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Circle: Total revenue and reserve income for the full year of 2025 increased by 64% year-on-year, and the circulating supply of USDC reached US$75.3 billion at the end of Q4; Tether made a strategic investment in the global internet marketplace platform Whop; Analysis: Bitcoin rebounded with US stocks, and its divergence from gold may indicate "significant upside potential".Circle's stock price surged over 35%! After 270 days on the market, it's striving to shed its stablecoin label.
USDC's circulating supply surpassed 75 billion, with Q4 revenue growing by 77%. Facing the dual pressures of declining interest rates and Coinbase's revenue sharing, the company is transforming into a platform through Arc blockchain and AI-powered agent payments, seeking new growth unrelated to interest rates.The changing of the guard in the payment industry: Stripe, a unicorn worth hundreds of billions, may acquire PayPal, heavily investing in stablecoins and AI.
PayPal, the pioneer of online payments, may be acquired, with the rumored buyer being Stripe, a payment upstart that is not yet publicly listed. To date, this rising star has not yet rung the Nasdaq bell, choosing to retain its strategic freedom as a private company, and is accelerating its bets on stablecoins and AI, investing heavily in entirely new financial sectors.Circle CEO: USDC already accounts for 50% of stablecoin trading volume; AI-powered payments are the next growth driver.
Circle's 2025 financial report showed a 35% single-day increase in stock price, with USDC accounting for approximately 50% of stablecoin trading volume, and on-chain transaction volume growing by over 250% year-on-year to $12 trillion. JPMorgan Chase launched several USDC initiatives, with AI-powered smart agent payments becoming a significant growth area.Video
Less than 1 cent could cripple millions in liquidity; an order attack could deplete Polymarket's liquidity foundation.
A single on-chain transaction of less than $0.10 can instantly wipe market-making orders worth tens of thousands of dollars from Polymarket's order book. This is not a theoretical deduction, but a reality that is happening right now.