
TickerTape 193: Week of 09 August 2026
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Welcome to TickerTape 192! Tether reported a $1.5 billion Q2 profit, while Circle secured a New York trust charter and Mastercard completed its $1.8 billion BVNK acquisition. As the overall stablecoin market cap contracted by $10 billion, BlackRock launched a Solana-based reserve fund, and Samsung announced native stablecoin support for 800 million devices!

Welcome to TickerTape 191! Samsung added native stablecoin support to its mobile wallet, while the OCC detailed the application process for US issuers under the GENIUS Act. Meanwhile, Circle acquired IBM’s massive blockchain patent portfolio, Visa processed $3.7 billion in stablecoin card volume, and California aligned state digital asset laws with federal mandates.

Welcome to TickerTape 190! US regulators missed the GENIUS Act deadline for stablecoin rules, while the Senate races to pass the CLARITY Act. In massive industry news, Stripe and Advent launched a $53 billion bid for PayPal. Meanwhile, the ECB advanced its Digital Euro, and Ramp debuted integrated stablecoin accounts for businesses.

Welcome to TickerTape 189! Circle secured final OCC approval for a national trust bank, while Visa unveiled an enterprise stablecoin platform. In legislation, the U.S. enacted a temporary ban on federal CBDCs as Delaware aligned state regulations with the GENIUS Act. Globally, the European Parliament advanced negotiations for the Digital Euro…

Welcome to TickerTape 188! Swift launched a blockchain ledger with 17 major banks, while Sony Bank secured OCC approval for a U.S. stablecoin trust. Meanwhile, Visa piloted cross-border stablecoins with M-Pesa in the DRC, USDC widened its lead in record transaction volumes, and the EU’s MiCA regulation began reshaping the European token landscape.

Welcome to TickerTape 187! A major consortium launched the Open USD stablecoin, while BNY and Standard Chartered expanded institutional USDC services. In regulation, U.S. agencies proposed strict stablecoin CIP rules under the GENIUS Act, Florida established a comprehensive state framework, and the UK FCA reduced capital requirements for stablecoin issuers.

Welcome to TickerTape 186! U.S. regulators proposed bank-level customer identification rules for stablecoin issuers, while the EU Parliament advanced its Digital Euro framework for a 2029 launch. In the UK, the Bank of England softened its stablecoin policy. Meanwhile, President Trump delayed signing a U.S. CBDC ban, demanding unrelated election legislation first.

Welcome to TickerTape 185! Zelle announced its ZLUSD stablecoin for remittances, while Fidelity launched a GENIUS Act-compliant reserve fund. U.S. regulators proposed new customer identification rules for stablecoin issuers. Meanwhile, the Trump-linked USD1 stablecoin is being utilized for UFC payouts and proposed to settle $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets.

Major US banks are building a tokenized deposit network to compete with stablecoins. Meanwhile, the New York DFS aligned its state framework with the federal GENIUS Act. Other top stories include Trump’s USD1 stablecoin profits, Meta’s USDC creator payouts, and Visa expanding its global stablecoin settlement capabilities.

Welcome to TickerTape 183! The US Treasury officially ruled out a CBDC, shifting focus to stablecoin regulation. Meanwhile, payment giants Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe are backing a new stablecoin platform. In other news, MoneyGram launched its MGUSD stablecoin, and Circle controversially froze $12.6 million in privacy-focused cUSDC smart contracts.

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Welcome to TickerTape 179! The US Senate reached a bipartisan deal on CLARITY Act stablecoin yields. Western Union launched its USDPT stablecoin on Solana, and Canada debuted CADD, its first regulated CAD stablecoin. Meanwhile, the CSBS urged the OCC to tighten GENIUS Act rules, and Morgan Stanley expanded crypto trading.

Welcome to TickerTape 178! Regulators advanced GENIUS Act rules and finalized a U.S. token taxonomy, while the House escalated its push for a CBDC ban. Meanwhile, Visa launched agentic AI payment integrations, Meta introduced USDC creator payouts, and analysts forecast a $5 trillion B2B stablecoin market by 2035!