A new report from crypto market maker Keyrock found that 98.6% of AI agent crypto transactions were settled in USDC, underscoring the stablecoin's near-total grip on the emerging machine-to-machine payments economy.
Circle faces renewed USDC recovery questions after users compared mistaken-transfer complaints with Tether's official USDT recovery process.
Meta quietly rolls out USDC payouts for select creators in Colombia and the Philippines, using Solana and Polygon for cross-border payments.
USDC circulation contracted by approximately $1.7 billion over the past seven days, marking a notable weekly decline in the supply of the second-largest stablecoin by market capitalization.
Antseed has launched a decentralized and peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace connecting consumers with providers. Decentralized Shift in AI Access Antseed, on May 15, launched a decentralized marketplace that connects artificial intelligence (AI) consumers directly with model providers, removing the centralized intermediaries that dominate today's AI access ecosystem.
Stablecoins increasingly moved beyond trading as Coinbase expanded deeper into digital financial infrastructure.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled a new capability that allows autonomous AI agents to handle real-time financial transactions independently.
The USDC stablecoin issuer is betting Arc can become Wall Street's blockchain rail for payments and tokenized finance, though analysts still see it as speculative.
Circle has launched the Arc blockchain after raising $222 million in a token presale backed by BlackRock and a16z.
Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) reported first-quarter revenue that fell short of analyst expectations but topped earnings estimates, as the stablecoin issuer pointed to explosive growth in USDC transaction activity and launched a new suite of services targeting artificial intelligence agents. Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 came in at $694.13 million, up 20% from a year earlier but below the $714.88 million analysts had anticipated.
Shares of Circle (NYSE:CRCL) are on the rise today following an earnings report that pleased investors. Circle reported Q1 2026 top-line revenue and reserve income of $694 million, which grew 20% year over year.
Circle Internet Group Inc. (NYSE:CRCL) has raised $222 million for its new institutional blockchain Arc at a $3 billion valuation as shares jumped 2.5% in premarket trading. The First Public Company Token Presale a16z crypto led the round with a $75 million commitment, according to CNBC.