Binance takes $100M stake in Circle under expanded USDC deal
Circle sold Binance $100 million in stock and agreed to pay monthly incentives under an expanded fiveyear partnership promoting USDC. Source:Cointelegraph
Binance buys $100 million Circle stake in five-year USDC promotion deal
Circle sold 1.24 million shares at $80.84 each and will pay Binance a monthly fee tied to USDC held through its wallet infrastructure. Source:CoinDesk
Circle launches Bitcoin-backed USDC borrowing for institutional clients
Circle is bringing Bitcoinbacked borrowing to institutional clients, allowing them to tap BTC holdings for USDC liquidity without selling their Bitcoin.…
Coinbase, Robinhood, Circle could be early winners of SEC's tokenized-stock push, analysts say
Goldman Sachs and Citizens analysts said the agency's move create new opportunities in custody, tokenization infrastructure and stablecoin settlement, while…
How Circle’s institutional Arc blockchain got taken over by memecoins on day one
Circle blockchain Arc's first day was dominated by memecoins, and the traders behind them had already moved on by Thursday morning. Source:CoinDesk
Circle launches Arc mainnet with USDC as native gas token
Circle’s Arc mainnet is live with USDC for transaction fees, support for more than 20 fiat stablecoins and links to over 20 blockchains. Source:Cointelegraph
Circle debuts Arc blockchain which Jeremy Allaire calls ‘more consequential’ than USDC
The USDC issuer's chain is built for payments, tokenized assets and institutional finance as banks and payment giants pile into the stablecoin market.…
Crypto stocks slide after CLARITY Act fails to advance in Senate
Circle and Coinbase shares fell about 10% as the failed Senate vote weighed on cryptolinked equities, with Bitcoin miners and treasury companies also…
Crypto stocks sink after Senate rejects Clarity Act
Coinbase, Circle and Galaxy lead a broad crypto stock selloff after the U.S. Senate failed to advance a longawaited market structure bill. Source:CoinDesk
Velocity extends Series A to $48M at $200M valuation with backing from Visa, Circle, and Ripple
The investment brings Velocity's Series A round to $48 million and values the Londonbased payments infrastructure firm at $200 million, CEO Eric Queathem said.…
Circle's $400M Tazapay deal buys emerging market links that take ‘years to build’
Stablecoins' “next battleground is in emerging markets,” one expert said, as Circle looks to expand USDC's reach where rival Tether has long been strong.…
Circle agrees to buy cross-border payments firm Tazapay for $400 million
The deal could grant Circle vital, regulated "lastmile" infrastructure, bridging the gap between stablecoins and traditional local banking systems.…