Circle acquires Tazapay for $400M to expand USDC in emerging markets
Circle's stablecoin USDC gains distribution infrastructure across emerging-market payment corridors where it has historically lagged rival Tether.
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- Ethlabs' weekly update tracked account abstraction progress and refined the Hegotá upgrade roadmap for faster shipping.
- New tooling bolstered Ethereum's core: a formally verified serialization library and a draft standard for tokenized real-world assets.
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- Circle bought payments firm Tazapay for $400 million to push USDC deeper into emerging markets.
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