Circle: Nanopayments is now live on the testnet, supporting the sending of ultra-small USDC transactions.

Oil prices surge, interest rate cut expectations cool down! Circle benefits as the target price breaks $100

U.S. stablecoin giant Circle recently surged nearly 8% in stock price, hitting a four-month high, due to soaring oil prices and a cooling of interest rate cut expectations. Mizuho Securities raised its target price to $100, while maintaining a "Neutral" rating, but became more optimistic about profit prospects. Analysts believe that if the Federal Reserve continues to keep interest rates high, Circle's revenue will benefit accordingly, but market competition and regulatory pressures should still be watched carefully.

Morpho officially launches sUSDD/USDC lending market with an initial supply cap of $15 million

Decentralized stablecoin USDD announces partnership with Gauntlet to launch the sUSDD/USDC lending market, with an initial supply cap of $15 million, aimed at improving capital efficiency and liquidity. Previously, the sUSDD/USDT incentive program reached a peak of $60 million, with users able to participate in a reward pool of 30,000 USDD.

Circle has added the minting of 1 billion USDC on the Solana blockchain

ChainCatcher Message: Circle has added a minting of 1 billion USDC on the Solana chain. Since 2026, Circle has cumulatively minted approximately 23.75 billion USDC on Solana.

FATF: Iran and North Korea frequently use stablecoins for money laundering, involving a total of $51 billion in fraud-related funds

The latest FATF report indicates that stablecoins have become the preferred method for illegal transactions by sanctioned countries such as Iran and North Korea, with estimated related activities reaching $51 billion in 2024. The report recommends that countries strengthen regulation of stablecoin issuers rather than imposing a complete ban to prevent money laundering and fund transfers.

Circle CEXed $1 Billion USDC on Solana in Past 10 Hours

Gate News bot message, Circle has CEXed $1 billion USDC on Solana in the past 10 hours. In total, Circle has CEXed $23.75 billion USDC in 2026 on Solana.

Circle: Nanopayments is now live on the testnet

ChainCatcher News: Stablecoin issuer Circle announces that its micro-payment service "Nanopayments" is now live on the testnet, supporting ultra-small USDC transactions as low as $0.000001, with zero Gas fees and AI agent support.