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MCap $2.7T -1.4%24h Vol $76.2T -58%Fear & Greed 53/100Alts Index 49/100
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Roger Ver Faces $49.9 Million Tax Settlement After Renouncing U.S. Citizenship
Starknet Introduces Programmable Privacy Features for Digital Assets
Circle Keeps 7 Cents Per Dollar as Rivals Court Its USDC Partners
Claude unpicks an NSA mystery behind Ethereum passkey security
Anthropic Co-Founder: AI Could Push US GDP to $44 Trillion, Humanity Has Only Years to Build Defenses
"Bitcoin Jesus" Roger Ver Reaches Deal with Trump Administration, to Pay Up to $49.9 Million to Settle U.S. Tax Charges
Bitcoin Price: Record $125 Trillion Money Supply Fails To Lift BTC As November Signal Draws Near
FORMER MTGOX CEO MagicalTux SAYS HE'S BUILDING A CHEAP DEVICE THAT CAN DETECT SPY IMPLANTS IN...
Stablecoin payments rise 45% to $482 billion as Visa, Mastercard and Stripe deepen payment...
Saylor Teases ‘More Orange’ After His $100 Trillion Bitcoin Vision Speech
Stablecoin supply stalls, but payments jump 45% as Visa, Mastercard and Stripe connect crypto to cash
Trump waives new Russia tariffs as October 18 oil deadline arrives
Thai Police Arrest Chinese Suspect in $75 Million Money…
Anthropic Proposes $1B Loss or 50-Casualty Threshold for Government AI Intervention According to...
Justin Sun trades PEPE again after two years, received 7.2 trillion PEPE from Poloniex multisig address 22 hours ago
ETH falls below $2,400, down 0.50% on the day
Michael Saylor Hints at Increased Bitcoin Holdings for Strategy
Citi and Bank of America Restricted AI Agents’ Access to Customer Accounts
Q3 crypto security incident losses up 55% QoQ, Hacken warns audits cannot cover all risks
Bitcoin Year-End Outlook Diverges: Optimists Eye $100,000, Cautious Camp Focuses on Inflation Pressure
Banks Hold a Lever Over Stablecoin Adoption, BIS Economists Say
Beyond the Casino – Week In Review
Analyst Maps Out 3 Reasons to Be Bullish on Dogecoin (DOGE): But Should You Really Be?
Market Overview: BTC : $81890 ETH : $2415.5 BNB : $722.49 SOL : $103.98 Market Cap :Total : 2.74T DeFi ...
Wall Street Banks Recast Tokenization as a Growth Play, Not a Threat
Bitcoin’s $100,000 year-end hope divides analysts as inflation clouds outlook
Crypto audits give investors false sense of security as Q3 hacks cost $1.18 billion, Hacken says
CryptoQuant CEO sees $30,000 Bitcoin floor even if ETFs and treasury firms exit
Prediction markets have a major problem as most Americans reject betting on elections
Cysic Investigates Unauthorized 10 Million CYS Mint on BNB…
Asia’s Weekly TOP10 Crypto News: Russia to Ban Individual P2P Crypto Transactions, Taiwan Blocks...
Michael Saylor posts Bitcoin Tracker info again, may disclose holdings change data the next day
Strive CEO Teases Upcoming Bitcoin Accumulation Data Release
Circle Reports Low Profit Margin Amidst Rising Competition in Stablecoin Market
Strive CEO posts again, hinting at Bitcoin accumulation disclosure next week
Sberbank Gets Green Light to Offer Bitcoin Trading to 110 Million Retail Clients
Cardano Is One Upgrade Away From Being Fully Complete, Hoskinson Declares — Will It Be Enough To Ignite ADA’s Price?
Why Binance’s Changpeng Zhao Is Throwing Support Behind XRP, Solana, Zcash Even As China Rattles Markets
Joint Operation in West Africa Targets Cryptocurrency Fraud, Arrests 28 Individuals
US and UK join forces to crack down on West African scam networks, with Binance and Coinbase assisting in fund tracing
Russia Sets July 2027 Deadline to Halt P2P Crypto Transactions
BitTorrent Ushers in Next-Gen Web3 Infrastructure with Strategic Rebrand and Inaugural BTT Burn
Crypto exchanges Binance, Coinbase join West Africa scam sweep that flagged $11 million
Weekly: Market Drawdowns, an Investigation Into Binance, a New Wallet From Ledger, and Witt’s Departure
Trader Killa: Still Bullish on Bitcoin, Won't Close Position Until It Reaches $126,000
Cysic Suspends Bridge Operations Following Unauthorized Minting Incident
Cysic suspends cross-chain bridge after attacker mints 10 million CYS on BNB Smart ChainRead...
