USDC (USDC)

gElsa Tried moving funds across Base and Polygon with @heyelsaai today. I literally wrote what I wanted "Bridge 100 USDC Op to Base" and Elsa parsed it, checked the best route, validated the destination, executed bridge and swap, and posted the onchain receipts. Felt like telling a trader what to do and getting the exact action no dashboards, no mental gymnastics #DeFi Then I ran real-time search for "ETH ETF inflow" and got headlines, inflow metrics, and a short trade thesis in one message. Portfolio pulls from Zerion matched my live balances. v2 speed is obvious. 315M+ lifetime trading volume and Epoch II's remaining 0.3% $ELSA rewards make this feel operational, not aspirational Who else has quietly replaced their old toolchain by just talking to Elsa?

🇬🇧 A large number of UK MPs have just warned Treasury Secretary Rachel Reeves that the current draft stablecoin regulation will weaken London's fintech position. They argue that the Bank of England's proposal is too stringent and risks driving capital abroad. 💹 The MPs claim that stablecoins have become a critical financial infrastructure, with transaction volume reaching $27.6 trillion in 2024, surpassing Visa and Mastercard combined, and could reach $100 trillion by 2030 according to Citibank. However, a series of rules—such as banning interest on reserves, restricting use in wholesale markets, and capping at £20,000—could make GBP‑pegged stablecoins unattractive, while USDC and USDT continue to expand. ⚡️ The situation is increasingly worrying as the US accelerates with the GENIUS Act, while the UK lags at home. The MPs call for a more flexible regulatory framework to retain capital, attract investment, and protect London's position.

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Here's my scan from @Infinit_Labs today. Imagine you just type a DeFi idea and the agent swarm turns it into a full play, from routes, pools, yields, risk guards, all laid out clean. Soon we won't need to jump across chains with those 69 steps anymore. Infinit shows the whole workflow, and we stay fully in control of the wallet. Then we can focus on monitoring, setting targets, and refining our strategies. If market conditions change, just pause, adjust the size, and rerun the plan. Simple as that.

𝘠𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘪𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥. From Polymarket positions you can borrow against, to fixed yields, futures forecasting, and 4-digit APR pools. Here’s what’s actually paying attention-worthy right now👇🧵 ------------------------- @Polymarket x Morpho Lending @Gondorfi launched a DeFi layer for Polymarket positions, letting users borrow, lend, or leverage on Polygon. Users can borrow up to 50% of their position’s value in USDC, lend USDC to earn up to 30% APY, or leverage their positions up to 2x without extra capital. All collateral is non-custodial, so only the user can withdraw funds once loans are repaid. The platform runs on @Morpho, and Beta is live now. ------------------------- Aave “Future Mode” @Aave introduced a “Future Mode” in their app that helps users forecast potential savings growth. You can see your deposits grow visually over 1 year, 5 years, or more. It’s interactive and designed to make saving more intuitive. Users get real-time projections before committi

Card payments feel “fast”, but the one who actually gets the money late is always the merchant. On every sale a few points get shaved off, cross-border flows get stuck in an intermediary maze, access to dollars in dollar-demanding markets is closed or expensive, and the cash in the till earns zero yield. On the business side that means margin bleed, slower cashflow, and being naked to FX shocks. @noble_xyz makes this a lot easier in practice. It basically standardizes USDC as the “one, real” unit. Money moves instantly and cheaper. Orbiter hides the bridge mess, you just say “send from here to there” and you’re done. End of day, you park the till into USDN and that idle balance starts working like a coupon. When you need it, you come back to bank and fiat rails with CCTP. Is this the full solution? No. POS and checkout bundles, refunds and disputes, accounting and tax layers still matter a lot. But as those pieces settle, the picture for merchants gets pretty simple: faster cash + lower cost is basically 1–2 extra points of margin in practice. For me that’s the full story.