Intuit to Integrate Circle’s USDC Across Financial Platforms
Intuit announced a multi-year partnership with Circle to integrate USDC and stablecoin infrastructure into its financial platforms to support faster and lower-cost payments.
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Intuit announced a multi-year partnership with Circle to integrate USDC and stablecoin infrastructure into its financial platforms to support faster and lower-cost payments.
World Liberty Financial has proposed allocating 5% of its WLFI treasury to expand adoption of its USD1 stablecoin through partnerships and ecosystem incentives.
India’s competition regulator has approved Coinbase’s minority investment in CoinDCX, reinforcing the US exchange’s renewed focus on the Indian market.
SBI Ripple Asia has signed an MoU with Doppler Finance to explore real-world asset tokenization and XRP-based yield infrastructure on the XRP Ledger.
Tether has launched PearPass, a peer-to-peer password manager designed to eliminate cloud storage risks by keeping credentials locally encrypted on user devices.
Hut 8 shares surged after the Bitcoin miner announced a large-scale AI infrastructure partnership and a long-term data center lease tied to hyperscale demand.
Exodus and MoonPay plan to launch a fully reserved US dollar stablecoin in early 2026 to support self-custodial, everyday digital payments.
Aave CEO Stani Kulechov outlined a 2026 roadmap centered on a major protocol upgrade, real-world asset expansion, and a consumer-facing mobile app.
Pakistan has signed a non-binding agreement with Binance to explore tokenizing up to $2 billion in state assets and advancing a national stablecoin framework.
The Bank of Canada has outlined strict expectations for stablecoins, signaling that only fully backed, transparent tokens will be permitted under forthcoming regulations.