Circle


Web3

Circle platform promising tokenized gold, silver swaps is 'fake,' company says

The release, distributed on Christmas Eve, used Circle branding and claimed to quote executives, but a Circle spokesperson said it was "not real."

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Markets

Citi is still a believer in crypto stocks despite bitcoin being rocked to end the year

Circle remains the bank's top pick in the sector, with Bullish and Coinbase following.

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Finance

Most Influential: Jeremy Allaire

Allaire spent 2025 pushing regulated digital dollars into the mainstream, shaping U.S. policy and unveiling Arc as the foundation for institutional blockchain finance.

Jeremy Allaire

Finance

Visa brings Circle's USDC settlement to U.S. banks following $3.5 billion stablecoin pilot

Initial participants include Cross River Bank and Lead Bank, which are settling with Visa in USDC over the Solana blockchain.

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Finance

Stablecoin Issuer Circle to Acquire Axelar Developer Interops Assets to Boost Crosschain Tech

The agreement involves folding engineers and IP into Circle (CRCL), while the Axelar network and its token will continue to operate independently.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)

Policy

Five Crypto Firms Win Initial Approvals as Trust Banks, Including Ripple, Circle, BitGo

The firms have obtained conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to convert into national trust banks.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse prepares to testify in the Senate (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

USDC Issuer Circle Secures Abu Dhabi's ADGM License in Middle East Expansion

The license allows Circle to expand USDC payment and settlement tools across the United Arab Emirates.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)

Markets

Ark Adds $9.1M in Circle and Bullish as Crypto Stocks Keep Sliding

The Nov. 25 buys included $7.6 million in Circle and $1.5 million in Bullish, with both stocks down on the day as BTC trades around $87,500.

Ark Invest's Cathie Wood (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Investors Should Buy the Dip in Coinbase and Circle, Says William Blair

The latest crypto slide has created an attractive entry point for the two companies' stocks, with core USDC and bitcoin theses still intact.

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