$USDC

Over the past week, USDC has featured prominently across both traditional and crypto-native channels: on May 7, Stripe rolled out its new stablecoin-funded accounts—supporting USDC and USDB—in over 100 countries to let businesses hold, send, and receive dollar-pegged tokens much like fiat balances ; earlier, on May 1, industry analysis noted that major crypto firms are now applying for bank-like licenses to comply with evolving stablecoin regulations in the US, EU, and Hong Kong ; that same day, Baanx announced a partnership with Visa to issue stablecoin-linked cards enabling real-time USDC spending from self-custodial wallets ; regulators and market operators are also preparing for deeper institutional integration, with Intercontinental Exchange exploring applications for USDC within its exchanges and clearinghouses ; concurrently, onchain data shows USDC commanding a 77 % share of stablecoin supply on Solana—helping drive TVL and transaction growth there ; and broader market reports highlight USDC’s central role in a wave of stablecoin adoption by payments providers, financial institutions, and DeFi platforms worldwide .