Circle (USDC)
Circle Breaks Silence on $270 Million Drift Exploit
When North Korean state-affiliated hackers stole roughly $270 million from Drift Protocol on April 1, converting a significant portion into USDC and bridging it through Circle’s own Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol,...
Circle’s $5,000 Bug Bounty Cap Sparks Backlash as Arc Testnet Goes Public
Circle is facing criticism after setting a maximum reward of $5,000 for critical vulnerabilities in its bug bounty program tied to Arc, a public layer-1 blockchain. The payout cap drew...
ZachXBT Calls Out Circle for USDC Compliance Failures in North Korea
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has heavily criticized Circle, accusing the stablecoin issuer of allowing over $240 million in funds to reach North Korea through several hacks. In a tweet, ZachXBT pointed...
Circle USDC Freeze Delays Linked to $420M in Stolen Funds, ZachXBT Says
On-chain investigator ZachXBT has released a detailed review alleging that stablecoin issuer Circle failed to act promptly in multiple cases involving stolen USDC, with more than $420 million in illicit...
Circle Faces Scrutiny After ZachXBT Flags $420M in USDC Freeze Delays
Circle, the issuer of USDC, faces growing questions about its compliance practices after a series of high-profile thefts. According to blockchain researcher ZachXBT, over $420 million in public losses have...
Drift Exploit Sees USDC Bridged via Circle’s CCTP for Hours, Raising Oversight Concerns
A major exploit hit the Drift Protocol on April 1, 2026, during US business hours. The attack drained as much as $285 million, and the total value locked (TVL) dropped...
Circle Begins Unfreezing USDC Wallets After Controversial Mass Freeze
Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, has begun reversing a controversial freeze of 16 USDC wallets tied to crypto businesses. The action triggered backlash across the crypto community, especially...
Tether and Circle Freeze $2.49M Linked to Iranian Exchange Wallex
Leading stablecoin issuers Tether and Cycle have reportedly blacklisted an Ethereum hot wallet belonging to Iranian crypto exchange Wallex. The issuers simultaneously locked stablecoins while the platform was actively moving...
Circle (CRCL) Stock Drops 18% While USDC Holds $1 Peg
Circle, the issuer of USDC Stablecoin, has seen its share price drop sharply in the latest session, falling nearly 19%. The decline pushed CRCL near $102 after trading above $126...
Circle Freezes 16 USDC Wallets, Disrupting Multiple Businesses
Crypto firms faced sudden disruption after Circle froze 16 USDC hot wallets, impacting routine operations. On-chain investigator ZachXBT reported that these wallets handled thousands of transactions. Companies affected say the...
Bermuda Plans to Move National Economy Onchain With Support From Coinbase and Circle
The government of Bermuda said it is working on plans to shift major parts of its national economy onto blockchain-based systems, aiming to become the world’s first fully onchain national...
Circle and Aleo Launch ‘USDCx’: A Privacy-First Stablecoin for Institutional Settlement
Circle Internet Financial has moved to solve the transparency bottleneck preventing mass institutional blockchain adoption. On Tuesday, the firm announced the testnet launch of USDCx, a privacy-enhanced iteration of its...
Circle Wins Key Licence in Abu Dhabi as UAE Moves Ahead With Digital Finance Rules
Circle Internet Group has received approval to operate as a money services provider in Abu Dhabi Global Market, giving the company a formal foothold in one of the region’s fastest-growing...
Circle (USDC) Announces 202% Profit Surge as Net Income Hits $214M in Q3 Report
Circle Internet Group, the issuer behind USD Coin (USDC), reported a 202% year-on-year surge in net income to $214 million in its third-quarter 2025 results released Wednesday. The company’s strong...
Mastercard Brings USDC Settlement to Africa and the Middle East in a New Circle Deal
Mastercard is deepening its partnership with Circle to bring stablecoin settlement to acquirers in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EEMEA). For the first time, businesses in these regions...
Circle Shares Slide 5% Post-Market on Share Sale Plan Following 425% IPO Rally
Circle Internet Financial shares dropped more than 5% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company announced plans to sell 10 million Class A shares, following a staggering rally of over...
Hyperliquid Integrates Circle’s USDC and CCTP V2 to Boost DeFi Ecosystem
Circle confirmed the upcoming launch of native USDC and CCTP V2 bridging protocol on the Hyperliquid blockchain. Hyperliquid is a high-performance blockchain that combines a native order book DEX (HyperCore)...
USDC Is Coming to Jack Ma-backed Ant Group’s $1 Trillion Blockchain Network
The international division of Jack Ma-backed, Chinese tech giant, Ant Group plans to integrate Circle’s USDC stablecoin onto its blockchain network, which processed over $1 trillion in payments last year. ...
Circle Applies for a National Trust Bank Charter with the US OCC
On July 1, 2025, Circle filed an application with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to create a national trust bank. The proposed entity, named First...
SEI Price Soars on Circle Sparks Investor FOMO; Traders Now Ask Is $1 Next?
Sei Network (SEI) surged over 17% in the last 24 hours, climbing to a daily high of $0.3341 before settling near $0.30 at the time of writing. The rally has...
WLD Price Tests Resistance Following Worldcoin’s Major USDC Partnership with Circle
The Worldcoin project has added native support for the USDC stablecoin to its blockchain ecosystem, World Chain, in a major step to expand its functionality and enhance its appeal for...
New Leveraged and Covered Call ETFs Filed for Circle Days After IPO
After peer-to-peer payments company Circle Internet Group completed its initial public offering (IPO) last Thursday with outstanding success, its luck continues. Indeed, its stock is witnessing continuously rising prices and...
Circle Shares Indicated at $50/$52 Versus $31 IPO Price
Circle Internet Group priced its initial public offering (IPO) at $31 per share on June 4, 2025, above its revised target range of $27 to $28. The crypto firm is...
Former Coinbase Ventures Member Expects the Crypto Exchange to Acquire Circle
In a surprising revelation, Ryan Y Yi, a former member of Coinbase Ventures, the investment arm of the U.S.’s largest crypto exchange, Coinbase, has hinted at the possibility of the...
Circle Seeks $624 Million in NYSE IPO as Stablecoin Regulation Nears Finalization
Circle Internet Group Inc., the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has moved to raise up to $624 million in a much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) as crypto companies step up...
