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The Basis Ledger

Gathered from the major desks

The Wire

Headlines as they are published, grouped when several desks report the same story, with paid posts left out. Each one links to the desk that wrote it.

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

  1. Decrypt
    USDC Issuer Circle Quietly Cuts 5% of Staff in Profitable Quarter

    USDC

  2. CoinDesk+2 desks
    Circle beats earnings and revenue estimates on soaring USDC transaction volume

    USDCBTC

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

  1. NewsBTC
    Circle’s November 4 Results Will Put USDC Growth and Reserve Economics in Focus

    USDC

  2. NewsBTC
    SAT Japan Adds USDT and USDC Payments With Dollar Settlement Through Triple-A

    USDTUSDC

Monday, November 2, 2026

  1. NewsBTCNotable
    Horizen Holders Face November 4 Bridge Cutoff Before L3 Wind-Down

    USDCETH

  2. NewsBTCMajor
    Noble USDC Holders Face New Migration Phase as CCTP Limits Start Winding Down

    USDC

Sunday, November 1, 2026

  1. CryptoSlateMajor
    Tracked Binance wallets record $2.5 billion in outflows as withdrawals reopen after hack

    ETHBTCUSDTUSDC

  2. NewsBTC
    Circle Details CCTP Path for Non-USDC Tokens Across Supported Chains

    USDC

  3. NewsBTC
    Aave Expands Stock-Backed USDC Loans on Base for Eligible Investors

    AAVEUSDC

Saturday, October 31, 2026

  1. NewsBTC
    Shopify’s Base USDC Checkout Puts Stablecoins Into Mainstream E-Commerce

    USDC

  2. CryptoSlate
    Jupiter Lend’s withdrawal liquidity rebounds from near zero to 29 million USDC

    JUPUSDC

Friday, October 30, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    MetaMask adds Stellar integration, but cross-chain bridges require manual setup

    USDC

  2. Cointelegraph
    Crypto Biz: Bitcoin’s quantum threat is becoming an economic problem

    BTCXRPUSDC

  3. CryptoSlate
    Circle starts cutting legacy USDC app transfer limits on October 31

    USDC

  4. NewsBTC+1 desk
    Circle and ACI Bring USDC Settlement Into Latin American Payment Operations

    USDC

Thursday, October 29, 2026

  1. The BlockMajor
    Binance investigating hack as suspicious outflows reach up to $5.8 billion

    USDTUSDC

  2. Cointelegraph+2 desksNotable
    Binance investigates potential multibillion-dollar hack

    ETHUSDTUSDCBTC

  3. NewsBTC
    Stellar Gains USDC Payment Corridor as Movantis Targets US–El Salvador Transfers

    USDC

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

  1. NewsBTC
    Samsung Wallet Prepares USDC Transfers on Solana for US Galaxy Users

    SOLUSDC

  2. NewsBTC
    Coinbase Converts GYEN Balances to USDC as Stablecoin Winds Down

    USDC

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

  1. Decrypt
    Circle Pushes Deeper Into Latin America With USDC Settlement in Colombia

    USDC

  2. Cointelegraph
    USDC overtakes USDT in euro stablecoin trading as EU rules reshape market: Kaiko

    USDTUSDC

  3. CryptoSlate
    Coinbase sets 3-day MiCA deadline for USDT, PayPal and Trump-linked stablecoins

    USDTUSDC

  4. NewsBTC
    Samsung Wallet’s Solana USDC Rollout Faces Its First Real User Test

    SOLUSDC

  5. The Block
    Circle faces up to 20% revenue risk from AI agents, Mizuho says

    USDC

  6. NewsBTC
    Circle Brings USDC and EURC Closer to the Corporate Finance Department

    USDC

Sunday, October 25, 2026

  1. NewsBTC
    Circle Match Gives USDC Desks A New Fee Trade-Off And A Separate Funding Balance

    USDC

  2. CryptoSlateNotable
    Initia hack drove its USDC bridge reserve down to $63 as withdrawals failed

    USDC

Saturday, October 24, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    Circle’s new USDC auctions let institutions collect the fees others pay to cash out

