The reporting

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Topic: digital assets

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ANALYSIS BLOCKCHAIN

Circle sets a staged shutdown for Noble USDC without a CCTP V2 replacement

Minting is scheduled to stop in October, cross-chain capacity will narrow and Noble routes will pause in January. The timetable provides an orderly exit period, but later manual redemption remains conditional.

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ANALYSIS BLOCKCHAIN

U.S. Bank’s USBDC pilot joins public settlement to issuer controls

The bank moved its proprietary dollar token between related entities on Stellar while evaluating minting, redemption, freezing and clawback. The transaction was live, but its amount, identifier and broader availability remain undisclosed.