Stablecoins & Markets
Kim Min-jun
Coverage focuses on reserves, redemption and the flow of money through digital-asset markets.
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CJSOI news covering blockchain.
USDT on Bitcoin: Utexo Opens Mint Sandbox Before November 28 Launch
Utexo opened a Signet sandbox for its bridged USDT on Bitcoin on October 22; the public launch is set for November 28.
Circle CCTP Goes Live on Sui for Native USDC Transfers
Circle added Sui as CCTP domain 8 on October 8, so native USDC can be burned on one network and minted on Sui, weeks before the old V1 protocol is switched off.
Payward and Ledger Plan Wallet and Trading Integrations
The announced work connects Ledger signing with Kraken and adds Payward services inside Ledger Wallet.
Keeta and LayerZero Plan Multichain Bank-Money Tokens
The partnership targets deposit-backed tokens across Keeta, Ethereum, Solana and Base.
Visa Expands Its Settlement Pilot to Nine Blockchains
Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon and Tempo join Visa's supported stablecoin settlement networks.
Tempo Goes Live With a Machine Payments Protocol
Tempo opens mainnet access and introduces MPP for programmatic payments between agents and services.
Ethereum's Fusaka Upgrade Expands the Path for Rollups
Fusaka activates PeerDAS and a mechanism for raising Ethereum's blob capacity between major upgrades.
Circle Opens Arc's Public Testnet
Circle's payments-focused blockchain moves into public testing with more than 100 participating companies.
Tempo Introduces a Blockchain Built for Payments
Stripe and Paradigm incubated a network designed around stablecoin transfers and business payments.
