Circle just made history as the first major stablecoin issuer to secure a federally chartered national trust bank, while Bitcoin held firm near $64,000 despite fresh ETF outflows. Add in a memecoin shakeup in DeFi volume, SWIFT's blockchain ledger going live, and a suspected Hedera exploit — here's everything moving the crypto market today.

USDCx is officially live on the Cardano mainnet. Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol brings fully-backed, institutional-grade USDC liquidity to Cardano's DeFi ecosystem — and the first 7 days already show $15M+ minted and a $15M TVL surge. Here's everything you need to know.

Tether has officially launched USAT, a new U.S.-regulated stablecoin designed to comply with America’s latest crypto laws. But is this a genuine shift toward transparency—or a calculated two-track strategy to control both offshore and U.S. markets? Here’s what it means for crypto, institutions, and the future of digital dollars.