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    "title": "Circle's USDC outpaces Tether's USDT growth for second year running",
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    "title": "Crypto.com to Delist USDT and 9 Other Tokens in Europe to Comply with MiCA",
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    "title": "Coinbase Takes 50% Share of Circle's Residual USDC Reserve Revenue — Decrypt",
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    "title": "Circle Secures MiCA Approval to Expand Crypto Services Across Europe — Crypto Times",
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    "title": "Wells Fargo Files WFUSD Trademark — BlockEden",
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    "title": "BlackRock BUIDL Tokenized Treasury Fund Hits $2B AUM — Blocklr",
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    "title": "Top DeFi Protocols 2026 — TokenMetrics",
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    "title": "Introducing Arc: An L1 Blockchain for Stablecoin Finance — Circle",
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    "title": "Citi GPS — Stablecoins 2030",
    "url": "https://www.citigroup.com/global/insights/stablecoins-2030",
    "type": "industry-forecast",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Stablecoin TAM forecast $1.9T base / $4.0T bull case by 2030 (Sept 2025 revised upward from $1.6T/$3.7T)",
      "Institutional consensus credible TAM range for 5-year horizon"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 87,
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "Citi GPS PDF — Web3 to Wall Street Stablecoins 2030",
    "url": "https://www.citigroup.com/rcs/citigpa/storage/public/GPS_Report_Stablecoins_2030.pdf",
    "type": "industry-forecast",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Detailed stablecoin TAM methodology and adoption assumptions"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 88,
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "Coindesk — Stablecoin Market Could Reach $4T by 2030, Citi Revised",
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    "type": "news",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Confirmation Citi revised stablecoin TAM forecast UP in Sept 2025 (signal: forecasters underestimated)"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 89,
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "Bloomberg — Stablecoin Transactions Hit $33T in 2025 Led by USDC",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-08/stablecoin-transactions-rose-to-record-33-trillion-led-by-usdc",
    "type": "news",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Total stablecoin transaction volume $33T in 2025 (+72% YoY); USDC $18.3T share, USDT $13.3T",
      "Aggregate stablecoin volume exceeded Visa+Mastercard combined ($23.7T) on raw basis"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 90,
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "KuCoin — Stablecoin Liquidity Hits $320.6B in May 2026",
    "url": "https://www.kucoin.com/blog/Stablecoin-Liquidity-Hits-$320B-Milestone-in-May-2026",
    "type": "market-data",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Total stablecoin float crossed $320B in May 2026 (current TAM baseline)"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 91,
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "Federal Reserve — Stablecoins in 2025: Developments and Financial Stability Implications",
    "url": "https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/stablecoins-in-2025-developments-and-financial-stability-implications-20260408.html",
    "type": "regulatory-research",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Global fiat-backed stablecoin supply >$273B in March 2026, 40x growth from 2020",
      "Adjusted stablecoin transaction volumes +91% YoY to $10.9T in 2025 (rivals Visa $14.2T)",
      "Velocity (adjusted volume / supply) doubled from 2.6x to 6x since early 2024"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 92,
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "Federal Reserve — Payment Stablecoins and Cross Border Payments",
    "url": "https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/payment-stablecoins-and-cross-border-payments-benefits-and-implications-for-monetary-policy-20260330.html",
    "type": "regulatory-research",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Cross-border payment market $190T (2023); 5-10% plausible stablecoin capture = $9.5-19T by 2030"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 93,
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "Artemis Analytics — Stablecoin Payments From The Ground Up 2025",
    "url": "https://reports.artemisanalytics.com/stablecoins/artemis-stablecoin-payments-from-the-ground-up-2025.pdf",
    "type": "industry-report",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Genuine stablecoin payment activity $390B in 2025 (vs $33T raw volume) — credible payments TAM",
      "B2B transactions +733% YoY, ~60% of payment volume — most defensible adoption segment"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 94,
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "Bessemer Venture Partners — Stablecoins from DeFi Primitive to Global Financial Infrastructure",
    "url": "https://www.bvp.com/atlas/stablecoins-from-defi-primitive-to-global-financial-infrastructure",
    "type": "VC-research",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Lifecycle framing: stablecoins moving from primitive to infrastructure (mid-stage S-curve)"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 95,
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "a16z crypto — State of Crypto 2025: Crypto Went Mainstream",
    "url": "https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/state-of-crypto-report-2025/",
    "type": "industry-report",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Stablecoins as primary mainstream-adoption vector for crypto in 2025-26"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 96,
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    "title": "DLNews — US Treasury Secretary Lifts Stablecoin Forecast to $3T",
    "url": "https://www.dlnews.com/articles/markets/us-treasury-secretary-lifts-stablecoin-forecast-to-three-trillion/",
    "type": "news",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "US Treasury Secretary forecast: stablecoin market to grow ~10x to $3T",
      "Government-aligned upside scenario corroborates Citi base case"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 97,
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "Atlantic Council — CBDCs vs Stablecoins: Divergent EU and US Perspectives",
    "url": "https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/central-bank-digital-currencies-versus-stablecoins-divergent-eu-and-us-perspectives/",
    "type": "policy-research",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "US delegated retail digital money to private issuers via GENIUS Act + Trump CBDC ban EO",
      "EU pursuing digital euro in parallel; CBDC threat to private stablecoins is region-specific"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 98,
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "PIIE — China Gives Up on State-Backed Digital Cash",
    "url": "https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/china-gives-state-backed-digital-cash-us-and-europe-should-take-note",
    "type": "policy-research",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "China e-CNY adoption stalled — flagship CBDC implementation faltering",
      "Net read: CBDC threat to private stablecoins lower in 2026 than thought 18 months ago"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 99,
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "RWA.xyz — Tokenized Real-World Assets Analytics",
    "url": "https://app.rwa.xyz/",
    "type": "market-data",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Tokenized RWA float $18.6B end-2025 (3x growth in 2025); BUIDL/BENJI sizing"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 100,
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "Coinpedia — RWA Tokenization Could Reach $30T by 2030",
    "url": "https://coinpedia.org/research-report/top-real-world-asset-rwa-projects/",
    "type": "industry-report",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Adjacent tokenized-asset TAM $2T base / $4-30T bull by 2030 — stablecoins serve as settlement layer"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 101,
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "PYMNTS — Citi: Stablecoin Market Could Hit $3.7T by 2030",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2025/citi-stablecoin-market-could-hit-3-7-trillion-by-2030",
    "type": "news",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Independent corroboration of Citi mid-case forecast ($3.7T by 2030)"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 102,
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "Stripe — Stablecoins for Cross-Border Payments Guide",
    "url": "https://stripe.com/resources/more/stablecoin-cross-border-payments",
    "type": "industry-content",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Cross-border payment friction: 6.5% avg remittance fee vs cents for stablecoins (TAM economics)"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 103,
    "accessedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "Crystal Intelligence — USDT vs USDC Q3 2025 Market Share Analysis",
    "url": "https://crystalintelligence.com/thought-leadership/usdt-maintains-dominance-while-usdc-faces-headwinds/",
    "type": "market-analysis",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Top-2 stablecoin concentration ~83% (USDT 60% + USDC 24%) in 2025"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 104,
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "JPMorgan Kinexys — Deposit Tokens White Paper",
    "url": "https://www.jpmorgan.com/kinexys/documents/deposit-tokens.pdf",
    "type": "competitor-disclosure",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Deposit tokens: structural advantages vs stablecoins (interest payment, deposit treatment, bank balance sheet)",
      "Disruption vector for institutional B2B segment"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 105,
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "Coindesk — JPMorgan CFO Warns Stablecoins Risk Becoming Regulatory Arbitrage Play",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/04/14/jpmorgan-cfo-warns-stablecoins-risk-becoming-regulatory-arbitrage-play",
    "type": "news",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "JPMorgan competitive positioning statement: stablecoins framed as regulatory arbitrage vs. deposits"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 106,
    "addedBy": "market-positioning-analyst",
    "title": "Coindesk — Tether and Circle's Dominance Is Being Put to the Test",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2025/10/11/tether-and-circle-s-dominance-is-being-put-to-the-test",
    "type": "opinion-analysis",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Mid-stage market dynamic: incumbent share fluid as new entrants gain credibility"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 107,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "Circle Reports First Quarter 2026 Results — Circle press release",
