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Binance’s investment in Circle and a new five-year commercial agreement could deepen USDC’s reach across global crypto trading and emerging markets. Analysts see stronger distribution for USDC, though Tether’s entrenched liquidity and user habits remain major barriers to a rapid market-share shift.

S&P Global has agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin, a smart contract security firm whose open source library has supported more than $37 trillion in cumulative digital asset transfers. The move extends S&P Global’s digital asset coverage from creditworthiness and reserves into the code security behind stablecoins, tokenized funds and DeFi products.

The ongoing Bitcoin bull run, marked by the introduction of long-awaited spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs), is indeed minting millionaires. However, the data reveals a more deliberate pace compared to the 2020-2021 surge.