Bitcoin Analysts Are More Bullish Now Than at the Start of the 2023 Bull Market: CryptoQuant
Cysic discloses cross-chain bridge attack, 10 million CYS illegally minted on BNB Chain
Circle Pulls USDC From Noble, Forcing Cosmos Onto Injective
Cysic Suspends Crypto Bridge Following Unauthorized Mint of 10 Million CYS Tokens
Growth of Small and Medium-Sized Cryptocurrency Assets Outpaces Bitcoin
XRP Price Battles $1.30 as $2.77B Futures Market Loses Momentum
Analyst: Small and mid-cap crypto assets rarely lead BTC in trend, but reversal risk is high
Nscale's IPO plans hit another snag: Microsoft exits data center project
Ethereum Prepares Glamsterdam Upgrade Ahead of Its Launch on Hoodi Network
El Salvador's Bitcoin Reserve Surpasses 7,800 Coins Amid IMF Restrictions
Whale withdraws $2.34M in ARB and UNI from CEX, coinciding with over 90M ARB unlocked in a single day
TRON Founder Justin Sun Sold his 80–90% of ETH at $3,600–$4,000, And Bought Heavily Into ...
SAND Price Analysis: Can the SandBox Rally to $0.10 in 2026?
Darkfost responds to view that a 20% U.S. stock pullback would trigger BTC crash to $10,000: prediction too extreme, lacking historical basis
Ledger CEO hits back at former Mt. Gox CEO: You're no white knight, stick to facts instead of speculation
Thai Police Arrest Chinese National Linked to $75 Million Crime Network
Iranian Foreign Minister: "Reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 7 days" plan remains valid
Ansem: Altcoin investment logic is shifting, crypto market moving toward fundamentals-driven
Specter retweet warns community that InfoFi project BILL is a suspected scam, token price has plunged 97% from its high
Banks Hold a Quiet Lever Over Stablecoin Growth, BIS Study Finds
Anthropic Proposed AI Safety Bill to US Congress with Restrictions on Government
BTC, ETH, XRP Recover From a Flash Crash as More Volatility Looms: Weekend Watch
Stablecoin Payments Surge 45% to $482 Billion in 2026
Stablecoin payment volumes reached $482 billion from January to September 2026, marking a 45% increase compared to the previous year, according to a report by Allium. Despite this surge in payment activity, the total supply of stablecoins saw only a slight increase of 0.4%, reaching $305 billion by the end of September. The report highlights that September alone set a record with $72 billion in stablecoin payments, contributing to a 51% growth in the third quarter compared to the same period last year.
The number of transactions also saw significant growth, with payments rising 71% to 1.04 billion transactions in the first nine months of 2026. Interestingly, the average payment size decreased from $544 to $462, indicating a shift towards smaller transactions. Major use cases for stablecoin payments included business transactions, payroll, and cross-border payments, with businesses emerging as the primary beneficiaries.
Card networks such as Visa and Mastercard have played a crucial role in this growth. Visa has introduced over 160 stablecoin-linked card programs globally, with payment volumes on these programs increasing nearly 200% year over year. Meanwhile, Mastercard has expanded its capabilities through the acquisition of BVNK, enhancing its control over stablecoin payment infrastructure. Stablecoin-funded card spending surged to $3.9 billion in the third quarter, reflecting the growing integration of stablecoins into everyday transactions.
The competitive landscape for stablecoin issuers is evolving, as major players like Tether, Circle, and Ethena experienced a contraction in supply during 2026. In contrast, smaller issuers collectively added $6.9 billion in supply, suggesting a shift towards a more fragmented market. Observers will be watching to see if the trend of decreasing average payment sizes continues and whether smaller issuers can maintain their growth in the face of competition from larger entities.
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