation
In its MiCA review submission, Circle argues the 30/60% bank-deposit floor concentrates credit risk and asks the Commission to replace it with a liquidity test.
regulation
A U.S. federal TRO in Newton AC/DC Fund v. Ermilov forced Circle to blacklist Zama's cUSDC contract at 01:08 UTC on May 30, 2026, locking 12.6M USDC.