An affiliate of Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), the issuer of stablecoin USDC through its regulated entities, announced on Wednesday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with LianLian Global, a licensed cross-border payments provider, to explore expanding the use of USDC. The partnership will explore opportunities to build stablecoin backed payment infrastructure designed to make international payments more accessible for merchants and digital platforms operating across global market ...

Visa (V) is making a bold push into blockchain-based payments, launching a USDC stablecoin settlement for U.S. banks and fintechs. This move could reshape how money moves through the global financial system. The credit card giant announced that issuer and acquirer partners can now settle obligations in Circle's (CRCL) dollar-pegged USDC. It is the first time a major payment network has brought stablecoin settlement to the U.S. at scale. More News from Barchart Visa's stablecoin settlement program has ...

Circle (CRCL) Co-founder, Chairman and CEO Jeremy Allaire spent 2025 turning a long-running thesis — that dollar-backed digital money would become core financial infrastructure — into a mainstream policy and technology agenda. This feature is a part of CoinDesk's Most Influential 2025 list. Allaire appears proud of the strong regulatory foundation of his firm's fiat-backed stablecoin, USD Coin (USDC), which is the second-largest stablecoin by market capitalization. During a Feb. 25 interview with Bloomber ...

文章核心观点 - Visa公司正在美国市场推进稳定币结算的实地应用 其选择了两家小型州立银行进行试点 此举可能对全球支付的未来产生深远影响[1] Visa的稳定币战略发展 - Visa的稳定币探索始于2021年 当时公司首次使用USDC为Crypto.com的澳大利亚借记卡项目处理跨境支付[2] - 面对万事达卡等其他支付巨头的竞争 Visa在2025年加速了其稳定币通道的建设 并将试点扩展到不同地区和市场[2] - 公司持续为国际企业开发新产品 包括为数字平台和市场提供法币到稳定币的支付解决方案[3] - 公司正从实验阶段转向现实世界应用 并将其稳定币结算方案引入其最大且最重要的市场[3] 美国稳定币结算试点详情 - Visa于12月16日宣布 两家美国州立银行已成功在其网络上测试了稳定币结算[4] - 公司全球增长产品和战略合作伙伴关系负责人表示 银行合作伙伴不仅对此感兴趣 而且正准备使用该方案[4] - 美国金融机构寻求更快、可编程的结算选项 这些选项需能与其现有财资运营无缝集成 同时满足网络的安全、合规和弹性标准[5] - 稳定币结算的优势包括更快的支付、更高的可编程性、7x24小时可用性 并能消除商户在周末接收卡支付的延迟[5] - 早期项目依赖于以太坊 但Visa已将解决方案扩展到其他区块链 最新试点利用了Solana区块链上的USDC[6] 试点银行背景与行业角色 - 被选为试点的是Cross River Bank和Lead Bank 这两家银行合计存款仅数十亿美元 没有显著的零售业务足迹 也没有国家银行执照[1][7] - 它们在美国金融科技生态系统中扮演着关键角色[7] - Cross River Bank成立于2008年 总部位于新泽西州 已确立其作为金融科技公司“银行即服务”提供商的地位[8]

融资情况 - 公司成功完成1.07亿美元的B轮融资，使得2025年总融资额达到1.94亿美元 [1] - B轮融资由Goodwater Capital领投，Pantera Capital、Blockchain Capital、Circle Ventures等参投，并获得HSG等现有投资者的持续支持 [2] 业务与财务表现 - 截至2025年11月，公司在全球超过100个市场拥有超过600万注册用户 [1] - 公司年化支付处理量超过100亿美元，年化收入超过1.5亿美元 [1] - 公司通过高效且可扩展的商业模式持续实现盈利性增长 [2] 公司战略与愿景 - 公司致力于通过采用稳定币来加速全球金融普惠 [3] - 公司计划利用新融资加速产品创新并扩大全球覆盖范围 [4] - 公司正在开发稳定币驱动的金融服务，旨在为加密原生和非加密用户提供即时、可预测且无边界的资金流动 [5] 产品与服务 - 公司产品包括用于全球消费的稳定币卡、用于快速安全转账的稳定币支付通道，以及允许用户通过其P2P市场访问、持有和使用稳定币的多币种账户 [6] - 公司通过其稳定币驱动的解决方案改善全球金融准入 [5] 投资者观点 - 投资者认为稳定币有潜力颠覆全球资金流并加强金融包容性 [4] - 投资者认为公司正在全球范围内将稳定币引入日常支付，并将在加密货币采用的下一个阶段发挥重要作用 [7] - 投资者认为公司提供了一个未来图景，即数字资产构成更快、更包容的金融体系的基础 [7]