    "url": "https://www.circle.com/pressroom/circle-reports-first-quarter-2026-results",
    "type": "company-disclosure",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Q1'26 reserve income $653M (94% of $694M total revenue)",
      "Realized reserve yield 3.5%, down 66bp YoY tracking SOFR decline",
      "USDC float $77B at quarter end, +28% YoY"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 108,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "March 2026 Fed Dot Plot — BondSavvy",
    "url": "https://www.bondsavvy.com/fixed-income-investments-blog/fed-dot-plot",
    "type": "research",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Fed funds median projection 3.50-3.75% end-2026, 3.00-3.25% end-2027",
      "Wide dispersion: 7 members no cuts, 7 see one cut, 5 see 50-100bp"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 109,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "FOMC Summary of Economic Projections, March 18, 2026 — Federal Reserve",
    "url": "https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/fomcprojtabl20260318.pdf",
    "type": "official",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Official FOMC dot plot — primary rate-path source"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 110,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "Treasury Yields Snapshot: May 8, 2026 — ETFdb",
    "url": "https://etfdb.com/fixed-income-content-hub/may-8-2026-treasury-yields-snapshot/",
    "type": "market-data",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "10Y Treasury 4.38% / 4.42% (May 8 / May 11, 2026)",
      "2Y Treasury 3.90% — curve mildly positive"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 111,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "SOFR Rate Today — sofrrate.com",
    "url": "https://www.sofrrate.com/",
    "type": "market-data",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "SOFR ~3.60% as of early May 2026 — primary input to Circle reserve yield"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 112,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "Stablecoins could drive $1T in T-bill demand (Standard Chartered) — The Block",
    "url": "https://www.theblock.co/post/390783/stablecoins-could-drive-1-trillion-in-t-bill-demand-giving-treasury-room-to-shift-issuance-standard-chartered",
    "type": "research",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Stablecoin-driven T-bill demand projected $1T+ by 2028 if cap reaches $2T",
      "Total bill demand ($2.2T) could outstrip net supply ($1.3T) by ~$900B"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 113,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "U.S. Treasury may boost T-Bill issuance as stablecoins eye $2T cap — CoinDesk / StanChart",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/23/u-s-treasury-may-boost-t-bill-issuance-as-stablecoins-eye-usd2-trillion-market-cap-stanchart",
    "type": "news",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Treasury sees stablecoins as supporting bill-heavy issuance strategy"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 114,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "In the Shadow of Bank Runs: SVB and Stablecoins — FEDS Notes Dec 2025",
    "url": "https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/in-the-shadow-of-bank-run-lessons-from-the-silicon-valley-bank-failure-and-its-impact-on-stablecoins-20251217.html",
    "type": "official",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "USDC redemptions accelerated post-receivership Friday March 10, 2023",
      "Flight-to-safety into other stablecoins (USDT, BUSD) appreciated through weekend"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 115,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "Circle Confirms $3.3B of USDC's Cash Reserves Stuck at Failed SVB — CoinDesk March 2023",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/03/11/circle-confirms-33b-of-usdcs-cash-reserves-stuck-at-failed-silicon-valley-bank",
    "type": "news",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "$3.3B (~8% of then-$40B USDC reserves) trapped at SVB",
      "USDC briefly traded as low as $0.86 over resolution weekend"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 116,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "What to watch as China prepares its digital yuan — Atlantic Council",
    "url": "https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/what-to-watch-as-china-prepares-its-digital-yuan-for-prime-time/",
    "type": "research",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "eCNY in cross-border pilot in HK, Macau, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore",
      "PBOC 2026 priorities include direct competition with stablecoins"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 117,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "China gives up on state-backed digital cash — PIIE 2026",
    "url": "https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/china-gives-state-backed-digital-cash-us-and-europe-should-take-note",
    "type": "research",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "PBOC effectively de-prioritized retail eCNY in favor of bank-led Yuan stablecoins"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 118,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "Project mBridge Processed $55.49B in Transaction Volume — PYMNTS 2026",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/news/cross-border-commerce/cross-border-payments/2026/cross-border-payments-platform-project-mbridge-processed-55-49b-in-transaction-volume/",
    "type": "news",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "mBridge volume $55.49B (2,500x growth since 2022 pilots)",
