Animoca Brands Halts Nasdaq Merger with Currenc Group. The companies mutually suspended talks on Sept. 22, which would have given Animoca shareholders 95 percent ownership.

Circle enables USDC borrowing with Bitcoin collateral on Mint. Eligible users can deposit Bitcoin to mint cirBTC and borrow USDC through third-party markets on Ethereum.

Binance invests $100 million in Circle for USDC partnership. The exchange signed a five-year agreement to promote the stablecoin following its $100 million strategic investment.