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Markets

Circle Hits New Record With Market Cap Nearing That of Coinbase

Circle’s blistering rally reflects investor hunger for stablecoin exposure, but lofty valuation multiples are raising eyebrows.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

ARK Invest Dumps $146.3M More Circle Shares After Meteoric 670% IPO Surge

The move comes as ARK added shares of AMD, Shopify, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Markets

Coinbase Derivatives, Nodal Clear Plan to Use USDC as Collateral for Futures Trades

The move is expected to mark the first time a stablecoin is accepted as collateral for margined futures in the U.S.

Stock trading chart next to watchlist (Tötös Ádám/Unsplash)

Finance

Shopify to Enable USDC Payments on Coinbase's Base for Merchants Worldwide

The integration is set to roll out on June 12 to a limited group of early access merchants, with wider availability expected later in the year.

Shopify app screen for merchants displayed on a mobile phone. (Roberto Cortese/Unsplash)

Finance

Sam Altman’s World Chain Adds Native USDC Stablecoin and Circle’s Cross-Chain Service

World Network also integrates Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP V2) to move USDC across a range of blockchains.

Sam Altman

Markets

Circle IPO Pricing Could Jump Above Range as Investor Orders Surge: Bloomberg

Pricing for the stablecoin issuer's public offering is expected during the U.S. evening hours on Wednesday.

Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire in New York in April. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Finance

Tether, Tron Dominate Fast-Growing Stablecoin Payments Arena, Survey Shows

Analytics specialist Artemis, assisted by VC firms Dragonfly and Castle Island Ventures, looked at data from 31 stablecoin payment companies.

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Finance

Circle Wins Regulatory Nod From Abu Dhabi Watchdog as USDC Hits $62B

The stablecoin issuer received in-principle approval from ADGM's Financial Services Regulatory Authority to operate as a money services provider.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

USDC Navigates Global Market Stress With Minimal Volatility

Circle's IPO filing reveals surprising revenue-sharing arrangement with Coinbase as USDC maintains stability despite market pressures.

24-hour USDC-USD price chart showing USDC trading tightly around $1.00 with slight intraday fluctuations and volume peaks near 06:00 and 12:00 GMT on April 3, 2025. Data sourced from CoinDesk.

Finance

Sony Begins Accepting USDC Payments in Its Singapore Online Store

Sony Electronics' Singapore has added cryptocurrency payments in partnership with crypto exchange Crypto.com.

Night view of Singapore from the habor. (Larry Teo/Unsplash)