Stablecoins and Crime: Why the Banking Narrative Doesn’t Hold Up
In recent weeks, a New York Times article has reignited a thorny debate: do stablecoins facilitate money laundering? The immediate response from the crypto industry was
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Circle Steps Into Aave Governance With Emergency Proposal After Days‑Long Ethereum Freeze
TL;DR: Circle intervened in Aave’s governance forum to propose an emergency solution to a liquidity crisis that lasted more than four days. The $292 million hack
Circle Proposes Emergency Rate Changes to Unlock Frozen Aave USDC Pool
TL;DR: The utilization of the USDC pool in Aave V3 Ethereum reached a critical 99.87%, leaving barely 3 million dollars in available liquidity currently. Gordon Liao,
Maker’s Spark and USDC Capture the $10B Aave Exodus
TL;DR: Over $10 billion left Aave following the Kelp DAO exploit for $292 million, which impacted the cross-chain backing of rsETH. Capital fragmented across Maker’s Spark,
Solana DeFi Tests Liquidity Depth as USDC Borrow Rates Surge
TL;DR: The Solana ecosystem suffers a liquidity crisis after the security breach at KelpDAO on April 20, draining USDC reserves. Leading protocols such as Jupiter and
Why Calling a Synthetic Dollar a “Stablecoin” Is a Dangerous Mistake
For far too long, the cryptocurrency industry has committed a cardinal sin of oversimplification. We toss instruments into the same linguistic bucket—”stablecoin“—that are as fundamentally different
Tangem Launches Global Rollout of Tangem Pay for Direct USDC Spending
Tangem announced the launch of Tangem Pay, its retail payment service that allows users to spend USDC directly from their self-custody wallets at any merchant that accepts Visa.
Coinbase Brings High‑Limit USDC Loans to the UK Backed by Overcollateralized Crypto Assets
TL;DR: Coinbase launched USDC loans backed by cryptocurrencies for UK users, with BTC, ETH and cbETH as collateral. The loans operate on Morpho, an onchain protocol
Polymarket’s V2 Overhaul Goes Live Next Week — Here’s What Changes Everything
TL;DR Polymarket will deploy its V2 upgrade on April 22, requiring a full migration as V1 shuts down permanently after a brief downtime of about one
Circle Introduces USDC Bridge to Deliver Predictable, Transparent Cross‑Chain Transfers
TL;DR: Launch and Technology: Circle introduces USDC Bridge based on CCTP to move native assets 1:1 through a direct burn-and-mint process. Costs and Transparency: Fees are
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