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Sep 30, 26Fund launchShopify · Open USD · Stripe · Coinbase · Visa — coverage

Sep 23, 26Deal closedOpen Standard · Shopify · Stripe · Coinbase · Visa — coverage

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Arbitrum joins Global Dollar Network as USDG launches on its chain

The ArbitrumDAO proposal would add 100 million ARB to an incentive program and put treasury assets behind USDG liquidity.

the_wrap · Oct 1Lloyds and Visa settle $750,000 in USDC in a seven-day cross-border pilot

adoption · Sep 30Cloudflare opens a closed beta for billing AI agents in USDC

adoption · Sep 30Open USD launches with Coinbase, Visa, Mastercard, Shopify and Stripe as founding shareholders

adoption · Sep 26Circle buys USDC reach with equity; Tether's lead holds

adoption · Sep 22Mastercard's Stellar rail lands with 130 markets and no volume

custody · Sep 17Circle's Arc logged 7.83 million transactions, almost none of them payments

tokenization · Sep 16Arc is a distribution deal disguised as a blockchain

tokenization · Aug 21Circle sets Sept. 16 target for Arc's public mainnet launch

adoption · Aug 18Visa's stablecoin settlement search turns on four licenses

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