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On-chain data shows that USDC Treasury has minted 250 million USDC on the Solana network.

OKX will open the USDⓢ spot trading pair corresponding to the USDC spot trading pair at 4:00 PM on September 23, 2026, and will delist the relevant USDⓢ spot trading pairs except for USDT-USDⓢ at 4:00 PM on September 30. Users need to switch to the corresponding USDC trading pair in advance to trade.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale execution wallet has accumulated the purchase of 155,980 HYPE, worth approximately 12.91 million USD, at an average price of about 82.77 USD, without selling any HYPE.The accumulated HYPE has been transferred to another wallet and staked, while the execution wallet still has about 4.34 million USD in USDC available and continues to buy.

Stablecoin issuer Circle and cryptocurrency exchange OKX announced a partnership to jointly expand the liquidity and trading utility of USDC on the OKX platform.This collaboration supports broader access to USDC-denominated markets, covering spot, margin, and futures trading. Circle stated that as the digital asset market expands, trusted dollar stablecoin liquidity becomes a core trading infrastructure, providing eligible users with more ways to trade using USDC.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, Huang Licheng issued the Meme token TAIWAN on the Robinhood chain and used about 16,700 USDC to buy approximately 27.56 million TAIWAN in the evening, with a purchase market value of about 600,000 USD.Yu Jin stated that he does not recommend participating in this scheme, citing reasons including Huang Licheng's previous multiple issuances of Meme tokens; in 2024, he issued the Meme coin Bobaoppa for his dog, raising about 220,000 SOL (approximately 40 million USD) but only injecting about 60,000 SOL into the pool, keeping the rest for personal use, and setting a transaction tax of about 8.75%. This token has now essentially gone to zero.

According to the official announcement, Binance has announced the launch of US stock and ETF options trading, offering physically settled options contracts, allowing users to trade call or put options, with the maximum loss limited to the premium.This service is provided through NestTradingLimited as the introducing broker, in collaboration with AlpacaSecurities, supporting currencies such as USDC, USDT, USD1, U, BNB, and is limited to limit orders.

According to Whale Alert monitoring, at 11:41 Beijing time, USDC Treasury minted an additional 250 million USDC on the Solana chain.

On-chain data shows that at 9:45 AM Beijing time, USDC Treasury minted an additional 250 million USDC on the Solana network.

According to DefiLlama data, since the end of July and the beginning of August, the total market capitalization of stablecoins has regained upward momentum, currently reported at $30.4564 billion, with a growth of 0.48% over the past week.Among the leading stablecoins, USDC and USD1 are the main contributors to the increase in supply over the past week, with USDC increasing by 0.76% and USD1 increasing by 3.71%. The market share of USDT is currently reported at 60.21%.

According to official news, as of August 27, 2026, the circulation of USDC is $73.7 billion, with total reserves of $74 billion, still maintaining a 1:1 dollar redemption mechanism.In the past 7 days, USDC issued $11.2 billion and redeemed $10.2 billion, resulting in a net increase of $1 billion in circulation; in the past 30 days, it issued $33.4 billion and redeemed $31.9 billion, resulting in a net increase of $1.5 billion in circulation. Circle stated that USDC reserves are supported by highly liquid cash and cash equivalents, mainly including bank deposits, overnight U.S. Treasury reverse repos, and U.S. Treasury bills with maturities of less than three months, and are kept separate from the company's operating funds.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a certain address deposited 14.06 million USDC to Binance one month ago and withdrew 281,000 SOL from Binance on-chain early this morning, worth 29.68 million USD.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain address created a new wallet and deposited 4 million USDC, shorting 300 BTC with 30x leverage, with a position value of 23.76 million dollars and a liquidation price of 90,820.04 dollars.

The stablecoin USDC issuer Circle has become the new main shirt sponsor of Premier League club Chelsea, marking the first time a cryptocurrency financial services company's brand appears in the main sponsorship position of a Premier League club. The two parties did not disclose the financial terms, but reports earlier this year indicated that Chelsea set a target price of £65 million (approximately $88.3 million) per year for this sponsorship position.Chelsea will wear the new jerseys featuring the USDC logo for the first time in their home match against Brighton on Sunday. Previously, cryptocurrency exchanges like OKX and Kraken served as sleeve sponsors for Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, respectively, but the main sponsorship position had never been occupied by a cryptocurrency company before.In June of this year, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) warned Premier League clubs that collaborating with unauthorized cryptocurrency companies could violate financial promotion rules. Circle is authorized by the FCA through an electronic money license obtained in 2016, which has facilitated this collaboration.

