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Deutsche Börse Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Circle Internet Financial to integrate regulated stablecoins into European capital markets. According to the announcement, the collaboration will focus on Circle’s USDC and EURC, connecting token-based payment networks with traditional financial infrastructure. The partnership marks the first time a major European market infrastructure provider has formally teamed up with a global stablecoin issuer. Both parties said the initiative ...

U.S. bank Citizens began coverage of Circle Internet (CRCL) with a market perform rating, noting that while the company is poised to capitalize on stablecoin growth, its valuation already captures much of the upside. Circle, issuer of the second-largest stablecoin, the dollar-pegged USDC, and euro-pegged EURC, has built a broad infrastructure suite, including a payments network, cross-chain protocol and programmable wallets. It is working on Arc, a planned layer-1 blockchain, that Citizens sees as central ...

Societe Generale’s digital asset unit, SG-FORGE, has taken its euro- and dollar-denominated stablecoins deeper into decentralized finance (DeFi), deploying them on Ethereum-based protocols Morpho and Uniswap. Key Takeaways: SG-FORGE has launched its euro and dollar stablecoins on Ethereum via Morpho and Uniswap. Users can now borrow, lend, and trade EURCV and USDCV against major crypto and tokenized T-Bills. The move marks a shift toward DeFi by a major bank, bridging regulated assets with decentrali ...

European Banking Authority stablecoin. Photo by BeInCrypto Europe’s largest exchange operator is moving to put stablecoins inside its market infrastructure. The step is designed to push the euro closer to relevance in digital finance. Deutsche Börse Group said it will work with Circle Internet Financial to deploy the issuer’s euro- and dollar-backed tokens under the EU’s new crypto rulebook. The initiative also follows recent pilots where Circle’s USDC and EURC were used by Visa to test faster cross-borde ...

Circle, the global financial technology firm behind USDC , is partnering with Germany’s Deutsche Börse Group to deepen stablecoin adoption within traditional European financial markets. The two entities announced on Sept. 30 that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore integrating Circle’s stablecoins into Deutsche Börse’s established market infrastructure. As the first formal agreement of its kind in Europe, the collaboration connects one of the continent’s leading market infrastr ...

Deutsche Börse Group (DB1) signed a memorandum of understanding with Circle Internet Group (CRCL) to bring regulated stablecoins into Europe’s financial market infrastructure. The agreement aims to integrate Circle’s euro- and dollar-pegged tokens, EURC and USDC, into trading, settlement and custody services across the exchange operator’s platforms, the firms said in a statement on Tuesday. There has been a flurry of stablecoin activity focused on Europe of late, with the likes of SogGen’s FORGE subsidia ...

Circle gains ground in Europe. | Credit: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images. Key Takeaways Deutsche Börse will integrate Circle’s stablecoins and tech into its market infrastructure. Circle was the first global stablecoin issuer to receive EU approval. USDC carries a market cap of $73.44 billion, and EURC stands at $257.99 million. Stablecoin adoption in the European Union (EU) is set to get a major boost as one of the crypto market’s top issuers, Circle (USDC), inks a partnership with German multinati ...

CoreWeave and Circle Internet Group held blockbuster initial public offerings earlier this year.CoreWeave (CRWV -4.96%) and Circle Internet Group (CRCL 1.94%) held initial public offerings (IPOs) earlier this year and both stocks have already posted monster returns. CoreWeave shares have tripled since March, and Circle shares have quadrupled since June.A few hedge fund managers bought one of the stocks in the second quarter. The ones below, all billionaires, are particularly noteworthy because they outperfo ...