      "eCNY makes up >95% of mBridge settlement volume",
      "Members: PBOC, HKMA, Bank of Thailand, UAE, Saudi central banks"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 119,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "Tornado Cash Sanctions and Compliance — Chainalysis",
    "url": "https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/tornado-cash-sanctions-challenges/",
    "type": "research",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Circle proactively froze 6 designated USDC wallets August 2022",
      "Tether took more cautious legal stance — split between issuers"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 120,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "De-dollarization: The end of dollar dominance? — JPMorgan",
    "url": "https://www.jpmorgan.com/insights/global-research/currencies/de-dollarization",
    "type": "research",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "USD ~58% of global FX reserves Q4 2024, down from 72% peak in 2001",
      "USD on one side of 89.2% of all FX transactions April 2025",
      "RMB <5% of global reserves"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 121,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "BRICS and the Shift Away from Dollar Dependence — Chicago Policy Review",
    "url": "https://chicagopolicyreview.org/2025/10/08/brics-and-the-shift-away-from-dollar-dependence/",
    "type": "research",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "BRICS lacks unified reserve currency",
      "Brazil 2025 BRICS presidency disclaimed near-term de-dollarization push"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 122,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "How stablecoins extend US monetary power — LSE Business Review May 2026",
    "url": "https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2026/05/12/how-stablecoins-are-extending-the-monetary-power-of-the-united-states/",
    "type": "research",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "99% of stablecoin supply is USD-denominated (Nov 2025)",
      "EM-held stablecoins reach 7-8% of GDP in LatAm/Caribbean and Africa/ME"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 123,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "Stablecoins in EM: Cross-Border Payments Playbook — Tazapay 2026",
    "url": "https://tazapay.com/guides/stablecoins-cross-border-payments-emerging-markets",
    "type": "research",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Argentina $34B stablecoin tx volume in 2024, 67% cross-border",
      "~66% of global stablecoin supply held in EMs"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 124,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "Stablecoins and Emerging Markets — Goldman Sachs Global Institute",
    "url": "https://www.goldmansachs.com/what-we-do/goldman-sachs-global-institute/articles/stablecoins-and-emerging-markets",
    "type": "research",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Nigerian USDC tx volume +412% YoY 2025, >$3B/month",
      "26M Nigerian stablecoin users (~12% of population)"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 125,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "BIS Annual Economic Report 2025 — stablecoin trilemma",
    "url": "https://www.bis.org/publ/arpdf/ar2025e.pdf",
    "type": "official",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "BIS stablecoin trilemma assessment (singleness, elasticity, integrity)",
      "Tail risk of fire sales of safe assets if stablecoin growth continues"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 126,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "Stablecoins and safe asset prices (BIS Working Paper 1270)",
    "url": "https://www.bis.org/publ/work1270.pdf",
    "type": "official",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "BIS empirical work on stablecoin reserve impacts on T-bill prices"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 127,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "Transparency & Stability — Circle reserve disclosures",
    "url": "https://www.circle.com/transparency",
    "type": "company-disclosure",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Reserve composition: ~80%+ in BlackRock-managed Circle Reserve Fund (USDXX)",
      "WAM under 60 days, overnight repo collateralized by Treasuries"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 128,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "USDC Reserve Asset Composition — MacroMicro",
    "url": "https://en.macromicro.me/charts/134291/world-usdc-reserve-asset-composition",
    "type": "market-data",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Circle reserve mix: ~12% cash, ~45% T-bills, ~43% repos"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 129,
    "addedBy": "macro-analyst",
    "title": "How stablecoins could affect borrowing costs — ABA Banking Journal",
    "url": "https://bankingjournal.aba.com/2025/07/how-stablecoins-could-affect-borrowing-costs-for-the-government-businesses-and-households/",
    "type": "research",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
    "supportingClaims": [
      "Stablecoin growth implications for Treasury borrowing costs and bank funding"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": 130,
    "addedBy": "supply-chain-analyst",
    "title": "Circle Transparency & Stability Page",
    "url": "https://www.circle.com/transparency",
    "type": "company-website",
    "accessedAt": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
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    "title": "Circle and Binance Strategic Partnership Press Release (Dec 2024)",
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