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Last updated: 2026-03-13 17:10:10 ET
Pulse AI Brief
Updated Mar 13, 2026 5:03 PM ET
Circle's stock is defying the broader digital asset selloff, with USDC stablecoin adoption accelerating into traditional finance rails. The divergence signals institutional capital is rotating into stablecoins as a hedge against macro volatility.
Circle (ticker: CIRC) gains valuation multiple expansion as payment infrastructure becomes critical. Competitors like Tether face regulatory headwinds; Circle's compliance posture becomes a competitive moat. Traditional finance integration reduces crypto volatility spillover.
Stablecoins are becoming the preferred settlement layer for institutional cross-border transactions, bypassing traditional correspondent banking. This accelerates de-dollarization risk while centralizing digital finance around compliant issuers.
Yield-bearing stablecoins are growing faster than the broader market as US lawmakers remain divided over how crypto yield should be regulated.
The Bank of England is open to fixes on its proposed stablecoin framework, but one official said it needs better feedback from crypto industry partici...
US lawmakers are eyeing tax exemptions for US dollar stablecoins, which are pegged and do not change in value, but not other cryptocurrencies.
Metaplanet said the new firm would support Japan-based Bitcoin projects in the payments and lending space in addition to stablecoins and tokenization-...
A proposed plan by the agency would ban “pass-through insurance“ for stablecoins by third parties in addition to the FDIC not insuring deposits un...
SB 314 expands Florida’s money services law to cover stablecoins, requiring issuer compliance with existing regulations while banning unlicensed iss...
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