The largest stablecoins are increasingly functioning as chain-specific financial products, with Tether’s USDt (USDT) and Circle’s USDC taking on distinct roles across the crypto ecosystem rather than directly competing. According to Cointelegraph, Dune’s Digital Asset Brief found USDT overwhelmingly leads onchain commerce payments, while USDC has become the dominant stablecoin in decentralized finance activity. In the first half of 2026, USDT settled about $95 billion in identified commerce payments versus $14 billion for USDC, and it represented roughly 92% of the $48 billion in business-to-business payment volume. On Tron, USDT’s largest network, around 93% of the token’s supply is held in ordinary wallets rather than on exchanges, a distribution pattern that aligns with its use in payments and remittances. USDC’s activity was concentrated in trading and DeFi, with Base and Ethereum standing out as key venues for transfer volume. USDC on Base processed roughly $2.6 trillion in transfer volume in June, the highest of any token-chain pair, while USDC on Ethereum handled another $1.6 trillion. Dune also reported that USDC on Base recorded daily velocity of about 20 times its circulating supply in June, reflecting frequent reuse in trading and DeFi workflows. The report argued these patterns make the traditional USDT-versus-USDC framing less informative, as each stablecoin appears to be specializing—USDT in payments and USDC in market activity tied to DeFi and trading. Dune added that USDT’s supply is split almost evenly between Tron and Ethereum, while USDC remains heavily concentrated on Ethereum despite expanding to newer blockchains. The findings arrive as USDT and USDC continue to dominate the stablecoin market. Together, they account for roughly 83% of the sector’s approximately $315 billion market capitalization, based on Dune’s tracking of more than 200 stablecoin tokens across multiple blockchains. In parallel, the U.S. regulatory environment for stablecoins and digital assets is evolving. The GENIUS Act, signed into law in 2025, established the first federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins and opened a clearer path for banks and other companies to issue US dollar-pegged digital assets. Lawmakers are also debating the CLARITY Act, which would define when crypto assets fall under the jurisdiction of the US Securities and Exchange Commission or the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission; while it does not regulate stablecoins directly, it would shape the broader environment for issuers, exchanges, and DeFi platforms. CLARITY cleared the Senate Banking Committee in May and could receive a full Senate vote before the August recess, though Galaxy recently reduced its odds of passage before the break to 50% as lawmakers run short on time.

Argentina scored in injury time to complete a comeback against Egypt after trailing 2-0, with Enzo Fernandez putting them ahead late. Lionel Messi leveled after having an earlier penalty saved, Tottenham defender Cristian Romero pulled one back, and Egypt had led through an Ibrahim header and a Zico counterattack after a previous Zico goal was ruled out, according to Yahoo Sports. The winner will face Switzerland or Colombia in the quarterfinals, with that match scheduled for 21:00 BST.

Egypt had a second goal against Argentina disallowed by VAR in their World Cup 2026 last-16 match after Marwan Attia was judged to have fouled Lisandro Martinez in the build-up to Mostafa Ziko’s 58th-minute finish, according to Yahoo Sports. Egypt had led 1-0 through Yasser Ibrahim’s first-half header and also saw Lionel Messi’s penalty saved, before Ziko scored again on 68 minutes to make it 2-0. Argentina rallied with a Cristian Romero header on 79 minutes and a Messi goal four minutes later, then went ahead in injury time when Lautaro Martinez crossed and Enzo Fernandez headed in; the winner will face either Colombia or Switzerland in the quarter-finals.

Meta Platforms Inc. debuted a new image-generation artificial intelligence model inside its chatbot and Instagram, according to Bloomberg. The release is Meta’s first image-generation model launch since the company spent billions to rebuild its AI lab under Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang a year ago.

Meta Platforms said Muse Video will launch soon for creators and Meta AI. According to Jin10, Meta Platforms also said it released its first image-generation model, Muse Image, developed by Meta Superintelligence Labs.

England players will be advised not to jump over advertising hoardings after Jordan Henderson suffered a wrist injury while celebrating England's 3-2 World Cup win over Mexico at the Azteca Stadium, according to Yahoo Sports. The Brentford midfielder is expected to have surgery and is a major doubt for the rest of the tournament after landing awkwardly while trying to hurdle the hoardings; manager Thomas Tuchel said Henderson was in hospital and remained in Mexico City on Sunday evening rather than traveling back with the squad to its base in Kansas City.

Iranian President Pezeshkian traveled from Tehran to Najaf, Iraq, to attend the funeral ceremony for Iran's late supreme leader Khamenei, which was set to be held in Iraq on July 8. According to Jin10, Iran's Mehr News Agency reported that Pezeshkian departed the Iranian capital on July 7 for the trip. The report also said Pezeshkian was expected to hold talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Zaidi.

An international affairs adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said Iran’s position of supporting “resistance forces” will not change. According to Jin10, the adviser made the statement without providing additional details.

According to CNBC, U.S. stocks posted a strong first half, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 up 10% for the year and the Nasdaq up 15%, while the Nasdaq-100 gained 19% in the first half of 2026. CNBC Pro said it screened FactSet data for S&P 500 stocks with buy ratings from at least 60% of analysts and average price targets implying 40% or more upside, highlighting Oracle (analysts see nearly 80% upside; shares down 26% in 2026), Intuit (76% upside; down 57%), CoStar Group (62% upside; down 55%), Nvidia (60% upside; up 3% in 2026; 83% buy-rated), and Micron Technology (57% upside; up more than 200% in 2026; 77% buy-rated).

Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on Iran to immediately stop any actions that threaten regional security and to stop endangering the safety of global shipping and energy supplies. According to Jin10, the ministry said Iran should halt behavior that harms the security of maritime transport and energy supply chains.

영구 계약은 암호화폐 고유의 현상에서 시장 구조의 근본적인 변화로 진화하며, 글로벌 금융의 중심지로 나아가고 있다

MiCA의 CASP 인가는 정확히 어떻게 분류되며, 각 플랫폼이 직면한 규제 요건에는 어떤 차이가 있나요?

골든파이낸스가 《골든 Web3.0 일간지》를 출시하여, AI, DeFi, DAO, NFT 및 메타버스 업계의 최신 소식을 가장 빠르게 전해드립니다.

Circle이 발행한 스테이블코인 USDC는 거래량 측면에서 경쟁사인 Tether가 발행한 USDT와의 격차를 더욱 벌렸다.

화폐의 가치는 발행 기관의 신용도에 달려 있으며, 발행 기관의 신용도는 이를 보증하는 국가의 신용도에 달려 있다.

연방준비제도(Fed), BTC, 비트코인이 독자적인 움직임을 보이기 시작했다. 지금은 반등인가, 반전인가? 골드파이낸스, 현재 옵션 데이터가 상당히 중요하다.

EF의 인력 감축, Ethlabs/EI의 잇따른 설립에 따라 이더리움은 프로토콜 개발, 연구 개발의 실용화 및 기관 차원의 채택을 서로 다른 조직들에 분산시키고 있다.

암호화폐 생태계의 전반적인 시장 동향은 비트코인의 움직임을 따라간다. 비트코인이 오르면 시장 전체가 함께 오르고, 비트코인이 내리면 시장 전체가 함께 내린다.

Open USD가 결국 성공하든 그렇지 않든, 이미 스테이블코인 업계의 질문 방식을 바꿔놓았다.

KOSPI의 개장 움직임은 지역별 자산 배분의 근거일 뿐만 아니라, 미국 주식 선물 포지션을 조정하고 위험 노출을 헤지하는 데 중요한 신호가 되고 있다.