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Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta is now offering stablecoin payouts to content creators in certain countries.

Meta Launches USDC Stablecoin Creator Payouts on Solana and Polygon via Stripe

The social media giant suggests a host of popular wallets creators can use including MetaMask, Phantom, and Binance.

Meta begins offering USDC creator payouts to crypto wallets on Solana and Polygon blockchains

Circle minted $500 million in USDC on the Solana network on April 29, with the issuance being part of a week that saw Solana process $3.25 billion in fresh USDC supply. Key Takeaways: Circle minted $500 million in USDC on Solana, as flagged by onchain intelligence firm Arkham. Solana's weekly USDC issuance hit $3.

Circle Mints $500 Million in USDC on Solana as Weekly Issuance Tops $3.25 Billion

Coinbase has partnered with Nium to enable global payments using USD Coin, expanding stablecoin use in cross-border transactions. The integration reflects growing demand for faster settlement and reduced reliance on traditional banking infrastructure. Key Takeaways: Coinbase expands USDC payments through Nium's network across 190+ countries.

Coinbase Brings USDC Payouts to Nium's Network Across 190+ Countries

Aave

Some users pushed back via Aave's governance forum, fearing the changes would fuel liquidations on the lending protocol.

Circle Economist Proposes 50% Rate Ceiling to Snap Aave's USDC Liquidity Crisis

Gordon Liao, Circle's Chief Economist, submitted a governance proposal on April 22, 2026, calling on Aave to raise USDC borrow rates sharply on its V3 Ethereum Core market after a $292 million exploit against KelpDAO left the pool functionally frozen for four consecutive days.

Circle Economist Proposes Higher USDC Rates on Aave V3 After KelpDAO Exploit

Circle Chief Economist Gordon Liao proposed raising USDC borrowing rates on Aave to ease post-KelpDAO liquidity strains.

Circle chief economist floats higher USDC rates on Aave amid KelpDAO fallout

Institutional access to digital dollar liquidity is growing as cross-border settlement demand rises and stablecoins gain a larger role in market infrastructure. OSL Group and Circle are expanding USDC use across trading, payments, and settlement in Asia. Key Takeaways: OSL Group expanded USDC access across trading, payments, and settlement.

Circle, OSL Expand USDC Access as Asia Cross-Border Demand Grows

Stellar

Stablecoin-based remittances are moving deeper into mainstream payments, widening access to faster cross-border transfers and digital dollar services. Moneygram's expanded Stellar partnership signals stronger momentum for blockchain infrastructure in everyday financial use. Key Takeaways: Moneygram expands USDC services to boost cross-border remittance access. Stellar enables faster, lower-cost transactions through blockchain rails.

Moneygram and Stellar Expand USDC Push Amid Stablecoin Growth

Funds leaving Aave are splitting across safer lending, simpler ETH exposure and off-chain yield, with stablecoins acting as a temporary refuge.

Flight to safety: How Maker's Spark and USDC are winning the $10 billion Aave breakup

Every crypto-related stock in the market now has its own differentiated business models that respond to different drivers.

Circle tops crypto stocks with 30% gain as stablecoin growth outpaces Coinbase slump

Crypto-backed borrowing is gaining traction as Coinbase extends a proven U.S. lending model into the U.K. The move broadens access to on-chain liquidity and signals wider international growth for Coinbase's credit strategy. Key Takeaways: Coinbase expanded U.K. access to USDC loans backed by BTC, ETH, and cbETH.

Coinbase Expands USDC Loans to UK After Strong US Demand

Coinbase's facility allows UK users to borrow up to $5 million in USDC against bitcoin, ether, and cbETH via Morpho on Base.

Coinbase expands USDC borrowing to UK, allowing loans against bitcoin, ether

A crypto whale tracked as 0xeCE7 shifted $225 million in USDC onto Binance, Bybit, and Deribit and then pulled 32,007 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)—valued at about $77.52 million—off Binance after buying. The burst of activity arrives as a long-dormant Bitcoin whale has resurfaced, moving roughly $469.8 million in BTC after more than 14 years of silence and reminding traders how closely markets watch big wallets.

Crypto Whale Moves $225 Million USDC Before Pulling $77.52 Million Ethereum

Circle launched the USDC Bridge this week, giving users a direct, Circle-operated interface to move native USDC across supported blockchains without wrapped tokens, liquidity pools, or manual route selection. Key Takeaways: Circle launched the USDC Bridge this week, enabling native 1:1 cross-chain USDC transfers via CCTP.

Circle Launches USDC Bridge for Native Cross-Chain Transfers Across EVM Networks

USDC Bridge is Circle's official, native cross-chain bridging solution powered by its Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol.

Circle rolls out USDC Bridge for native cross-chain stablecoin transfers

Circle has faced pushback online for standing pat as actors used its cross-chain protocol to move stolen funds.

Drift Taps Tether for $148 Million Recovery Plan, Ditches Circle's USDC Following DeFi Exploit

Drift Protocol said it has secured up to $127.5 million from Tether to support user recovery after the April 1 exploit.

Drift secures up to $127 million from Tether for user recovery, pivots from Circle's USDC to USDT after $280 million exploit

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire told Reuters on Thursday that a yuan-backed stablecoin represents a “tremendous opportunity” for China as currency competition shifts onto blockchain infrastructure. Key Takeaways: Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire predicted China could launch a yuan-backed stablecoin within 3 to 5 years. USDC grew 72% year-on-year to $75.3 billion by end-2025, boosted by U.S.

Report: China Yuan Stablecoin Could Arrive in 3 to 5 Years, Circle CEO Says

The money will be used by Drift to recover user funds after more than $270 million in clients assets were exploited this month, and will relaunch the protocol as a USDT-based perpetuals DEX on Solana.

Drift gets $148 million funding from Tether and partners as it replaces Circle stablecoin with USDT after massive exploit

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) CEO Jeremy Allaire said China could launch a yuan-backed stablecoin within three to five years, calling it a “tremendous opportunity” as digital money integrates into global trade. The Yuan Play China wants to expand the yuan's role in the global financial system, and stablecoins have emerged as a way to export a currency by making it easier for global payments, Allaire told Reuters.

Circle CEO Flags 'Tremendous Opportunity' For Yuan Stablecoin

The pitch is global scale for the yuan, but capital controls, offshore limits and convertibility gaps still stand in the way

Circle CEO says China could launch yuan stablecoin within 3 to 5 years as currency race heats up

Chinese authorities have said yuan-pegged stablecoins cannot be issued offshore without prior regulatory approval.

Circle CEO Allaire sees ‘tremendous opportunity' for yuan stablecoin: report

Circle Internet Group sees "tremendous opportunity" for yuan-backed stablecoin as digital money becomes increasingly integrated into global trade and finance, said the chief of the world's largest regulated stablecoin issuer.

Circle CEO sees 'tremendous opportunity' for yuan-backed stablecoin

Bitcoin

Ethereum

Rootstocklabs has launched Atlas, a single interface for moving bitcoin and other assets into Rootstock, the Bitcoin layer two ( L2) network that has operated since 2018. Key Takeaways: Rootstocklabs launched Atlas on April 15, 2026, consolidating BTC bridging into one interface for all users. BTCFi is a $4.

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