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Mastercard to Test USDC for Payments as Stablecoin Scrutiny Intensifies

Mastercard will use the USDC stablecoin as a bridge asset for cardholders who want to pay for goods using cryptocurrencies.

Mastercard is working with Circle to use the USDC stablecoin for some payments.

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Crypto Long & Short: Crypto Needs More Than VC Interest

Plus: Correcting misconceptions about institutional interest in crypto, and why Circle going public may bring greater regulatory clarity in the U.S. for stablecoins.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Holds Above $30K but Price Chart Looks 'Ugly'

Also, Circle might be an attractive "starter stock for the cautious" when it goes public, according to one analyst.

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Tether Hasn’t Printed New USDT in Weeks: 3 Possible Explanations

Here are three reasons why the stablecoin's tremendous growth has screeched to a halt.

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State of Crypto: Binance Is Firmly in the Regulatory Crosshairs

World regulators have announced warnings around Binance, drawing attention to the exchange's operations and hinting at future actions.

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Which Crypto Firms Will Follow Coinbase, Circle Into the Public Markets?

Last week saw two crypto SPACs in two days. We asked stock analysts, “Who’s next?”

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What Investors Need to Know About Circle's Listing

Ahead of the crypto firm's public market debut via SPAC, here are the key considerations for potential investors, according to our columnist.

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Circle’s Transparency Pledge

Circle’s CEO, Jeremy Allaire, promised to make the company ”the most public and transparent operator of full-reserve stablecoins.” Circle began issuing quarterly attestation reports to prove that its assets are fully backed; however, the reports don’t state what the assets are backed by. “The upper echelons of Tether truthers are now bringing the same questions to Circle that they’ve brought to Tether,” Zack Seward, CoinDesk’s Deputy Global News Editor, said.

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USDC Assets to Be Disclosed in SEC Filings, Circle CEO Says

“Our intention is to include greater reserves transparency” as the stablecoin operator goes public via a SPAC deal, Jeremy Allaire told CoinDesk TV Friday.

Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire