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Repayment Round - FTX to start next round of creditor repayments on September 30th.
End of Season Sale - Altcoin season hope dim as traders unwind bullish bets.
Pump Plummets - Pump.fun token sheds another 15% as co-founder curbs airdrop hopes.
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Stablecoins Are Eating Payments: In this special edition of Unqualified Opinions, Artemis’ Anthony Yim joins Messari’s Andrew Dyer to unpack the State of Stablecoins report and the explosive growth of onchain payments. With B2B use cases, stablecoin-linked cards, and the rise of Tron-powered transfers leading the charge, stablecoins are beginning to rival legacy rails like Visa and PayPal. But as adoption accelerates, so do second-order questions about FX infrastructure, regulatory clarity, and systemic risks. This is one episode you don’t want to miss.
📘 Explore the bigger picture in our just-released State of Stablecoins 2025 Report.
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