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Circle Urges EU to Replace Stablecoin Bank-Deposit Mandates
Regulation & Politics

Circle Urges EU to Replace Stablecoin Bank-Deposit Mandates

The USDC issuer also wants to preserve cross-border co-issuance and create a recognition route for foreign stablecoins, while central banks demand stronger safeguards.
Visa Says Business Programs Drive About 17% of Stablecoin Card Volume
TradFi & Fintech

Visa Says Business Programs Drive About 17% of Stablecoin Card Volume

Payment volume across Visa’s stablecoin-linked cards grew nearly 200% year over year in its fiscal second quarter.
SMBC Nikko and Nethermind Plan Compliance Hooks for Uniswap Pools
DeFi

SMBC Nikko and Nethermind Plan Compliance Hooks for Uniswap Pools

An MOU with Uniswap Labs, Base and Nyx Foundation targets a Japan-focused DeFi gateway for completion by mid-2027.
Fiserv Launches Roughrider Coin Settlement on Solana
TradFi & Fintech

Fiserv Launches Roughrider Coin Settlement on Solana

VersaBank issues the bank-only token, which Fiserv says serves a North Dakota network of more than 90 banks and credit unions.
SEC Proposes Crypto Self-Custody Route for Investment Advisers
Regulation & Politics

SEC Proposes Crypto Self-Custody Route for Investment Advisers

The proposal also sets conditions for state trust company custody, with public comments due 60 days after Federal Register publication.
US Sanctions A7 Network, Proposes Ban on Sub-Agent Payments
Regulation & Politics

US Sanctions A7 Network, Proposes Ban on Sub-Agent Payments

FinCEN says A7’s sub-agents processed more than $17 billion in dollar-denominated transactions from January 2025 through June 2026.
Stablecoin Treasury Growth Partly Offsets China’s Retreat, SF Fed Study Finds
TradFi & Fintech

Stablecoin Treasury Growth Partly Offsets China’s Retreat, SF Fed Study Finds

Issuers favor short-term debt, while China’s decline is mostly in longer-dated securities. The authors say additional demand depends on who buys stablecoins.
OpenZeppelin and T-REX Network Introduce new Framework for Regulated Token Eligibility and Recovery
Infrastructure

OpenZeppelin and T-REX Network Introduce new Framework for Regulated Token Eligibility and Recovery

The redesign requires new deployments rather than in-place upgrades of existing 2.x identities, according to the project's changelog.
Base Ships Cobalt With Conditional Transactions And A Seize Function
Blockchains

Base Ships Cobalt With Conditional Transactions And A Seize Function

The year's third Base upgrade lets traders submit transactions that stay dormant until price or block conditions are met, and adds three changes to the B20 token standard behind Coinbase's tokenized stocks. Base's documentation for the new transaction method lists it as running on test networks.
Chainlink Unveils Fulcrum for Cross-Chain Institutional Repo
TradFi & Fintech

Chainlink Unveils Fulcrum for Cross-Chain Institutional Repo

Chainlink demonstrated the financing workflow with DTCC at Sibos, while integrations with financing venues remain under way.