Binance Invests $100 Million in Circle and Renews USDC Deal for Five Years
Binance took a $100 million stake in Circle and signed a five-year agreement to promote USDC, giving Circle a major distribution channel against Tether.
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Binance took a $100 million stake in Circle and signed a five-year agreement to promote USDC, giving Circle a major distribution channel against Tether.
CoinEx began an orderly wind-down on September 15, citing the prolonged downturn, shrinking volumes and rising compliance costs. Users have until December 22 to withdraw.
BTC climbed back above $80,000 for the first time since mid-May, powered by the strongest month of spot ETF inflows this year and expanded Treasury buybacks.
BRSRV and tokenized BSTBL shares are built for stablecoin issuers that need GENIUS Act-eligible reserve assets on the same chain as their tokens.
ETH gained roughly 18–20% in July while bitcoin rose about 7%, as crypto decoupled from weaker equities and RWA and DEX sectors led DeFi.
A merged Senate draft combines the Banking and Agriculture committee bills, but stablecoin rewards and ethics provisions remain open fights.
Bitcoin slipped below $60,000 again into quarter-end, on track for a roughly 12% Q2 drop after a 22% Q1 decline, as spot BTC ETFs bled a record $4.5 billion in June.
Bitcoin slid to an intraday low near $59,100 on June 5, erasing its recovery and dropping below $60,000 for the second time this year.
Round-the-clock trading of CME cryptocurrency futures and options began on May 29, with more than 7,200 contracts changing hands over the first weekend.
The remittance giant’s dollar-backed stablecoin went live on Solana, issued by Anchorage Digital, with initial settlement use in the Philippines and Bolivia.
April delivered crypto’s strongest month of 2026 so far, with BTC up 13.6% and ETH up 11.4% as equities rallied and the Fed held rates.
The OCC conditionally approved Coinbase National Trust Company, moving the exchange’s institutional custody business under a federal charter.