Circle grows faster than Tether this year
Circle's USDC has made substantial gains in 2025 across several metrics against its main stablecoin competitor, Tether's USDT.
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Whales dominate Plasma launch
Plasma's public sale launch resulted in a small number of whales dominating the initial allocation and a "gas war."
Circle and Coinbase — a story of two public offerings
Circle's rise after its IPO on its first day of trading is a contrast to Coinbase, which fell on its first day of trading.
ANALYSIS: Does the Circle IPO value Tether at $316B?
Circle’s upcoming IPO will provide a unique opportunity to value the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, Tether.
Circle IPO traders send wrong CRCL stock up 16,000%
Circle (CRCL) is going public this week, but traders transposed their excitement to another CRCL stock, which spiked 16,000%.
Circle vs. Tether: What’s in the reserves?
Circle and Tether, the two largest stablecoins, have adopted different tactics when it comes to the management of their reserves.
— Stablecoins, USD1
USD1 is a top stablecoin with no attestation and no transparency
Donald Trump-endorsed USD1 stablecoin has grown to over $2 billion in market capitalization but provides no transparency.
Bank of America lobbies to dethrone Tether and Circle
Bank of America is happy to pay lobbyists to convince the US government to pass laws and rules favoring bank-operated stablecoins.
Ripple dumps XRP to pump RLUSD — still 0.2% the size of USDT
Ripple is selling over a billion dollars worth of cash, equity, and XRP tokens to fund an acquisition that it hopes will boost RLUSD volumes.
First Digital defends FDUSD from Justin Sun’s attacks
First Digital Trust has defended its firm after Justin Sun claimed it had misappropriated the vast majority of TrueUSD reserves.