Stablecoin issuer Circle has reached a sponsorship agreement with Premier League giant Chelsea, becoming its chief partner and official shirt front sponsor. According to news released on Friday, Circle and the USDC brand logo will appear on the jerseys of Chelsea's men's, women's, and youth teams starting from the 2026/27 season. Circle stated that stablecoins are moving from early adoption to mainstream, bringing USDC to one of the largest global stages in sports, reflecting the scale and ambition of this opportunity.Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire stated that USDC is built on the idea that "currency should operate seamlessly for everyone around the world, just like the internet," and the partnership with Chelsea connects a global sports community based on the same borderless vision. Chelsea chairman Jason Gannon noted that this collaboration places Chelsea at the forefront of the digital evolution in football. The specific amount and duration of the agreement have not been disclosed.This collaboration comes as the crypto industry rebuilds its sports sponsorship landscape following a market downturn in 2022. Previously, Crypto.com secured a 20-year naming rights deal for the former Staples Center for $700 million, and OKX had also partnered with Manchester City. In June of this year, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority warned Premier League and other football clubs to be cautious of sponsorship agreements with unauthorized crypto companies, while Circle holds an electronic money institution license from the UK FCA. Chelsea will debut the jerseys featuring the Circle and USDC logos in their home match against Brighton on Sunday.

According to monitoring by Ai Yi, a bit-related entity that previously profited approximately 55.095 million USD from ETH long positions is suspected to be starting to lay out a second round of long positions. Its new address received a margin of 10 million USDC yesterday, and then opened long positions of 6,000 ETH, with a position value of approximately 14.98 million USD and an average opening price of about 2,492 USD.Based on its previous operations, the current position may only be the first round of building, and there may be further additions to the position.

Coinbase stated on the X platform that the financial layer surrounding AI agents is referred to as agent finance, or AiFi, which encompasses agent trading and agent commerce. AI agents can research information, make decisions, and execute operations on behalf of individuals and businesses, and they need to perform basic financial activities such as payments, receipts, value storage, and fund transfers. Coinbase claims that it is building tools for AI agents to continuously execute financial operations within predefined goals, permissions, limitations, and security boundaries.Coinbase indicated that Coinbase Advisor, Coinbase for Agents, x402, and Coinbase Business have formed the AiFi infrastructure. Coinbase Advisor is an SEC-registered investment advisor integrated into the app for Coinbase One users, providing portfolio analysis and guidance through a chat interface; Coinbase for Agents connects tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor to Coinbase accounts via MCP, allowing users to set operational conditions and security boundaries for agents, as well as create independent sandbox accounts for agent use.Coinbase stated that x402 is an open payment standard initiated by Coinbase and currently managed by an independent foundation, which supports AI agents in paying fees to other agents, applications, and services. As of now, x402 has processed over 205 million transactions, with a transaction volume of $53 million, covering 200,000 sellers, with Coinbase facilitating 67% of the activities. Single payments can be used for API calls, datasets, research materials, or computing resources.Coinbase indicated that Coinbase Business supports enterprises in natively receiving AI agent payments in USDC, and Coinbiz can help merchants sell services and content to software without relying on credit card credentials, manual invoicing, or payment processes designed with human customers in mind. Eligible businesses can earn a floating reward of 3.35% from idle USDC balances. USDC currently accounts for 99% of on-chain agent commerce transactions, while x402 represents 97% of agent finance protocol usage, with related activities operating on Base.

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange service provider Coincheck announced that it has completed the registration for electronic payment methods and other transactions on August 27, 2026, becoming the second company in Japan to obtain a license related to stablecoins.Coincheck stated that it will gradually develop stablecoin and on-chain financial related businesses based on its previous cooperation with the American company Circle to expand the use cases of USDC in Japan. The company claims that stablecoins have price stability linked to fiat currencies, which can be used for around-the-clock, fast, and low-cost transfers and payments.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a newly created wallet deposited 5 million USDC into Hyperliquid, opening short positions of 8,155 ETH ($20.33 million) and 247.6 BTC ($19.49 million) with 20x leverage.