Circle has launched CCTP on Stellar, enabling native USDC transfers between Stellar and 23 supported blockchains without wrapped tokens or custodial bridges.
Across Protocol, backed by Paradigm, floated a temperature check to turn its DAO into a C-Corp. ACX holders can swap tokens for equity or redeem at 0.04375 USDC (25% premium), driving a 80% price surge.
Strategy introduced a new capital framework with up to $2 billion in authorized buybacks, a bitcoin monetization program, and a higher 12% annual dividend rate for STRC.
Hong Kong's Eastern Magistrates' Court adjourned the JPEX fraud case to June 1 after a March 16 mention. 10 defendants, including influencers Lin Zuo and Chen Yi, face conspiracy to defraud and money laundering charges. One suspect remanded.
Hong Kong-based stablecoin payment firm RedotPay plans a New York IPO aiming to raise over $1 billion at a valuation exceeding $4 billion. The company has hired JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Jefferies as underwriters.
Vitalik Buterin outlines Ethereum's quantum defense roadmap, shifting to STARK verification and hash-based signatures over four years, cutting some verification costs by over 10x and targeting 100TB state storage by 2030.
The US Senate's Banking Committee released the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2026, splitting SEC and CFTC oversight, allowing stablecoin interest, and blocking CBDC monetary policy use. Markup vote set for Jan 15.
The CLARITY Act faces a tighter Senate timetable and heavier banking-industry lobbying, with unresolved disputes over stablecoin yield, ethics, and DeFi provisions pushing a markup decision closer to May.
