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Coinbase, Visa and Mastercard executives are presenting Open USD as an added stablecoin network rather than a replacement for USDC. The messaging follows a sharp Circle stock selloff after investors initially viewed the more than 140-partner consortium as a direct threat to the $72 billion USDC ecosystem.

Spark has shelved its consumer app indefinitely and is positioning itself as a backend liquidity layer for fintechs, exchanges and stablecoin issuers. The pivot comes as stablecoin markets splinter across competing tokens and networks, creating demand for infrastructure that can connect fragmented liquidity.

A potential Stripe acquisition of PayPal is stirring debate across fintech and crypto over who controls the rails behind consumer payments. Market participants say the biggest prize may be PayPal’s wallet reach, merchant network and stablecoin distribution rather than any single token.

Stripe has offered to acquire PayPal in a $53 billion proposal backed by Advent International, setting up a potential blockbuster payments deal. The approach comes as both companies push deeper into stablecoins and blockchain-linked payment infrastructure.

Uniswap and Spark are teaming up to create shared liquidity infrastructure for stablecoins, a move aimed at making digital dollar trading more efficient. The initiative begins with a $150 million liquidity migration supporting USDS, USDT and PYUSD.