Tagged: circle

September 23, 2026 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Circle (NYSE:CRCL) says it has expanded its partnership with Binance, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges. In a post on X, Circle said it has committed to a five-year deal in which Binance will support and promote USDC, Circle’s popular dollar-backed stablecoin. The deal… Read More

September 22, 2026 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle (NYSE: CRCL) has opened a new path for institutions that want dollar liquidity without selling their bitcoin. Through Circle Mint, eligible clients can now pledge BTC as collateral and borrow USDC, keeping their long-term bitcoin exposure intact while tapping onchain credit markets. The product… Read More

September 21, 2026 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin bulls are celebrating today as the world’s most popular crypto moves higher. Currently, $BTC is up by over 5%, topping $85,000 for the first time since last January. Last week, the CLARITY Act, crypto market infrastructure legislation, failed in the Senate on a cloture… Read More

September 21, 2026 @ 4:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU) has named Sarah Wilson, previously a senior legal leader at Circle Internet Group, as its new chief legal officer. In the role, she will oversee the digital bank’s worldwide legal organization and report directly to founder and chief executive David Vélez. Wilson… Read More

September 17, 2026 @ 8:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) has opened the public mainnet of Arc, an open Layer-1 blockchain the company positions as infrastructure for markets, fast settlement, and automated onchain activity. The network went live on September 16, 2026, after a private mainnet period and a public… Read More

September 16, 2026 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Velocity has added $10 million to its Series A, bringing the round to $48 million after a group of traditional finance and crypto investors joined the raise. Visa Ventures, Circle Ventures and Ripple participated alongside Haun Ventures, Translink Capital and Mirana Ventures, according to… Read More

September 15, 2026 @ 4:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) shares rallied. Today, the story is quite different, as shares of Coinbase are now down by over 10% following the disappointing vote on the CLARITY Act. While the vote was always expected to be close, in the end, supporters couldn’t even break the 50-vote… Read More

September 14, 2026 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokenovate shares that it has completed an intra-day repurchase agreement (Repo) on the Canton Network using the FINOS Common Domain Model (CDM), utilzing USDC. Tokenovate is a UK-based Fintech enabling post-trade lifecycle automation and digital settlement solutions. Canton is  a privacy-enabled blockchain network built for… Read More

September 13, 2026 @ 5:35 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Chime hits its Stride in $590M deal Chime has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Stride Bank, N.A. for $590 million in cash. Stride is a nationally chartered bank that has been Chime’s bank partner for more than seven years. Upon closing, Stride will… Read More

September 9, 2026 @ 7:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL), the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Tazapay, a Singapore-based specialist in business-to-business cross-border payments. The announcement, made on September 8, 2026, positions the transaction as a way to broaden Circle’s payments infrastructure and… Read More

September 2, 2026 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle (NYSE: CRCL) and OKX have announced a collaboration aimed at deepening the role of USDC across the exchange’s trading products. In a Sept. 1, 2026 post, Circle said the two companies are working together to increase USDC liquidity and trading utility on OKX, giving… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 1:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OpenPayd has gone live on the Circle Payments Network, giving business clients a way to send ordinary currencies across borders in seconds while settlement happens on regulated stablecoin rails in the background. The London-based infrastructure firm announced the connection on 25 August 2026. Companies that… Read More

August 24, 2026 @ 12:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Circle (NASDAQ:CRCL), a leading dollar stablecoin issuer (USDC), has drawn analyst interest in recent days, including price target changes. Circle went public a bit over a year ago (June 5, 2025) at an initial public offering (IPO) price of $31 a share. So far, investors who… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 11:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) has unveiled the initial group of validators set to secure its Arc blockchain, marking a key step toward the network’s public mainnet launch scheduled for September 16, 2026. The announcement highlights a deliberate approach that places established financial institutions at… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest stepped up its exposure to two high-profile growth companies on Wednesday, purchasing approximately $17.3 million of Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) shares and nearly $20 million of SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) stock. The moves, detailed in the firm’s official daily trade disclosures, came… Read More

August 2, 2026 @ 3:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL), the company issuing the widely adopted USDC stablecoin, has taken another significant step in strengthening its regulatory standing. On July 31, 2026, the firm announced that the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) granted a limited purpose trust charter to its… Read More

July 30, 2026 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bernstein has revised its price objective for Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) downward to $140 from the previous $190, according to a research note from analyst Gautam Chhugani. The firm retained its Outperform rating, contending that competitive pressures stemming from the Open USD consortium are… Read More

July 27, 2026 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) says it has acquired IBM’s (NYSE:IBM) blockchain patent portfolio. The terms of the deal were not immediately available. In a release, Circle said it had purchased over 1000 issued patents worldwide that address banking, financial services, insurance, infrastructure, and more. Circle… Read More

July 23, 2026 @ 11:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

US based digital assets company Circle has entered into strategic collaborations with prominent local players Kakao Group and Toss Bank. These partnerships aim to test and advance blockchain-powered payment systems and stablecoin applications tailored to the Korean market. Circle, known mainly as the issuer of… Read More

July 15, 2026 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mizuho Securities has revised its view on Circle Internet Group  (NYSE:CRCL), the company behind the widely used USDC stablecoin, signaling heightened risks in the digital asset space. The firm lowered its recommendation to underperform from neutral while trimming the target price to $50, down from… Read More