USDC – Readers Dessert

Readers Dessert September 23, 2026

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Challenges Banks as Stablecoin Rewards Fight Grows

Readers Dessert September 23, 2026

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says USDC rewards should not be treated like bank-deposit interest, arguing that fully reserved stablecoins pose fundamentally different risks from fractional-reserve banking. His comments sharpen a policy fight…

Readers Dessert August 23, 2026

Stablecoin Depegs Explained: What Really Happens When a Digital Dollar Breaks the Buck

Readers Dessert August 23, 2026

Stablecoins promise a constant $1, yet USDC has traded at $0.87, Tether’s USDT at $0.88, and Terra’s UST collapsed to virtually zero in a crash that erased roughly $40 billion. As recently…

Readers Dessert May 20, 2026

USDT Gains $5B as Rivals Shed $4.2B, Marking Increased Dominance

Readers Dessert May 20, 2026

Tether’s USDT has expanded by over $5 billion in the past month, with competing stablecoins including USDC, USDe, and PYUSD shedding a combined $4.2 billion over the same period. Tether Consolidates Grip…

Readers Dessert April 23, 2026

Circle Economist Proposes Higher USDC Rates on Aave V3 After KelpDAO Exploit

Readers Dessert April 23, 2026

Gordon Liao, Circle’s Chief Economist, submitted a governance proposal on April 22, 2026, calling on Aave to raise USDC borrow rates sharply on its V3 Ethereum Core market after a $292 million…

Readers Dessert July 30, 2025

Ripple’s RLUSD Joins USDC and USDT in Leading Next-Gen Global Payment Systems

Readers Dessert July 30, 2025

Stablecoins are redefining global payments with unmatched speed and efficiency, as Ripple’s RLUSD gains traction amid soaring demand across volatile markets and underserved financial corridors. Ripple Names Stablecoins as Core to Fast,…

Readers Dessert July 12, 2025

USDT Hits $160B—Stablecoins Swell to $257B in Just 7 Days

Readers Dessert July 12, 2025

The stablecoin economy picked up fresh momentum this week, growing by another $2.693 billion over the past seven days. Tether’s USDT continues to lead the pack, now flaunting a market cap of…

Readers Dessert June 12, 2025

Shopify Merchants Can Now Receive USDC or Local Currency

Readers Dessert June 12, 2025

Shopify has integrated the stablecoin USDC into its Shopify Payments system through partnerships with Coinbase and Stripe. USDC Stablecoin Live on Shopify Payments for Global Sales The integration, now in early access,…

Readers Dessert March 24, 2025

Gcash Connects 100 Million Philippine Users to USDC Dollar Network

Readers Dessert March 24, 2025

Gcash opens access to USDC for 100 million users in the Philippines, enabling stable, dollar-backed digital currency use for global payments, savings, and financial empowerment. Gcash Opens Philippine Wallets to Dollar-Backed USDC…

Readers Dessert December 11, 2024

Stablecoins Becoming Increasingly Viable as Staking Collateral, Research Shows

Readers Dessert December 11, 2024

The research, which focuses on Circle’s USDC stablecoin, is part of a series of posts on restaking by crypto research firm Gauntlet. USDC Provides Unique Benefits as Restaking Collateral Restaking – the…

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Challenges Banks as Stablecoin Rewards Fight Grows

Stablecoin Depegs Explained: What Really Happens When a Digital Dollar Breaks the Buck

USDT Gains $5B as Rivals Shed $4.2B, Marking Increased Dominance

Circle Economist Proposes Higher USDC Rates on Aave V3 After KelpDAO Exploit

Ripple’s RLUSD Joins USDC and USDT in Leading Next-Gen Global Payment Systems

USDT Hits $160B—Stablecoins Swell to $257B in Just 7 Days

Shopify Merchants Can Now Receive USDC or Local Currency

Gcash Connects 100 Million Philippine Users to USDC Dollar Network

Stablecoins Becoming Increasingly Viable as Staking Collateral, Research Shows

Engineer Who Sabotaged Employer for Bitcoin Ransom Gets Prison Time

US Lawmaker Pushes Ban on Candidates Betting on Their Own Elections

Web3 Firms Urged to Treat AI Agents as Workforce Members