🚨BULLISH: BINANCE RECORDS $33 TRILLION STABLECOIN VOLUME@Binance processed an incredible $33 trillion worth of stablecoin transactions in 2025.Interestingly more of these transactions were in @Circle's $USDC ($18.3T), rather than @tether's $USDT ($13.3T).The insane figure reflects growing interest in crypto and blockchain behind the scenes... ...

DATA: @Circle minted another $500M in $USDC on @Solana in the last 24 hours. https://t.co/6PZSu8G6V1 ...

Core Viewpoint - The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee has postponed the hearing on the cryptocurrency market structure bill due to a winter storm, with the new date set for Thursday. The bill aims to clarify the regulatory framework for cryptocurrency markets, specifically delineating the roles of the SEC and CFTC in overseeing digital assets [1][8]. Group 1: Legislative Process - The Senate Agriculture Committee intended to debate and vote on amendments to the cryptocurrency market structure bill, which seeks to define how the CFTC regulates the cryptocurrency market [1]. - The Senate Banking Committee also needs to review its version of the bill, which has been delayed without a new date set, making the legislative process challenging [8][9]. - The approval process involves both committees modifying their respective bills, merging them, and then submitting a unified version for a vote in the Senate [9]. Group 2: CLARITY Act Overview - The CLARITY Act, passed by the House in July 2025, aims to establish a structured framework to address regulatory uncertainties in the digital asset market, defining digital assets, intermediary roles, and disclosure obligations [2]. - The Act focuses on regulating market activities rather than assets, setting registration and conduct standards for exchanges, brokers, and dealers to enhance market integrity and transparency [2][4]. Group 3: Regulatory Authority - The CFTC is granted exclusive regulatory authority over "digital commodities" and their spot markets, particularly for assets with functional and decentralized blockchains, such as Bitcoin [3][5]. - The SEC retains oversight of digital assets classified as securities, which possess investment contract characteristics or have not reached decentralization standards, maintaining authority over primary market issuance and investor protection [3][6]. Group 4: Impact on Investment - The cryptocurrency industry has long sought market structure legislation to protect against unfavorable regulatory actions, particularly during the Biden administration, where several exchanges faced lawsuits from the SEC [10]. - The CLARITY Act aims to resolve regulatory ambiguities by clearly defining digital assets and assigning regulatory responsibilities, potentially reducing the "regulatory risk premium" and encouraging institutional investment in compliant platforms and quality tokens [10][11]. - Clear regulatory frameworks could facilitate the management, tracking, and trading of digital assets, attracting more investors and potentially increasing the value of various tokens [10].

Bitcoin OG Adam Back: Stablecoin issuers now hold more U.S. Treasuries than some major nationsOn October 7, 2025, in a Forbes interview, Hashcash founder Bitcoin OG, Adam Back stated that stablecoins serve as a modern replacement for wire transfers. He explained their emergence a decade ago, when Bitcoin exchanges faced inefficient payments due to limited banking access. Initially used for fast dollar or euro transfers between trading platforms, their convenience later attracted businesses and individual us ...

Tether’s new stablecoin, USAT, could pose the first serious challenge to Circle’s (CRCL) USDC in the U.S. market, analysts say — if it can win over institutions. Launched in partnership with federally chartered bank Anchorage Digital and Cantor Fitzgerald, USAT is Tether’s first attempt at a U.S.-regulated dollar token aimed at institutional users. Tether's flagship stablecoin, the $186 billion USDT, dominates global crypto trading and emerging markets. But USAT enters a more crowded, compliance-driven a ...

Circle’s revenue has historically been driven by USDC AUM.CCTP marks a strategic shift toward transaction-based monetization.The data is starting to support the shift: CCTP transfer volume is up ~200% YoY. https://t.co/NVO4bdADl4 ...

Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, now has a foothold in the country that President Donald Trump calls the ‘crypto capital of the world.’ The company announced on Tuesday that it launched USAT, a stablecoin designed to be compliant with U.S. regulations that it first teased last fall. The new stablecoin will be issued through the federally chartered bank Anchorage and was created to comply with the Genius Act, a law passed last year with strong support from the White House that created a regul ...

charts looking great on the discover page 😎 https://t.co/TeEDRZuEq5Token Terminal 📊 (@tokenterminal):USDC usage on @ethereum is at an all-time high.Quarterly transfer volume is up ~400% YoY, surpassing $4.5 trillion in Q4 '25.@circle 🤝 Ethereum https://t.co/eZkUrfN7Ud ...

USDC usage on @ethereum is at an all-time high.Quarterly transfer volume is up ~400% YoY, surpassing $4.5 trillion in Q4 '25.@circle 🤝 Ethereum https://t.co/eZkUrfN7Ud ...

Now open on Circle Payments Network (CPN): EU and India payouts with @SabermoneySaber expands CPN coverage across key corridors, connecting stablecoins to local payment rails in Europe and India.→ EU (EUR via SEPA) for local euro settlement→ India (INR via IMPS, RTGS, NEFT) for near-instant local payouts→ One integration. No bilateral complexity.New corridors. Same network standards. ...