A digital payments giant is embracing stablecoins.Shares of Circle Internet Group (CRCL +9.33%) popped on Tuesday after Visa (V 0.51%) launched a new stablecoin settlement service in the U.S. By the close of trading, Circle's stock price was up nearly 10%. Visa is entering the stablecoin arena Visa's banking partners will soon be able to settle their obligations in Circle's fully reserved, dollar-denominated stablecoin, USDC (USDC +0.00%). The new settlement offering promises faster fund transfers via block ...

The stablecoin is fully backed by U.S. dollar deposits, issued and managed by MoonPayOMAHA, Neb., Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Exodus Movement, Inc. (NYSE American: EXOD) (“Exodus”), a leading self-custodial digital asset platform, today announced a partnership with MoonPay to launch a fully reserved, USD-backed dollar stablecoin that will power digital dollar experiences across the Exodus ecosystem. The asset will be issued and managed by MoonPay and developed using M0’s open stablecoin infrastructure ...

Crypto wallet provider Exodus (EXOD) is entering the stablecoin market with the launch of a fully reserved, USD-backed stablecoin in partnership with fintech firm MoonPay. MoonPay will issue and manage the stablecoin, with support from stablecoin infrastructure provider M0. The token is expected to go live in January 2026, with network and product details to follow. The move places Exodus among a small group of public companies behind stablecoin products, including Circle (USDC), PayPal (PYUSD) and Fise ...

公司战略与生态发展 - Snail公司在2025年投资者日活动上公布了其不断增长的数字生态系统的重大进展[1] - 公司战略旨在将安全、注重实用性的数字支付整合到其整个生态系统中[2] 加密货币与数字资产计划 - 公司推出了即将实施的稳定币计划，公布了其名称$USDO和官方品牌[2] - 产品负责人Matthew Harper在舞台上现场铸造了第一枚官方硬币，标志着该战略的一个重要里程碑[2] - 公司推出了名为“Golden Poop”的纪念性数字模因收藏品，旨在幽默地认可游戏文化和行业讽刺[2] 核心游戏IP《ARK》的内容扩展 - 公司高管分享了其领先游戏系列《ARK》在加密货币和长期内容扩展方面的新发展[1] - 活动展示了新的《ARK: Lost Colony》预告片，确认该DLC将于12月18日发布[3] - 工作室Wildcard联合创始人兼《ARK》首席设计师Jeremy Stieglitz展示了一份多年内容路线图[3] - 该路线图展示了公司明确且具有韧性的《ARK》产品管线，为公司提供了清晰的能见度，并将持续支持该系列至2027年[3] 《ARK》系列2026-2027年产品路线图 - **2026年路线图**包括：Studio Sirens开发的《Survival of the Fittest》、《Bob's True Tales: Tides of Fortune》、《ARK: World Creator》、《ARK: Dragontopia》[4] - **2027年路线图**包括：《ARK: Atlantis》、《Bob's True Tales: Galaxy Wars》、《ARK: Legacy of Santiago Part 1》[4] 公司背景 - Snail Inc 是一家领先的全球独立互动数字娱乐开发商和发行商，为全球消费者提供优质游戏组合，适用于游戏主机、PC和移动设备等多种平台[5]

Tether has led an $8 million strategic investment in Speed1, Inc., aiming to scale Lightning-native, stablecoin-powered payments for global commerce. The move deepens Tether’s push into Bitcoin -aligned payment infrastructure, as USDT adoption on the Bitcoin Lightning network accelerates. Tether and ego death capital co-led Speed’s $8 million funding round, announced on December 16, 2025. Speed operates payment rails built on the Bitcoin Lightning Network and stablecoins, targeting instant, low-fee settle ...