Stablecoins Take a Second Week Dip as $1.2B Slips out the Door

The stablecoin sector notched its second straight weekly pullback, with $1.244 billion — about 0.41% — slipping out the door. That dip tags along right after the previous week, when $1.925 billion quietly vanished from the pile. When the stablecoin pool shrinks like this, it usually signals capital tiptoeing out of the crypto arena and … Read more

Circle Reports Record Q3 as USDC Circulation Tops $73 Billion

Circle delivered a strong third quarter with USDC circulation soaring past $73 billion and net income up over 200% year-over-year. The company also launched its Arc testnet and hinted at a potential native token as it expands its onchain and institutional ecosystem. Surge in Q3 Earnings for Circle Amid Launch of Arc Testnet Circle Internet … Read more

From Fugees to Fintech: Wyclef Jean Joins Circle to Explore Stablecoin Payments Through Art

Circle Internet Group has tapped Grammy Award-winning artist and humanitarian Wyclef Jean as its Global Culture Advisor, in a collaboration aimed at showcasing how stablecoin technology is reshaping financial access and creativity across the globe. Circle Teams up With Wyclef Jean to Connect Culture, Finance, and Technology The partnership will center on storytelling, performance, and … Read more

Arc, a Payments-Focused Blockchain by Circle, Launches Testnet

Circle has launched the public testnet for Arc, its new Layer-1 blockchain described as an “economic operating system” for the internet. With participation from more than 100 major institutions and tech firms, Arc aims to bridge traditional finance and the onchain economy through enterprise-grade infrastructure and global interoperability. Arc Testnet Opens With Global Industry Backing … Read more

Circle and Safe Team up to Strengthen Institutional USDC Treasury Management

Circle has announced a strategic partnership with Safe to make the USDC stablecoin a central component of Safe’s onchain ecosystem, positioning Safe as a premier institutional storage and decentralized finance (DeFi) solution for USDC custody. Safe and Circle Join Forces The collaboration aims to integrate Circle’s (NYSE: CRCL) regulated stablecoin infrastructure with Safe’s multisignature smart … Read more

Circle Highlights USDC as Most Trusted Stablecoin in Regulated Financial Markets

USDC is cementing its role at the heart of regulated digital finance, with surging adoption, institutional backing, and unmatched liquidity fueling its rise as a global standard. Circle’s USDC Emerges as Cornerstone of Regulated Digital Currency Framework Growing institutional demand for regulated digital currencies continues to redefine the global financial landscape. The digital payments firm … Read more

Analyst: Yield Will Disrupt the Tether/Circle Stablecoin Duopoly

Nic Carter believes that, given the new opportunities and realities in the stablecoin industry, the market is set to expand and empower new actors. He points out that yield will be one of the disruptions powering this expansion. Analyst: Yield Will Push a Stablecoin Explosion Disrupting the Current Duopoly Things are starting to change in … Read more

Deutsche Börse Teams With Circle as Stablecoins Push Into Core Euro Markets

Europe is taking a massive leap toward regulated digital finance as Circle and Deutsche Börse join forces to embed stablecoins into core market infrastructure. Circle’s USDC and EURC Take Aim at Legacy Systems Via Deutsche Börse Global integration of digital assets into regulated markets is gaining momentum, with Europe emerging as a central hub for … Read more

Experts Say Circle’s Reversibility Feature Will Align USDC With Traditional Finance

Some industry voices believe Circle’s plan to introduce a transaction reversibility feature could reinforce bitcoin’s appeal as a censorship-resistant asset. Institutional Integration vs. Core Crypto Principles Recent reports indicating that Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, is weighing whether to add a feature which will enable transaction reversal in certain circumstances has sparked controversy. … Read more

FT: Circle’s Push for Reversible Transactions Rattles Crypto Purists

Circle’s proposal to enable reversible stablecoin transactions has triggered backlash, as critics argue it undermines blockchain’s foundational principle of immutability. The Push for Reversible Transactions Stablecoin issuer, Circle, has ignited controversy with its proposal to introduce reversible transactions—a concept that challenges one of the core tenets of blockchain technology: immutability. Circle president Heath Tarbert suggested … Read more