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The divergence in USDT and USDC usage highlights evolving stablecoin roles, impacting global payment systems and decentralized finance growth. The post Tether’s USDT dominates payments while Circle’s USDC leads DeFi, Dune data shows appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Dune: USDT Leads Payments, USDC Dominates DeFi appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The world’s biggest stablecoins are increasingly becoming chain-specific financial products, with Tether’s USDt (USDT) and Circle’s USDC (USDC) serving distinct roles across the crypto ecosystem rather than competing head-on. Dune’s Digital Asset Brief found that USDT overwhelmingly dominates onchain payments. During the first half of 2026, the biggest stablecoin settled about $95 billion in identified commerce payments, compared with $14 billion for second-biggest USDC. It also accounted for roughly 92% of the $48 billion in business-to-business payment volume. On Tron, USDT’s largest network, around 93% of the token’s supply is held in ordinary wallets rather than on exchanges, underscoring its role as a payment and remittance asset. USDC, meanwhile, has established itself as the dominant stablecoin in decentralized finance. USDC on Base processed roughly $2.6 trillion in transfer volume in J

The post Summer.fi reveals months-long preparation behind $6M DeFi exploit appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Summer.fi has published a detailed post-mortem on the $6.04 million exploit that drained two of its Lazy Summer Protocol USDC vaults. It concludes that the attack was planned months in advance rather than being an opportunistic flash loan exploit. The report says the attacker spent roughly three months accumulating the assets needed to manipulate the protocol. The exploit was executed in a single atomic transaction on July 6.  It also argues that the root cause was an operational issue during the offboarding of an old strategy rather than a flaw in the protocol’s smart contracts. Attack exploited incomplete offboarding process According to the post-mortem, the attacker manipulated the net asset value [NAV] of two USDC vaults. Stale-valued Silo vault tokens were donated into an Ark that had been capped during an offboarding process. However, the Ark remained included in the va

Dune data shows Tether's USDT has become crypto’s dominant payments stablecoin while Circle's USDC powers DeFi, highlighting how blockchain choice shapes stablecoin use.

Onchain tranching could reshape DeFi by offering nuanced risk management, attracting institutional capital, and diversifying investment strategies. The post Onchain tranching is positioning itself as the future of structured finance in DeFi appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Coinbase's full trading support for GROVE-USD could enhance liquidity and investor confidence, potentially boosting DeFi adoption and innovation. The post Coinbase enables full trading for GROVE-USD pair with all order types appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Stablecoins clear $1.79T record settlement – Is market bottom in sight? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The stablecoin narrative is shifting from a liquidity engine toward a utility framework.  The logic is simple: As adoption matures, stablecoins are increasingly being integrated into cross-border payments, institutional transfers, DeFi applications, and 24/7 global settlement networks. In essence, the focus is shifting from on-chain liquidity provision toward real-world financial utility.  June’s data provides a clear confirmation of this shift. As shown in the chart below, adjusted stablecoin transaction volume reached a record $1.79 trillion during the month, representing a 63% increase from May and a 125% year-over-year surge. This acceleration highlights the growing demand for stablecoins as a settlement layer rather than merely a liquidity mechanism within crypto markets.  Source: Allium This transition directly increases the strategic importance of Layer 1 network

The post EU Parliament targets DeFi and NFTs in post-MiCA crypto push appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. EU lawmakers have approved a policy position calling for a review of whether decentralized finance, staking, crypto lending, borrowing and NFTs should be brought more clearly under the European Union’s crypto rulebook after MiCA’s rollout. Summary EU lawmakers want the European Commission to review DeFi, staking, NFTs and crypto lending under MiCA. Parliament’s report does not change the law but outlines priorities for future crypto regulation. Decta data shows MiCA-compliant euro stablecoins grew 128% in market cap over the past year. According to the European Parliament, members on Tuesday adopted the report titled Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system, setting out Parliament’s official position on the next stage of crypto regulation. The paper does not amend the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation or impose ne