Circle launches stablecoin payouts through Circle Mint France

The European Union has completed its MiCA transition, leaving Tether’s $186 billion USDT without a compliant route onto regulated crypto exchanges across the bloc from July 1, 2026. According to the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, the transition…

It was one of the biggest tech headlines in June: Amid the race leading up to the initial public offerings (IPOs) of artificial intelligence (AI) giants, the United States used its “blocking card” to disable Anthropic’s latest models. Citing national security concerns, the Trump Administration forced the company to prevent non-U.S. citizens (even in the US) from using its most advanced models — the very ones it had just unveiled. Speculation suggests the same thing could happen to OpenAI. The ban on Anthropic was not lifted until June 30. The US administration said that, in the intervening weeks, it had worked with the company to “review and approve Fable5 to ensure it aligns with the US government and strengthens US leadership in AI.” For its part, OpenAI confirmed that its next major launch would begin with a preview for “trusted partners ”—a list it has shared with the US government. Are these companies falling victim to their own marketing — having touted that their models are beco

Jeremy Allaire argued that stablecoin networks are winner-take-most businesses built over years, two days after the launch of the 140-plus-firm Open USD consortium sent Circle's stock down more than 17% in a single session.

Circle reportedly minted another $1 billion of USDC on Solana, adding to the network’s already large gross issuance total for 2026.

The launch of OUSD could disrupt stablecoin economics, challenging USDC's dominance and potentially reshaping the market landscape. The post Circle CEO defends USDC’s network effects amid Open USD consortium launch appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The $300B arms orders highlight deepening U.S.-Europe defense ties, potentially influencing future military strategies and economic policies. The post Europe’s $300B arms orders sustain 195,000 US defense jobs: NATO official appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Crdit Agricole's EURXT stablecoin launch could accelerate institutional adoption of tokenized assets, reshaping Europe's digital finance landscape. The post Crédit Agricole rolls out euro stablecoin EURXT on Ethereum appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Crédit Agricole S.A. has launched a euro-backed stablecoin called EURXT and used it to settle the first subscription into a tokenized money market fund in Europe. According to the announcement on Wednesday, the bank issued the token through CACEIS, its asset servicing arm, on the Ethereum blockchain. EURXT follows the ERC-20 standard and carries a […]