CRYPTO

Open USD rattled Circle's stock, but its key backers still support USDC

CoinDeskTuesday, August 4, 2026 at 5:55 PM

RedScroll Brief

Open USD rattled Circle's stock, but its key backers still support USDC — Image via CoinDesk

Executives at Coinbase, Visa and Mastercard said they plan to support multiple stablecoins, suggesting Open USD is another payments rail rather than a direct replacement for USDC.

RedScroll Signal

Impact: High
Category: Crypto
Market relevance: High
Why it matters: Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk. Executives at Coinbase, Visa and Mastercard said they plan to support multiple stablecoins, suggesting Open USD is another payments rail rather than a direct replacement for USDC. Watch liquidity and volatility around Open and Circle — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.

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What happened

Executives at Coinbase, Visa and Mastercard said they plan to support multiple stablecoins, suggesting Open USD is another payments rail rather than a direct replacement for USDC.

Why it matters

Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk.

Background

CoinDesk reported on this under crypto. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.

Timeline

Tue, Aug 4, 2026, 5:55 PM UTC
CoinDesk published: Open USD rattled Circle's stock, but its key backers still support USDC
Now
Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.

Economic impact

Watch liquidity and volatility around Open and Circle — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.

Source

CoinDesk

Original reporting by CoinDesk. RedScroll provides an extractive briefing only.