CRCL Stock Jumps 22% This Week as Circle Looks to Outpace Tether, Ripple in AI Agent Payments

Circle and Stripe Race to Replace Credit Cards With Stablecoin Payments for AI Agents

TLDR: Circle launched Arc blockchain and nanopayments, cutting transaction costs to fractions of a penny for AI agents. Stripe and Paradigm built Tempo blockchain, raising $500M at a $5B valuation for stablecoin payment rails. Credit card fees make microtransactions unworkable, giving stablecoins a structural edge in machine-to-machine commerce. Coinbase’s x402 recorded just $24M in volume, exposing a wide gap between agentic payment ambition a…

CRCL Stock Jumps 22% This Week as Circle Looks to Outpace Tether, Ripple in AI Agent Payments

The CRCL stock was one of the largest gainers in the stock market this week, even as the U.S.-Iran war put pressure on risk assets. The stock notably extended its gains from last week as USDC issuer Circle moves to dominate in AI agent payments. CRCL Stock Gains 22% This Week as Circle Bets On The post CRCL Stock Jumps 22% This Week as Circle Looks to Outpace Tether, Ripple in AI Agent Payments appeared first on CoinGape.