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Circle Tazapay deal is a stock SPA, not a 2026 close
Circle signed a $400 million Class A stock SPA to buy Tazapay. The 8 September 2026 8-K is a signing, not a close, with 2027 timing and MAS…
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Aave private-credit trial is a treasury envelope, not live GHO
TokenLogic posted an Aave Direct-to-AIP that would let the finance committee try $5 million to $10 million of asset-backed private credit. That is a treasury envelope, not a…
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OCC stamped OpenReserve and Revolut. Neither is a live bank
OCC Corporate Decisions 1389 and 1390 give OpenReserve Bank N.A. and Revolut Bank US N.A. preliminary conditional approval only. Final approval to open is still ahead.
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Treasury GENIUS NPRM: who may issue U.S. stablecoins
Treasury on August 17, 2026 proposed GENIUS Act section 3 rules on who may issue, offer, or sell payment stablecoins in the United States. The draft uses a…
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Tether KPMG audit: 2025 books, not today’s USDT
Tether says KPMG U.S. gave an unqualified opinion on 2025 books, with a $6.814B surplus. That year-end print is not a live 2026 USDT reserve certificate.
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OFAC hits Shelbit and Aban Tether for IRGC crypto rails
OFAC designated Shelbit and Aban Tether on Aug 7 for IRGC-linked crypto rails. Venue risk, secondary sanctions, and what desks should watch.
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Circle Q2: USDC float grows as reserve yield thins
Circle’s Q2 2026 print shows $701M revenue and reserve income with $73.3B USDC in circulation, while reserve yield compression capped income growth at 5%.
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Circle Arc: BlackRock to Visa join founding validators
Circle named BlackRock, Visa, DTCC, Mastercard and peers as Arc founding validators ahead of a September 16, 2026 public mainnet, with BUIDL and DTCC tokenization still on the…
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Wells Fargo tokenized deposits join the bank rails race
Wells Fargo will launch tokenized deposits this fall for select corporate USD-GBP flows, keeping commercial bank money on-chain as banks push back against stablecoin settlement rails.
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Mastercard closes BVNK: stablecoin rails go institutional
Mastercard completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK on Aug. 3, 2026. The desk's read: treat the close as a rails story, not a finished volume story,…