JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) trimmed its earnings forecasts for Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) and Coinbase Global (Nasdaq: COIN) on July 14. Both Circle and Coinbase are two of the world's biggest crypto companies. While the former is best known for its USDC stablecoin, the latter is ...
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Investing.com -- Mizuho Securities downgraded Circle Internet Group, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, to Underperform from Neutral and trimmed its price target to $50 from $85, flagging competitive threats from a newly launched rival stablecoin that could undercut Circle’s core revenue model.
Wall Street remains divided on Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL), with two major brokers moving their price targets in opposite directions, within days of each other. This comes as competition in the stablecoin market intensifies. Founded in 2013, Circle is best known as the issuer of USDC, ...
Circle's new federal trust charter could strengthen its position in the stablecoin market while boosting institutional adoption.
Circle's new OCC-chartered trust bank gives USDC federal custody backing, sending CRCL up 10%+ as it claws back OpenUSD selloff losses.

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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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Circle said on Friday it has received a final regulatory approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a national trust bank, sending the stablecoin giant's shares surging 10% in premarket trading. • The charter allows Circle to act as custodian for its own reserves and hold crypto assets on behalf of institutional clients. • "OCC approval to establish Circle National Trust marks a defining step in bringing blockchain technology and digital assets into the core of the U.S. financial system," Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said in a statement.
Circle Internet Group received approval from the U.S. government to establish a national trust bank, a regulatory milestone that sets up the launch of a cryptocurrency-focused bank.
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On June 1, Michael Saylor-led Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR), formerly MicroStrategy, announced that it sold 32 Bitcoin (BTC) for roughly $2.5 million between May 26 and May 31. It was the leading Bitcoin treasury company's first sale since 2022 and sparked a lot of volatility in ...
Wall Street is divided over the fate of Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL), the issuer of USDC and one of 2025's most closely watched IPOs. The conflicting takes come after a rival stablecoin's launch triggered a sharp sell-off and a wave of conflicting analyst reactions. USDC remains the ...
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There is a new stablecoin in town, and an old player's stock is facing the heat. A stablecoin is an integral part of the DeFi infrastructure. It is a cryptocurrency designed to hold a steady value by pegging to an asset like the dollar, typically backed by reserves such as cash and ...
A consortium backed by companies including BlackRock, Google and Coinbase said Tuesday that it is launching a stablecoin. Called Open USD, the new dollar-backed stablecoin is slated to be offered later this year on the Coinbase-affiliated blockchain Base, as well as on Solana and other networks.
Bank of New York Mellon, the nation’s oldest bank, said it will soon allow institutional customers to store, transfer, mint and burn Circle Internet Group’s USDC stablecoin. Slated to go live by the end of July, the new capability makes it easier for BNY customers holding USDC in their digital-asset wallets to convert dollars into stablecoins and redeem stablecoins for dollars. BNY already safeguards the majority of the dollar reserves backing USDC, the second-largest stablecoin with a market cap of $74 billion.
The Fed's anti-money laundering rules could strengthen Circle's core business.
The largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange just got another nod from one of the oldest American banks. Recently, the Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) reiterated its rating and its price target for Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN). Founded in 2012 by Brian Armstrong, Coinbase was listed ...
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 Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the institution that serves as a bank for the world's central banks, has delivered a pointed assessment of the booming stablecoin market in its 2026 Annual Economic Report. Crypto's most widely used dollar tokens, it argues, borrow the ...