Samsung Wallet to Add USDC on Solana for US Transfers in October
Samsung Wallet and Samsung Pay will support USDC on Solana, with US users able to send cross-border payments from the last week of October 2026.
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Shitij GuptaSOLSamsung Wallet and Samsung Pay will support USDC on Solana, with US users able to send cross-border payments from the last week of October 2026.
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Kazakhstan's central bank, Tether and the Alatau City Authority signed a memo to study a tenge-pegged stablecoin and asset tokenization.
Conduit Technology says Tether froze its $2.76 million treasury wallet without giving a reason, in a suit that tests how far Tether's freeze power reaches.
Binance sees Bitcoin leave in largest weekly outflow since 2023.
Hong Kong reaffirms its end-2026 deadline to submit a crypto licensing bill covering trading, custody, advisory and management services.
Spiko closed a $90 million Series B led by NEA, reaching an $800 million valuation. The firm plans to expand markets and team as tokenized cash funds grow.
Chainalysis data shows China generated at least $176 billion in crypto activity through June 2026, with P2P transfers driving most volume.
OKX Money is a new app for saving, earning up to 10% APY on USDG, and spending stablecoins with a card. Here is what is confirmed and what is not.
Stripe plans to bring stablecoin cards to more than 100 countries, with card spending and its existing payments network behind the push.
Circle can defer or cap EEA USDC redemptions if reserves cannot be rebalanced across borders. The right to redeem at par remains.
Visa finds 46% of Asia Pacific consumers may use stablecoins within five years, while CoinShares reports major allocation plans among affluent investors.
USDT is planned for an October 2026 return to Bitcoin, but private transfers, support and supply growth will determine whether it gains payments use.
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ESMA wants EU crypto firms barred from custody and transfers involving stablecoins that fail MiCA rules. It is a proposal, not current law.
Business and commercial programs generated about 17% of Visa's stablecoin-linked card volume, as payment growth across its programs approached 200% year over
Tether and Circle added about $200 billion in Treasury and repo holdings, but the assets do not directly replace China at the long end.
Circle wants MiCA to replace rigid bank deposit limits with liquidity rules, but its proposal leaves the effect on USDT and redemption terms unclear.
Fiserv's Roughrider Coin is settling interbank payments on Solana for more than 90 North Dakota banks and credit unions.
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Ethereum now holds more RLUSD than the XRP Ledger, but the balance data cannot identify which clients drove the shift.
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An SF Fed study finds stablecoin issuers have added $200 billion in Treasuries, changing who supports the dollar debt market.
Lloyds and Visa moved $750,000 in USDC across two blockchain environments during a seven-day cross-border settlement pilot.
MON rose 15% in 24 hours as StraitsX planned a 2027 launch for XSGD and XUSD on Monad, but no source links the move.
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StablePair uses a fixed reference price and cached data that can leave LPs exposed when a stablecoin weakens. The available data does not prove better returns.
Open Standard launched OUSD on Ethereum, Solana, Base and Tempo on 30 September 2026, giving the dollar stablecoin a four-chain start.
AllUnity's USD-pegged USDAU targets European businesses with regulated issuance, 1:1 redemption and support across six blockchains.