What Is Arc? The Stablecoin Blockchain From USDC Issuer Circle

The exchange’s KuCard rollout enables users to make "seamless payments" to Mastercard merchants using USDC.

Regulatory pressure on Hyperliquid could reshape the decentralized derivatives landscape, impacting USDC's role and benefiting rival platforms. The post CME and NYSE lobby CFTC against Hyperliquid amid USDC liquidity risks appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Coinbase is now Hyperliquid’s official USDC treasury deployer as platform stablecoin supply reaches $5.4 billion in May 2026. Arc, Canton, and Tempo collectively raised over $1 billion, signaling strong institutional demand for private, compliance-ready blockchain rails. Institutional DeFi is splitting between private compliance networks upstream and high-velocity public liquidity venues like Hyperliquid downstream. Hyperliquid’s stablecoin […] The post Hyperliquid’s $5.4B USDC Supply Just Got a Major Coinbase Upgrade appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

Coinbase moved deeper into Hyperliquid by taking the USDC treasury deployer role, while HYPE jumped on the platform’s shift toward a more unified stablecoin setup. Strategy’s STRC preferred stock hit record trading volume, reinforcing Michael Saylor’s bitcoin funding machine. In Washington, Kevin Warsh was confirmed as Fed chair and the CLARITY Act advanced in the […]

Circle faces renewed USDC recovery questions after users compared mistaken-transfer complaints with Tether’s official USDT recovery process.

Eco’s Circle Gateway integration increased Routes API order size limits by ten times since February 2026. Circle Gateway gives Eco a unified USDC balance across chains, removing the need to pre-fund every network. Eco estimates certain Gateway deposit flows now complete in 30 seconds, down from roughly 15 minutes before. Circle Gateway is now at […] The post Circle Gateway Powers Eco’s New Multichain Liquidity Upgrade appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

Solayer Pay launched a Visa card allowing users to spend USDC at merchants and ATMs worldwide on May 14. Solayer, the layer-1 blockchain developer behind the infiniSVM network, announced the launch via GlobeNewswire on May 14. The card links directly…

The post Bitcoin falls below $79k as bond yields surge appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bitcoin fell to $78,600 on May 15 as bond yields surged to a 12 month high, rattling risk markets. Summary Bitcoin fell to $78,600, down roughly 4% from Thursday’s $82,000 high, as bond yields hit their highest since May 2025. The 10-year Treasury yield reached 4.54% while Fed rate hike probability surpassed 44% according to CME FedWatch data. Crypto-linked equities including Coinbase, Circle and Strategy fell between 5% and 7% in the same session. The US 10-year Treasury yield surged to 4.54% on May 15, its highest point since May 2025, after hotter than expected CPI and PPI data stoked fears of a Federal Reserve rate hike. The 30-year yield crossed 5% while the 2-year broke above 4%. Inflation and yields hit crypto and equities Bitcoin fell as low as $78,600, down roughly 4% from Thursday’s $82,000 high, before stabilising slightly above $79,000. The selloff spread to equities, with the Nasdaq