Circle overnight surged by 10%! Circle (CRCL.US) is迎来 a series of significant positive developments by the end of 2025. These events not only strengthen the compliance advantages of USDC but also promote its expansion in institutional applications. The most significant positive developments are two major events: first, the conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank; second, Visa launched USDC settlement services.
On December 9, Circle obtained a full financial services license in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, operating as a money service provider, further expanding its layout in the Middle East market.
On December 10, Circle partnered with the privacy blockchain Aleo to launch the privacy coin USDCx, which can be seen as a differentiated competitive strategy by Circle.
On December 13, the OCC conditionally approved trust bank licenses for five institutions: Ripple, BitGo, DigitalAssets, Paxos, and Circle. Circle is one of the five institutions that received conditional approval from the OCC to establish a national trust bank.
On December 15, Circle announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Interop Labs (the development team of the Axelar cross-chain network) and related proprietary technologies, which is a key step for Circle to accelerate its cross-chain interoperability layout.
On December 16, Visa announced the launch of USDC settlement services in the United States, allowing American banks and institutions to use USDC for faster and lower-cost settlements.
