Circle Match Gives USDC Desks A New Fee Trade-Off And A Separate Funding Balance
Circle’s October 22 update on Match describes a service for connecting institutional USDC flows. A consequential detail sits in its funding documentation: money prepared for a mint-side order remains separate from the ordinary Circle Mint wallet. TL;DR Matched minting orders can receive the fee paid by matched redemptions. The mint-side prefunding balance has a restricted…
Circle Gateway Adds Bitcoin And Euro Balances With cirBTC And EURC
Circle is taking its cross-chain balance service beyond USDC. The company Bitcoin token, cirBTC, and euro stablecoin EURC, giving developers a common interface for moving three different assets. TL;DR: Gateway now supports cirBTC and EURC alongside USDC, with separate balances and different network routes. Its advertised speed applies after deposits have finalized. The Euro And…
European Banking Authority Puts USDC Under Significant-Token Supervision
The European Banking Authority has designated USDC as the EU’s first significant e-money token under MiCA, setting up an additional layer of supervision for Circle’s euro-area issuing entity. TL;DR: The classification was announced on October 14. From November 12, the EBA takes direct responsibility for specified prudential areas of USDC supervision, while French regulators retain…
Circle Reveals $819 Million USDC Payouts As Stablecoin Economics Come Under Scrutiny
TL;DR: Circle says it generated roughly $1.4 billion in first-half 2026 revenue while spending $819 million on distribution partners and related costs. The disclosure highlights the expense of building a widely used stablecoin payment network. Circle’s USDC business is generating substantial revenue, but its latest disclosures show how much of that income is needed to…
Circle Brings USDC Workflows Into Banking Platform Used By Major Institutions
TL;DR Volante Technologies and Circle have announced a collaboration around stablecoin payment and settlement infrastructure. Volante plans to bring USDC workflows into the same payment platform banks already use for conventional rails. The work covers areas including minting, redemption, wallet registration, funding and wallet-to-wallet payments. Circle is bringing USDC deeper into the software stack banks…
Socure Brings AI Identity Checks To Circle’s Arc Onramp
TL;DR Socure has integrated its RiskOS identity and fraud platform into the Arc Onramp experience. The system is designed to verify users and make fraud decisions as they move from fiat currency into USDC through applications built on Arc. The integration adds a compliance layer to Circle’s institution-focused blockchain without moving identity data directly into…
Circle Takes FX Onchain With 24/7 Stablecoin Settlement On Arc
TL;DR Circle has launched StableFX on Arc, giving approved institutions 24/7 access to stablecoin-based foreign exchange settlement. The system uses RFQ pricing from multiple liquidity providers and smart-contract settlement so both sides of a trade complete together. Circle is providing the software and settlement infrastructure rather than acting as the intermediary holding customer funds. Circle…
Circle Reserve Attestation Shows USDC Backing Above Circulating Supply
Circle has issued its latest monthly reserve attestation for USDC, with Deloitte’s review showing reserve assets above total circulating token supply. The attestation states that USDC reserves stood at $34.5 billion and were backed primarily by short-term U.S. Treasury bills and overnight repurchase agreements. That kind of reserve disclosure matters because stablecoins depend on confidence.…
Circle Brings Native EURC To Base As MiCA Gives Euro Stablecoins A Clearer Lane
Circle’s EURC launch on Base is a small but important stablecoin infrastructure move. It brings a native euro-denominated token to one of the most watched Ethereum layer-2 networks at a time when European regulation is becoming much more concrete. That combination matters. Base needs more native liquidity tools, and Circle needs to show that its…
Solana USDC Liquidity Jumps As Circle Mints Another $1 Billion
Solana has received another major injection of stablecoin liquidity after Circle reportedly minted an additional $1 billion in USDC on the network around July 1. The move adds to a year that has already seen unusually large gross USDC issuance on Solana, a chain where stablecoins have become central to swaps, leverage, payments, and on-chain…