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  "id": 15321722,
  "title": "Circle defends USDC economics as stablecoin rivals court its partners with bigger cut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/circle-defends-usdc-economics-as-stablecoin-rivals-court-its-partners",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-18T01:06:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/17/circle-defends-usdc-economics-as-stablecoin-rivals-court-its-partners-with-bigger-cut"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Coinbase, Circle’s largest USDC partner, also backs Open USD, a rival network that passes reserve income to partners after a management fee.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Stablecoin issuer Circle to push into 40 new markets, CEO says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/stablecoin-issuer-circle-to-push-into-40-new-markets-ceo-says",
        "published": "2026-10-16T09:26:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Circle targets 40 new markets as stablecoin demand grows globally",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/circle-targets-40-new-markets-as-stablecoin-demand-grows-globally",
        "published": "2026-10-16T10:54:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}