Circle, the company behind USDC, has entered the SEC's case against Binance, arguing that stablecoins designed for payments do not fall within the SEC's jurisdiction as they do not have the features of an investment contract. Circle also stated that users of stablecoins do not expect any profit from holding them.
The Celestia fire sparked widespread discussion about modular blockchains. In fact, modular blockchain has always been an important part of the application chain narrative and is not a new thing.