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Aave Labs has posted a request for comments to list USAT, a dollar stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, on Aave V3 and V4 on Ethereum. Nothing is approved, no vote is scheduled and no risk settings are set.

A Visa survey of 14,250 people says 46% in Asia Pacific are likely to use stablecoins within five years, 16% have in the past year, and 6% understand them.

HSBC and Ant Digital say an AI agent found a service, paid a micropayment and settled it in tokenised deposits in a test, not a commercial launch.

French MPs voted 38-37 for a crypto-to-stablecoin swap tax that would apply from 2027. It is a first-reading budget vote, not law, and the Senate must act.

Three crypto policy moves from 8 October 2026: an ESMA opinion telling MiCA-authorised firms to stop services in non-compliant stablecoins, Senator Blumenthal's letter asking Cantor Fitzgerald about its Tether ties, and a Greek draft bill proposing a 10% crypto capital-gains tax. What each one does, and what it doesn't.

Samsung Wallet is adding USDC transfers for eligible US Galaxy users, with Bastion as custodian. Moody's rated Sky, issuer of USDS and DAI, at B3.

On 6 October 2026 Paxos-issued Global Dollar (USDG) went live natively on Arbitrum One with Fluid, Morpho, GMX, Maple, Uniswap and Kraken among first integrations. A DAO proposal to add 100M ARB to DRIP is a proposal, not yet approved.

Circle published its MiCA review consultation response on 1 Oct 2026. It is company advocacy; rankings and “largest” claims are Circle’s own statements.

512,000 Lines of Code. One Accidental Leak. A Payment Protocol Nobody Expected.On March 31, 2026, a routine npm package update from Anthropic did something catastrophic: it shipped...

USDC vs USDT: The Stablecoin Wars Heat Up in 2026 The battle for stablecoin dominance has reached a tipping point. For the first time since 2019, USD Coin...