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Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) shares rose around 7% in pre-market trading after the stablecoin issuer reported second-quarter results in line with expectations, secured the first federal bank charter granted to a stablecoin company and raised parts of its full-year outlook. The company also announced that BlackRock, Visa and Mastercard will serve as validators for its upcoming blockchain network.

Investing.com -- Shares of Circle Internet Group jumped 7% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the stablecoin issuer reported second-quarter earnings in line with estimates and disclosed it had received the first federal bank charter awarded to a stablecoin company.

Circle Internet Group (CRCL) issues USDC, a digital token backed by cash and short-term government securities and designed to maintain a value of $1. The company earns interest on the assets held behind USDC. Investors are watching whether Circle can retain more of that income as distribution costs ...

A federal law nobody outside Wall Street noticed quietly handed one ETF a captive customer base worth tens of billions, and the buyers are not the investors you think they are.

The Tiger Global-led round values the startup at $1 billion as it wires stablecoin rails directly into a federally chartered bank, aiming to modernize the correspondent-banking plumbing behind cross-border payments.

Earlier this month, Circle Internet Group received approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to launch Circle National Trust, a federally regulated national trust bank that will initially provide fiduciary digital asset custody for Circle and its affiliates and may later serve select institutional clients. This OCC trust bank charter brings USDC’s core infrastructure inside a long‑standing federal banking framework, potentially making its custody, reserve management,...

Tarbert also highlighted Circle's newly approved national trust charter, which allows the firm to manage USDC reserves under federal oversight.

Circle's new federal trust charter could strengthen its position in the stablecoin market while boosting institutional adoption.

The stablecoin issuer just got a federal stamp of legitimacy. The stock's problem, however, lies elsewhere.

Circle's new OCC-chartered trust bank gives USDC federal custody backing, sending CRCL up 10%+ as it claws back OpenUSD selloff losses.

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) has received final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to launch Circle National Trust as a federally regulated national trust bank. This approval brings a large scale stablecoin issuer under direct federal oversight in the U.S. for the first time. The new charter allows Circle to offer digital asset custody within a single national regulatory framework. Circle Internet Group sits at the intersection of traditional finance and...

Scott Melker dives into Circle winning approval to become a federally regulated bank, New Hampshire and it's $100 million bitcoin bond, the CLARITY Act being stuck, and other big crypto headlines. "The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker" airs every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto. Make sure to also check out Yahoo Finance's crypto hub to find the latest crypto-related news.

Federal trust charter expands Circle's custody services and consolidates oversight under the OCC.

The OCC granted final approval for Circle National Trust

Circle secured final OCC approval to establish a national trust bank, shifting its $73.2 billion stablecoin to a unified federal framework.

Circle Internet shares jump after the company says it won regulatory approval to establish a crypto national trust bank.

A federal banking charter sent Circle stock surging Friday, but with 69% losses over the past year and a rival stablecoin backed by Visa looming, the question is whether this rally marks a turning point or just a dead-cat bounce.

The approval places Circle's USDC reserve infrastructure under direct federal oversight and allows the company to offer digital asset custody services

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MS moves closer to a federally supervised digital-asset trust after winning conditional OCC approval, advancing its long-term crypto custody strategy.

The Fed's anti-money laundering rules could strengthen Circle's core business.

Telcoin launched the first US onchain bank account tied to a regulated bank-issued stablecoin. Unlike Circle and Ripple, Telcoin operates under a full bank charter ...

The Federal Reserve has proposed new regulations for payment stablecoin issuers, directly affecting Circle Internet Group and its USDC product. The proposal follows recent legislation such as the GENIUS Act and is aimed at formalizing oversight of dollar-referenced digital tokens. Circle, listed as NYSE:CRCL, now faces potential changes to how it structures its business, manages reserves, and maintains banking relationships. Circle Internet Group, the issuer of USDC and traded as NYSE:CRCL,...

Scott Melker discusses Kevin Warsh's debut, CME suing its own regulator, and other big crypto headlines. "The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker" airs every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto. Make sure to also check out Yahoo Finance's new crypto hub to find the latest crypto-related news.

Bitcoin is trading at approximately $65,829 as Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh steps in to chair his first FOMC meeting. While traders analyzing whether the central bank will hike or hold this Wednesday have priced in a 3.50-3.75% rate hold at a 97.4% probability per the CME FedWatch tool, the true market driver remains Warsh’s impending forward guidance.

The US Senate has returned from recess with the Digital Asset Clarity Act at the top of the legislative calendar, and the bill’s most consequential provision is not market structure-it is the explicit prohibition on the Federal Reserve issuing a retail Central Bank Digital Currency. That CBDC block, if enacted, ...

President Trump signed an executive order directing the Federal Reserve to consider granting crypto firms, including Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL), direct access to U.S. payment rails. If Circle receives a Federal Reserve master account, USDC could be used within core payments infrastructure under closer regulatory oversight. This move could reshape how Circle operates across payments, settlement, and compliance within the regulated financial system. Circle Internet Group, trading on...

President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order directing the Federal Reserve to review granting crypto f...

Crypto is moving deeper into the US financial system as Washington debates how far digital asset companies should be allowed to operate like traditional banks without becoming banks themselves. A growing number of crypto companies have secured or applied for federal trust bank charters in recent ...

Traders are trimming riskier assets as Middle East tensions, rising yields, and inflation concerns cool tech enthusiasm, today, May 18, 2026.