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Morning Edition · Monday, September 14, 2026Published at 1:49 AM EDT · New York
Coinbase, Nu and Circle Move to Own the Plumbing Between Banks and Stablecoins
Circle paid $400 million for Tazapay's emerging-market payment links, Nu entered United States banking through Lead Bank with an interest-bearing USDC account, and Coinbase is supplying the rails while community banks keep the customer.
Three moves in two days target the same part of the payments stack. Coinbase is offering community banks a stablecoin bridge while supplying the infrastructure beneath it, an arrangement in which the bank keeps the customer relationship and…
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Race to Bank and Distribute Stablecoin Reserves
Over 3-6 months, established financial and payments firms compete to custody stablecoin reserves and embed stablecoin rails into cross-border settlement, institutionalizing the plumbing beneath stablecoins.
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