Stablecoins

Dark market activity on Telegram persists despite B Huione ban – Elliptic

Dark market activity on Telegram persists despite $27B Huione ban – Elliptic

Telegram-based dark markets rapidly filled the gap left by Huione Guarantee after the $27 billion marketplace disappeared on May 13, according to a June 23 Elliptic report. Elliptic noted that Telegram banned thousands of Huione Guarantee channels and usernames once researchers traced billions of USDT-denominated sales to pig-butchering scams. However, data shows that merchants immediately […]

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Trump Dynasty Quietly Reduces Clout In World Liberty Financial—Report

Trump Dynasty Quietly Reduces Clout In World Liberty Financial—Report

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure US President Donald Trump’s family appears to have cut its stake in World Liberty Financial by a big margin in recent weeks. Shares once held under DT Marks DeFi LLC dropped from 75% at the end of 2024 to about 40% today. That

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Weekly Crypto Regulation News Roundup: U.S. Senate Advances Stablecoin Bill, DOJ Recovers 5M

Weekly Crypto Regulation News Roundup: U.S. Senate Advances Stablecoin Bill, DOJ Recovers $225M

The week saw dramatic developments in crypto regulation—from sweeping new legislation in the U.S. Senate to the largest crypto seizure in U.S. history. As lawmakers move to formalize stablecoin rules and enforcement agencies crack down on fraud, the digital asset industry continues to operate under increasing crypto regulation and legal scrutiny. Here’s your roundup of

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Tether Assists DOJ in 5M Stablecoin Seizure Linked to ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam

Tether Assists DOJ in $225M Stablecoin Seizure Linked to ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam

Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, has been commended by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for assisting in a major enforcement operation. The collaboration led to the seizure of approximately $225 million in USDT tied to a global “pig butchering” scam, a large-scale fraud scheme that used sophisticated crypto tactics to deceive

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Trump family cuts stake in World Liberty Financial by 20%

Trump family cuts stake in World Liberty Financial by 20%

President Donald Trump’s family has reduced its stake in World Liberty Financial (WLFI) in the last couple of weeks, Forbes reported on June 20. DT Marks DEFI LLC, the Trump family’s main holding company for the project, has trimmed its ownership from 75% in December 2024 to about 60% by January and further down to

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Tether and Circle Still Rule

Tether and Circle Still Rule

The total stablecoin supply has surpassed $250 billion for the first time, according to the latest stats shared by Delphi Digital. Yield-bearing stablecoins are expanding rapidly, with Ethena alone reaching nearly $6 billion since launch. Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC continue to dominate the space, and collectively account for 86% of the outstanding supply. However,

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Coinbase Introduces Circle’s USDC Stablecoin As Collateral In US Futures

Coinbase Introduces Circle’s USDC Stablecoin As Collateral In US Futures

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, has announced a partnership with Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) Nodal Clear to integrate Circle’s USDC stablecoin as collateral for futures trading.  USDC Set To Become Regulated Collateral According to the official announcement released on Wednesday, Coinbase Derivatives, LLC,

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Donald Trump wants immediate action on GENIUS Act

Donald Trump wants immediate action on GENIUS Act

President Donald Trump, who has interests in the stablecoin USD1 via his involvement in World Liberty Financial, has called on the US House of Representatives to move quickly on the GENIUS Act, a new bill aimed at regulating stablecoins and boosting America’s role in the digital asset economy. In a June 19 post shared on

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Coinbase launches stablecoin payment stack with USDC checkout targeting commerce giants

Coinbase launches stablecoin payment stack with USDC checkout targeting commerce giants

Coinbase officially launched Coinbase Payments on June 18, a three-layer platform that enables commerce providers to add USDC checkout without running their blockchain infrastructure. The stack begins with Stablecoin Checkout, a wallet-native interface that supports hundreds of wallets, delivers gas-free transactions, and records payments in USDC.  Beneath it, an E-commerce Engine exposes application programming interfaces

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Arthur Hayes says only exchange-backed or bank-linked stablecoins can thrive

Arthur Hayes says only exchange-backed or bank-linked stablecoins can thrive

Arthur Hayes said that stablecoin issuers who cannot immediately tap a large exchange, a Web2 platform, or a legacy bank will struggle to survive. In a June 16 blog post, the BitMEX co-founder recounted how the banking shutdowns in the 2010s in Hong Kong and Mainland China drove traders toward Tether.  Bitfinex and Tether allowed

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