Stablecoin activity showed mixed signals on April 28, 2025, as Whale Alert tracked two large USDC Treasury transactions. The mints added 500 million USDC to the market while broader transfer...
Adult platform Pornhub has dropped Tether’s USDT for payouts and moved to Circle’s USDC across its payment system. The change surfaced through an email screenshot shared by creator Gracie Hartie....
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Circle Internet Group following its response to a large-scale exploit involving Drift Protocol, in which investors claim the company failed to act...
Stablecoin issuer USDC faces renewed scrutiny as critics question its response speed during major crypto exploits. The debate centers on whether Circle should act faster to freeze stolen funds. While...
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire has dismissed the idea that the USDC would be used to settle transit tolls in the Strait of Hormuz by the Iranian regime. According to Allaire,...
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 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...
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...
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, 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...
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, 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...
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, 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...
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...
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 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 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 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 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 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...
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)...
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. ...
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 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...