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Thu 5 Nov
Orderly says over 500 Arbitrum DEXs now accept USDG as collateral
Orderly Network said more than 500 Orderly-based decentralised exchanges on Arbitrum now support USDG, Paxos' dollar-backed stablecoin, as collateral, letting users trade perpetual futures with USDG margin without swapping to USDC first.
Samsung Wallet launches Solana USDC account for US Galaxy users
Samsung Wallet has launched a stablecoin account letting eligible US Galaxy users buy, hold, send and receive USDC on Solana across about 82m compatible devices, built with Bastion and Coinbase. New York residents are excluded, and Samsung says the account is a crypto wallet, not a bank account.
Soter Insure adds Standard Chartered's SC Ventures and SBI Group as strategic investors
Abu Dhabi-based digital asset insurer Soter Insure said SC Ventures, Standard Chartered's innovation and venture arm, and Japan's SBI Group joined its Series B as strategic investors, with Token Bay Capital adding funds in the round's second close led by Galaxy.
T3 alliance of Tron, Tether and TRM disbands as hacks surge
The T3 crime-fighting alliance between Tron, Tether and TRM has disbanded as cooperation frayed amid a surge in hacks.
Circle launches Agentic Managed Payments and upgrades agent marketplace
Circle's chief executive said on X that the company has launched Agentic Managed Payments and upgraded and expanded its agent marketplace, with simpler tools for agents to obtain funds.
Visa opens six global capability centres in Singapore focused on AI and stablecoins
Visa said on 5 Nov it has set up six global capability centres at its new solutions centre in Paya Lebar Green, Singapore, bringing together more than 1,500 professionals to work on applied AI, digital currencies, stablecoins and programmable payments. Partners include DBS Bank, Nium and StraitsX, and Visa has launched USDC settlement in the US.
Circle's Q3 beat driven by ARC presale as USDC circulation comes under pressure
Circle reported third-quarter revenue and earnings per share above expectations, helped by one-off income from the ARC token presale on its Arc chain, and disclosed cutting about 5% of staff; shares closed at $76.12, valuing it near $20bn.
Reap and Canza Finance team up on AI agent payments and stablecoin settlement
Stablecoin payment infrastructure provider Reap has partnered with Canza Finance to combine agentic payments with stablecoin settlement for faster, compliant cross-border flows. Canza's CAPP protocol on Aptos aims to use AI agents to optimise payment routing and settlement.
Wed 4 Nov
Whale Alert says 500 million USDT moved from Tether Treasury to Binance
Whale Alert says 500 million USDT, worth about $500m, was transferred from Tether Treasury to Binance at 04:50 Beijing time on the Solana network. Solscan data shows the transfer came from a USDT mint authority address to an address tagged as a Binance deposit address.
Stripe lets US businesses send USDC and OUSD to wallets in over 160 markets
Stripe's Global Payouts now lets eligible US businesses send USDC and OUSD to recipients' external crypto wallets in more than 160 markets, in public preview. Funds come from Stripe Treasury balances at 0.5% plus $0.50 per transaction; New York State businesses must apply separately for early access.
ZachXBT tracks over $133m in suspected stolen funds through crypto platforms
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa confirmed a cyberattack in which unauthorised transactions were made, and has notified regulators and paused some transfers. ZachXBT traced more than $133m in suspected stolen funds through crypto platforms, while Bitquery identified 178 withdrawals across 15 wallets in about 21 hours, including about $109m in USDC via Kraken, Crypto.com and OKX.
Tether says XAUT gold reserves reached about 25.7 tonnes at end of third quarter
Tether said its Tether Gold (XAUT) reserves stood at 827,418 troy ounces, about 25.7 tonnes, on 30 September, up 59% from 520,089 ounces at the end of 2025. At $4,157.41 an ounce the gold is worth about $3.44bn.
Previous related news
- Tether says it has added 50,000 Bitcoin, taking holdings to 150,000
- Paolo Ardoino says Tether holds 150,000 Bitcoin and serves over 730m users
- Tether says third-quarter net operating profit reached $1.5bn as excess reserves neared $8bn
Yellow Card completes acquisition of Brazil's GoMoney
Yellow Card completed its acquisition of Brazilian virtual asset provider GoMoney in October for an undisclosed sum. GoMoney, founded in 2018 and based in São Paulo, will keep operating as a wholly owned subsidiary under its founding team.
Token Terminal data shows 8% of stablecoin market cap sits in DeFi
As of 25 Oct, $24bn of stablecoins was deposited in DeFi protocols, about 8% of the $298bn total stablecoin market cap, Token Terminal data shows. USDC led with 38.2% ($9.2bn), followed by USDT at 20.3% ($4.9bn) and USDe at 9.0% ($2.2bn).
Circle says it has cut about 5% of its workforce
Circle has cut about 5% of its staff, the company said in a filing.
FinChain and Plume launch FUSD-based on-chain yield product
FinChain, backed by Hong Kong's Fosun Wealth Holdings, has launched an RWA yield product with Plume that lets users borrow USDC against FUSD, which is backed by tokenised short-term US Treasuries and money market funds, and deposit it into a liquidity pool. The leverage cap is 90% and projected APY is up to 7.2%.
Jump Crypto sends 15m USD1 to BitGo in two transfers
Onchain Lens monitoring shows Jump Crypto sent 15m USD1 to BitGo in two transfers within the past hour, after which the funds were moved to BitGo's hot wallet.
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