    USDC

  2. CryptoSlateMajor
    Circle shareholder sues Trump over UAE crypto deals, citing up to $82 million in potential annual revenue

    WLFIUSDC

Thursday, October 22, 2026

  1. CointelegraphNotable
    Circle shareholder sues Trump, World Liberty and Steve Witkoff over crypto deals

    WLFIUSDC

  2. CryptoSlate
    Solana bot turns just $12,000 into $1.4 billion in trading volume as fake liquidity floods Raydium

    SOLUSDC

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    Crypto rallies point to slower USDC growth and faster USDT growth, study finds

    USDTUSDCBTC

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

  1. Cointelegraph
    Tx launches USTX stablecoin to pull RWA liquidity onto its chain

    USDC

Monday, October 19, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    Tether loses nearly $5 billion across crypto exchanges as USDC and RLUSD rivals pay to win liquidity

    USDTUSDC

  2. NewsBTC
    European Banking Authority Puts USDC Under Significant-Token Supervision

    USDC

  3. CryptoSlate
    Circle removes USDC redemption surcharges as Express keeps its 0.05% fee

    USDC

  4. CoinDesk
    Deutsche Bank targets Asia crypto custody expansion in 2027 as German launch nears

    BTCETHUSDC

Sunday, October 18, 2026

  1. Bitcoinist
    Cardano Stablecoin Market Tops $70 Million As USDC Dominates Supply

    ADAUSDC

  2. Decrypt
    Banks Hold a Lever Over Stablecoin Adoption, BIS Economists Say

    USDC

  3. CoinDesk
    Circle defends USDC economics as stablecoin rivals court its partners with bigger cut

    USDC

Saturday, October 17, 2026

  1. NewsBTC
    Circle Reveals $819 Million USDC Payouts As Stablecoin Economics Come Under Scrutiny

    USDC

  2. CryptoSlate
    Stablecoin cards are booming, but who makes money when you swipe?

    USDC

  3. CryptoSlate
    Visa and Mastercard adopt USDC payouts across 200 countries

    USDC

Friday, October 16, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    USDC processed $36 trillion in H1 transactions, but Circle kept just 7 cents of every revenue dollar

    USDC

  2. The Block
    Circle details USDC revenue split, says $819 million went to partners and costs in H1 2026

    USDC

  3. The Block
    Visa Direct moves USDC prefunding into commercial production with Inyo Global

    USDC

  4. CoinDesk+2 desks
    Circle targets 40 new markets as stablecoin demand grows globally

    USDC

  5. CryptoSlate
    Binance stock put options lock full USDC reserves for sellers

    USDC

Thursday, October 15, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    USDC splits global reserves as EBA enforces Nov 12 handover

    USDC

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

  1. Cointelegraph+1 desk
    EU authority classifies Circle’s USDC as ‘significant’ under MiCA

    USDC

  2. The Block+1 desk
    Standard Chartered pushes $2 trillion stablecoin market forecast to 2030 as supply growth stalls

    USDC

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    US deposit rates choke USDC adoption, and a BIS model reveals why

    USDC

Monday, October 12, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    France’s tax proposal would tax Bitcoin-to-USDC swaps before investors cash out

    BTCUSDC

Thursday, October 8, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    SAP Pay adds USDC payments, with Circle Mint access required

    USDC

  2. NewsBTC
    Coinbase And Samsung Bring USDC Directly Into Samsung Wallet

    USDC

  3. The Block+1 desk
    Securitize launches 1:1-backed tokenized stocks, starting with Apple, Nvidia, Strategy and more

    SOLUSDC

  4. CoinDesk
    NUVA brings U.S. residential mortgage credit to offshore investors

    USDC

  5. Cointelegraph+1 desk
    Samsung Wallet to add USDC transfers for US Galaxy users in October

    USDCSOL

  6. The Block+2 desks
    Samsung to launch USDC transfers on Solana for US Galaxy users

    SOLUSDC