Celsius Receives the Greenlight To Sue Tether for $4 Billion - Celsius' bankruptcy suit against Tether moves forward as the firm claims it breached a contract by quickly liquidating $4 billion in Bitcoin. With $4 billion at stake, the case could reveal deeper financial issues.The post Celsius Receives the Greenlight To Sue Tether for $4 Billion appeared firs...

Ripple Follows Circle in Bid for US Banking License - Crypto payments firm Ripple said Wednesday that it has applied for a national bank charter from the OCC, just days after Circle did the same.

Ripple Applies for US National Bank License Amid Stablecoin Push - Ripple filed for a US national bank license to support RLUSD, joining Circle and others moving toward regulated crypto finance.The post Ripple Applies for US National Bank License Amid Stablecoin Push appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Instant Payments Fintech Ivy Adds Circle’s USDC, EURC Stablecoins - Ivy, a German startup focused on instant payments, said it added access to Circle's (CIRCL) USDC and EURC stablecoins to its always on-transaction rails.The Berlin-based fintech’s platform allows crypto firms, payment service providers (PSPs) and e-commerce merchants to instantly make bank paymen...

Circle unveils Gateway to unify USDC stablecoin access across multiple blockchains - Circle Gateway will enable a unified USDC balance for users to access the tokens real-time across different networks, the company said.

Circle Launches USDC Chain Abstraction Tool for Devs - Circle Gateway unifies USDC held across different chains into a single balance with cross-chain liquidity.

Circle Wants a Bank Charter - The USDC issuer has applied for a US trust bank license which would allow it to custody its own reserves.

What Circle’s US Trust Bank Bid Means for USDT and Stablecoin Competition - USDC stablecoin issuer Circle just applied to become a US national trust bank. But the bigger story isn’t banking—it’s stablecoin dominance.  As Congress moves to regulate stablecoins with the GENIUS Act, Circle’s move could signal a coming power shift from USDT to USDC in the US market. Circle’s...

Crypto lending protocol Maple integrates EtherFi’s weETH as collateral - The integration will allow “qualified borrowers to access USDC loans while earning ETHFI incentives,” the startup said in a statement.

Stablecoin Giant Circle Wants to Be Its Own Bank, Applies for National Trust License - Circle is seeking approval from the OCC to establish a national trust bank to oversee its USDC stablecoin reserves.

Circle applies for US banking license, enabling it to act as custodian for USDC reserves: report - Circle has applied for a national banking license, according to Reuters. which would enable it to act as a custodian for its own reserves.

Circle Applies for National Trust Bank Charter - Circle (CRCL), the company behind the USDC stablecoin, said Monday it has filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to form a federally regulated national trust bank.A federal trust charter would bring Circle under direct OCC oversight, aligning it with how tradition...

Circle Valuation Is 'Outside Our Comfort Zone,' Initiate at Underweight: JPMorgan - Wall Street heavyweight JPMorgan (JPM) initiated coverage of stablecoin issuer Circle (CRCL) with an underweight rating and an underwhelming $80 price target. The shares were trading 4.5% higher at around $189 at publication time.Circle is well positioned, the bank said, and its USDC stablecoin h...

Anchorage to Phase Out USDC, Agora USD Citing Risks, Stirring Fierce Backlash - Anchorage Digital, a crypto custodian and federally chartered bank, said it will start phasing out and direct institutional clients to convert USDC USDC and other stablecoins into rival token Global Dollar (USDG) in a sweeping move that drew criticism from industry players.The firm released a "St...

CoinDesk Weekly Recap: Stablecoins Dominate the Cycle - With the near-passage of the GENIUS Act and a host of companies announcing stablecoin initiatives, stablecoin-related assets have been on a tear. Circle, issuer of USDC, has seen its stock rise about 500% since its debut on June 5. This week, the company was valued at a staggering $77 billion, wh...

Trump-Linked DeFi Project World Liberty Teams With Re7 for USD1 Stablecoin Vault - World Liberty Financial (WLF), the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol associated with U.S. President Donald Trump and his family, is working with Re7 Labs to establish a vault for its USD1 stablecoin on lending platforms Euler and Lista, the companies said in a statement Friday.The move is par...