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Circle has signed an agreement to acquire Tazapay, a cross-border payments company serving businesses across 100+ markets. Tazapay brings a payments-native team, 60+ banking and fintech partners, and meaningful stablecoin payment volume, with more than 60% of its volume in stablecoin settlements. The acquisition would add Tazapay's B2B payment rails to Circle's stablecoin ecosystem, deepening its push into cross-border settlement.

Tazapay says it will keep the same product, support, and team, now with more infrastructure behind it. Circle framed the move as part of its commitment to faster, cheaper, and more accessible global money movement. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Circle's CCTP now supports upfront fee payment for Fast Transfers, letting builders quote and collect Fast Transfer and Forwarding fees directly. The update simplifies how developers monetize crosschain transfers through the protocol.

• Builders can now quote and collect fees for Fast Transfers and Forwarding upfront
• Extends CCTP's crosschain infrastructure with new payment flexibility

cirBTC, Circle's 1:1 BTC-backed wrapped Bitcoin token, is now live on Ethereum for all Circle Mint LLC customers. The underlying BTC is segregated under designated custody at Circle National Trust, a federally chartered national trust bank and qualified custodian supervised by the OCC. Native Arc support will follow at mainnet launch.

• Designed for tokenized BTC transparency: segregated custody, disclosed reserve addresses, Chainlink Proof of Reserve, and onchain reserve data.
• Circles is building toward a unified workflow for minting and managing tokenized assets alongside USDC.

Circle's CCTP now supports native EURC burn-and-mint transfers between Ethereum and Base, extending the protocol's trust layer beyond USDC. Developers can move EURC across these chains through a single CCTP integration, broadening the assets supported by the crosschain infrastructure.

• Native EURC burn-and-mint is now live on Ethereum and Base
• Expands CCTP's crosschain capabilities beyond USDC
• One integration unlocks additional asset movement for developers

Circle President Heath Tarbert testified before Congress today, advocating for U.S. policy that protects the dollar's dominant global role and ensures American leadership in next-generation financial infrastructure. Tarbert's appearance underscores Circle's deepening engagement with policymakers as stablecoins and blockchain-based payments gain mainstream attention.

The testimony comes amid ongoing U.S. legislative debates around stablecoin regulation and the country's competitive position in digital finance.

Codexa, a regulated trade platform, is bringing programmable settlement to international trade by adding USDC alongside SWIFT. The integration lets Brazilian importers and exporters settle transactions faster and with more flexibility through Circle Mint, all within a regulated trade environment.

• USDC is offered as an alternative to traditional SWIFT settlement for cross-border trade.
• The move targets faster, more flexible settlement for Brazilian trade participants.

Circle and OKX are collaborating to expand USDC liquidity and trading utility across OKX's platform. The partnership supports broader access to USDC-denominated markets spanning spot, margin, and futures trading.

The move broadens access to dollar-backed stablecoin markets as digital asset trading scales. No financial terms or timeline were disclosed in the announcement.

OSL, a Hong Kong-licensed digital asset platform, is bringing compliant USDC liquidity to Asia by integrating USDC into StableHub. Eligible clients gain access to USDC for exchange, custody, and settlement. Within approximately four months of launch, StableHub surpassed $100 million in USDC deposits.