Guides
Stablecoin Yield: Live Rates and Where the Interest Comes From
Live APYs for the biggest stablecoin savings and lending products, where each rate comes from, and the risks behind yields above the Treasury-bill rate.
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Marcus Feld
DeFi & On-chain Analyst · 6 years covering crypto · 209 stories
Marcus Feld is CoinScoop's DeFi and on-chain analyst. He digs into L2 activity, stablecoin flows and protocol revenue, translating raw chain data into plain-English calls.
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Guides
USDT vs USDC: Differences, Reserves and Which to Use
USDT is the biggest and most-traded stablecoin; USDC is smaller but more transparent and more tightly regulated. Live data, reserves and risks compared.
DeFi
Compound debates Institutional Comet governance after proposal cancellations
Compound is debating Institutional Comet governance after the Proposal Guardian cancelled Proposals 612 and 613, which aimed to raise the Treasury Escrow cooldown.
Markets
Samsung brings USDC on Solana to 82 million Galaxy devices
Samsung Wallet will enable USDC cross-border transfers on Solana for U.S. users in October 2026, reaching 82 million Galaxy devices.
![Samsung brings [ticker USDC] on Solana to 82 million Galaxy devices](https://coinscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/article-1304-200x130.png)
DeFi
Spalletta convicted as DOJ files USDC, USDT forfeiture cases
Jonathan Spalletta was convicted of computer fraud and money laundering for two Uranium Finance hacks totaling $54.7 million; DOJ filed civil forfeiture cases for USDC and USDT.
![Spalletta convicted as DOJ files [ticker USDC], [ticker USDT] forfeiture cases](https://coinscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/article-1297-200x130.png)
Markets
IEX publishes crypto trust options rules
IEX filed a rule change with the SEC for crypto trust options, setting eligibility rules for single- and multi-asset trusts and revising IBIT limits.
DeFi
Ondo opens tokenized access to pre-IPO AI companies
Ondo Finance launched Ondo Private Markets, offering tokenized notes tied to pre-IPO AI companies for eligible non-U.S. investors, with $3.7 billion TVL across its platforms.
Markets
CFTC opens comments on leveraged retail crypto framework
The CFTC opened comments on a framework for leveraged retail crypto trading, proposing a "crypto asset market" exchange category and issuing no-action relief for perpetual futures.
Ethereum
Ethereum explores native assertions against blind signing
Ethereum is exploring EIP-7906, a proposal for native transaction assertions that would allow transactions to revert if signed outcome rules fail, aiming to combat blind signing.
Markets
OKX, ICE file for 24/7 tokenized U.S. stock venue
OKX and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) have filed with the SEC for a 24/7 tokenized U.S. stock trading venue, initially offering 63 U.S.-listed companies.
