Circle Keeps 7 Cents Per Dollar as Rivals Court Its USDC Partners
Circle said it retained about 7 cents of net profit per revenue dollar in the first half of 2026.
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Stories 1–24 of 29 · 10 Apr 2026 – 18 Oct 2026
Circle Pulls USDC From Noble, Forcing Cosmos Onto Injective
Circle disabled new USDC minting on the Noble blockchain on 13 October 2026 and will pause the contract entirely on 12 January 2027.
Circle Pushes USDC Into 40 New Markets as Stablecoins Go Mainstream
Circle plans to expand its USDC stablecoin into about 40 emerging and developing markets across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
Binance Buys Into Circle With a $100 Million USDC Bet
Binance bought a $100 million equity stake in Circle, taking 1,237,011 shares at $80.84 each in a private placement that closed on 17 September 2026.
Circle Lets Institutions Borrow USDC Against Bitcoin Without Selling It
Circle launched Digital Asset-Backed Borrowing on 21 September 2026, letting eligible Circle Mint institutions borrow USDC against Bitcoin without selling it.
BlackRock and Visa Help Secure Circle's New Arc Blockchain
Circle launched the public mainnet of its Arc blockchain on 16 September 2026, with BlackRock, Visa, and nine other institutions as founding validators.
Circle to Buy Tazapay in Push to Make USDC a Cross-Border Default
Circle has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tazapay, a Singapore-based cross-border payments company, in a deal expected to close in 2027.
Uniswap Brings v4 Liquidity to Circle's Arc as Stablecoin Chain Nears Launch
Uniswap will deploy its v4 automated market maker on Circle's Arc, a stablecoin-focused blockchain set to launch its public mainnet on 16 September 2026.
Wall Street's Biggest Names Are Now Securing Circle's Arc Blockchain
Circle named 11 financial institutions, including BlackRock, DTCC, Visa and Mastercard, as founding validators for its Arc blockchain.
Dinari Puts the Entire S&P 500 Onchain for US Self-Custody Wallets
Dinari launched 724 tokenized U.S. stocks on 4 August 2026, covering the entire S&P 500, for eligible investors to trade through self-custody wallets.
Circle Wins New York Trust Charter, Cementing USDC's Regulatory Footing
Circle secured a limited purpose trust charter from the New York Department of Financial Services on 31 July 2026.
Circle Buys IBM Blockchain Patents, Claims Top US Patent Spot
Circle acquired IBM's blockchain patent portfolio on 27 July 2026, gaining nearly 1,000 issued patents across more than 680 patent families.
Circle Enlists Kakao and Toss to Test Won Stablecoin Payment Rails
Circle signed memorandums of understanding with Kakao Group and Toss Bank on 23 July 2026 to explore stablecoin payment rails in South Korea.
Circle Banned a Tether-Backed Fund Over Manipulation Fears, and an Arbitrator Agreed
Circle suspended the Tether-backed Heka Funds in December 2023 over concerns the fund manipulated the USDC market.
Hyperliquid's $6B USDC Pile Puts Circle and Coinbase at Odds, JPMorgan Says
JPMorgan told clients on 14 July 2026 that Hyperliquid's growth threatens the economics behind Circle's USDC.
Japan's Largest Card Network Taps Circle to Bring USDC to 40 Million Merchants
JCB, Japan's largest card network, signed a memorandum of understanding with Circle on 14 July 2026 to explore USDC stablecoin payments.
Circle Wins Federal Trust Bank Approval, Anchoring USDC in the U.S. Banking System
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency approved Circle to establish a national trust bank on 10 July 2026.
Circle's Arc Joins Chainlink Scale Ahead of Stablecoin Chain Mainnet
Circle's Arc has joined the Chainlink Scale program, adding Chainlink CCIP, Data Streams, Data Feeds and Proof of Reserve to the developer stack of its stablecoin-focused Layer 1.
Standard Chartered Becomes First Systemic Bank to Mint USDC Directly
Standard Chartered has launched a service letting institutional clients mint and redeem the USDC stablecoin directly through its Dubai operations.
Circle Stock Sinks 17% in One Day as 140 Firms Back Open USD
Circle shares fell 17% on 30 June 2026 after a consortium of more than 140 companies, including Stripe, Coinbase and BlackRock, unveiled Open USD, a stablecoin built to rival USDC.
BNY Opens Its Custody Engine to Circle's USDC
BNY enabled institutional clients to hold, mint, and redeem Circle's USDC through its Digital Asset Custody platform on 29 June 2026.
US Court Lifts Circle Freeze on Zama's $12.5M cUSDC Contract
A U.S. federal court in California reversed the temporary restraining order that froze Zama's cUSDC contract on June 1, 2026, restoring approximately $12.5 million in USDC to all depositors.
Circle Freezes $12.6M in Zama's USDC Contract After Court Order
Circle blacklisted Zama's cUSDC smart contract on Ethereum at 01:08 UTC on 30 May 2026, freezing 12,606,386 USDC.
Circle Announces cirBTC Wrapped Bitcoin for Institutions
Circle announced cirBTC, a wrapped Bitcoin token backed 1:1 by native BTC.
