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TLDR: Circle will end new USDC minting on the Noble blockchain via Circle Mint starting October 13, 2026. The Noble USDC contract pauses completely on January 12, 2027, following a redemption
A Trademark Battle Heads to Federal Court Unicoin has filed a lawsuit against Uniswap Labs in the Southern District of New York, escalating a months-long dispute over the use of the UNICOIN n
Senate Republicans have released a new 630-page draft of the CLARITY Act, presenting significant implications for the cryptocurrency industry, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP. The revise
@Kaspaunchained has announced the launch of Silverscript v1, a high-level smart contract language designed to bring readable, complex, stateful applications to the Kaspa ledger. The release m
Coinbase and Moov Embed Stablecoin Capabilities Into Community Bank Infrastructure @Coinbase has partnered with payment infrastructure provider @Moov to bring stablecoin payments, settlement,
The Cosmos ecosystem's USDC standard is moving to a new home. Circle now issues $USDC natively on @injective, which is replacing Noble as the ecosystem's primary issuance chain. The token rou
The revised CLARITY Act would require centrally controlled DeFi trading protocols to register with the CFTC. Lummis says the draft incorporates more than 114 provisions requested by Democrats
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has said that Polymarket and Kalshi do not hold the authorization required to sell event contracts to users across the bloc. Several count
Bitwise has reportedly announced plans to liquidate and close its Dogecoin exchange-traded fund less than a year after the product listed, a move that, if confirmed, would mark an unusually f
Senate Republicans circulated a revised Clarity Act text on September 10, 2026 that reworks how decentralized finance projects would face CFTC registration and Bank Secrecy Act obligations an
Key Takeaways CFTC gains an explicit DeFi control test. Registration depends on activities performed. DeFi protection covers only spot markets. Emergency councils receive a narrow exception.
Liquid Network has resumed block production without processing transactions after a $320 million Bitcoin withdrawal forced the sidechain to halt operations. Summary Functionary nodes have res