The risks to Circle’s USDC reserve stability
Circle's USDC supply reached $72.9 billion in October 2026 as BlackRock's BSTBL fund targets stablecoin liquidity. Regulatory pressure on Paxos and PayPal's PYUSD…
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Bitcoin
Maximizing Yield with Marathon’s Abu Dhabi Infrastructure and S21 XP Deployment
Marathon Digital's 200MW Abu Dhabi facility utilizes custom immersion technology to provide 7 EH/s of capacity. This deployment of Antminer S21 XP hardware offers…
Charts & flows
Markets & Analysis
MicroStrategy Bitcoin treasury vs Metaplanet yen accumulation
MicroStrategy manages a complex capital stack with 580,955 BTC holdings and significant dividend obligations, while Metaplanet utilizes yen-denominated zero-coupon…
Open finance
DeFi
Lido’s stETH dominance meets modular risks
Lido faces potential operator collusion risks as it targets 1 million ETH in stVaults by 2026. Meanwhile, Rocket Pool faces queue congestion issues and Frax sfrxETH…
Ownership online
NFT & Web3
Policy & law
Regulation
Binance manages Middle East licensing and regional compliance shifts
Binance operates through three distinct Nest entities in Abu Dhabi following authorization from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority. Richard Teng leads the…
Tether’s European exit and the transparency gap
Tether faces shrinking eurozone market share after failing to seek MiCA authorization, while its $112 billion US Treasury reserve composition differs from Circle's…
Circle wins the regulatory race against Tether
Circle secures a competitive advantage in Europe through MiCA authorization for USDC and EURC, while Tether faces potential delistings. Circle manages reserves via a…
Tightening crypto rules in Europe
ESMA guidance requires crypto-asset service providers to block unauthorized stablecoin access by January 8, 2027. Meanwhile, Polish President Karol Nawrocki has vetoed…
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Blockchain Tech
Starknet staking economics and ZK rollup market competition
Starknet validators require a 20,000 STRK minimum stake and a 7-day lockup period to manage transaction costs via stateful compression. The ZK rollup market remains…
LayerZero and Wormhole compete for cross-chain dominance
LayerZero maintains connectivity across 165 blockchains with $225B in cumulative volume, while Wormhole captures significant Solana-Ethereum messaging. The competition…
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