Stablecoin Beat

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Stablecoins are finding specialized roles as regulation reshapes the market, with Strategy's Bitcoin sale and Vanguard's tokenization efforts illustrating the evolving financial landscape in crypto.

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Circle has received final approval from the OCC for a US national trust bank charter, which will initially serve the company and its affiliates, with potential future custody services for institutional clients. Circle is the issuer of the USDC stablecoin.

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Sony Bank has received preliminary approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a US stablecoin issuance business, starting with $40 million in capital.

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The Bank of Korea is advancing deposit token pilots and continues to advocate for bank-led won stablecoin issuance, as issuer rules are a key issue in South Korea's digital asset bill.

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EU officials are set to revise the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, known as MiCA 2.0, to include non-EU stablecoin issuers in response to a US stablecoin law and regulations on tokenized payments and deposits.

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A Binance Research report indicates that stablecoin-settled traditional finance (TradFi) perpetual trading has surpassed $1.1 trillion, highlighting the growing preference for stablecoins in tokenized markets, payments, and savings.

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Toss has partnered with Optimism and Sunnyside Labs to conduct a proof of concept for a Korean won-based stablecoin aimed at facilitating payments.

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Tether has invested in Mercado Bitcoin to support the expansion of tokenized finance across Latin America, contributing to Tether's portfolio of infrastructure investments in the region.

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Tether's USDT has emerged as the dominant stablecoin for payments, while Circle's USDC is leading in DeFi, according to Dune data. This divergence illustrates how blockchain choice influences the use of stablecoins.

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Cloudflare has launched a waitlist for its Monetization Gateway, enabling customers to charge for resources via stablecoin payments over the x402 protocol, founded by Coinbase. This solution supports payments for web pages, datasets, APIs, and AI tools.

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Decta's report indicates that the market cap of eight MiCA-compliant euro stablecoins increased by 128% to $673.9 million in the year leading up to the end of Europe’s CASP transition period.

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On July 5, 2026, USDT saw the largest 24-hour market cap inflow of $184.13B, increasing by $184.13B (+29437885.2%). USDS gained $10.13B (+1968287.7%) and DAI increased to $4.63B (+5653.3%).

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On July 4, 2026, BFUSD experienced a 100.0% market cap outflow of $1.317 billion, bringing its market cap to $0.00 billion. USDC saw a $116 million outflow (-0.2%), with a current market cap of $72.97 billion. USDA had a $96 million outflow (-99.8%), also at $0.00 billion.

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sUSDS (SUSDS) gained $364M (6.9%) in market cap over 24 hours. Current market cap is $5.6B.

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India's central bank has reportedly urged lawmakers to isolate banks from crypto and private stablecoins, while allowing for regulated tokenization.

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The OFAC has sanctioned 134 crypto wallet addresses linked to ISIS-K, including 131 Tron addresses that received over $1.4 million in donations. Tether has responded by freezing funds associated with these addresses.

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Aave has launched its V3 lending protocol on Monad, supporting 12 assets and committing $15 million in first-year incentives to enhance liquidity and adoption, alongside the introduction of the GHO stablecoin.

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Ripple USD (RLUSD) gained $166M (11.8%) in market cap over 24 hours. Current market cap stands at $1.6B.

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Yield-bearing stablecoin supply fell 15% in Q2, marking the end of a 3-year run for crypto-native products, as sUSDe and sUSDS contracted, while Treasury-backed products like BUIDL, USYC, and USDY saw growth.

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Tradeweb announced the execution of the first real-time tokenized US Treasury transaction on the Canton Network, with Franklin Templeton transferring the asset to Virtu Financial, settled against USDCx.