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According to Foresight News , Base plans to officially activate the B20 token standard on mainnet at 2:00 AM Beijing time on July 9th. Base had previously scheduled the activation of the B20 token format for 2:00 AM on June 27th, but this was subsequently postponed due to stability concerns. B20 is Base's native token format, designed to improve user experience through a faster, lower-cost, and more standardized settlement mechanism, enabling global financial assets to exist on Base in the form of programmable capital and achieve on-chain composability.
Circle to acquire Tazapay to expand USDC cross-border payments
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Circle minted an additional 250 million USDC on the Solana chain, bringing its total minting this year to approximately 66.76 billion.
PANews reported on July 8th that, according to Onchain Lens, stablecoin issuer Circle has just minted an additional $250 million worth of USDC on the Solana blockchain. Data shows that Circle has minted approximately $66.76 billion worth of USDC on Solana so far this year.
Flutterwave receives investment from Circle Ventures to expand its USDC payment and settlement business in Africa.
According to Foresight News , African fintech company Flutterwave announced it has received investment from Circle Ventures, with the specific investment amount undisclosed. This investment aims to expand Flutterwave's USDC payment and settlement business in Africa. Flutterwave stated that stablecoins are becoming core financial infrastructure, and the company is committed to building faster and more flexible cross-border fund transfer methods to help businesses achieve cash flow. According to a previous report by Foresight News , Ripple acquired a stake in African fintech company Flutterwave in June of this year for a valuation of $3.3 billion.
Circle issued another 250 million USDC on the Solana blockchain.
According to BlockBeats, on July 8th, based on OnchainLens monitoring, Circle issued another 250 million USDC on the Solana chain. As of now in 2026, Circle has issued a total of $65.03 billion USDC on the Solana chain.