Circle - The Wire by FourthWeb - AI, RWA, & Web3 / Web4 Intelligence (Page 15)

Real World Assets Mar 17, 2026

Hana Financial Goes All In on Tokenization With Two Deals in 14 Days

South Korea's third-largest financial group just doubled down on tokenization in two weeks, and it's telling you something about 2026. The Signal Hana Financial Group inked a partnership with Standard Chartered to explore digital asset initiatives, including stablecoins. This comes barely two weeks after Hana partnered with Circle, the issuer behind USDC, on stablecoin infrastructure. Both sources confirm the Standard Chartered deal, though details

Real World Assets Mar 16, 2026

Circle Stock Doubles as Stablecoin Plumbing Becomes Crypto's Most Valuable Layer

Circle stock doubled in a month because the plumbing for tokenized everything just got a lot more valuable. The Signal Circle issues USDC, the second-largest stablecoin with roughly $60 billion in circulation. For years, it was the boring infrastructure play, the rails everyone needed but nobody wanted to talk about at parties. Now it's the hottest trade in crypto, and three things changed. First, USDC demand

Real World Assets Mar 11, 2026

Circle could rally 60% more on stablecoin adoption, AI agentic finance, Bernstein says

Bernstein just priced AI agents into Circle's stock, and Wall Street is finally catching up to what builders already know. The Signal Bernstein analysts are projecting a 60% rally for Circle based on two converging forces: stablecoin adoption decoupling from crypto volatility and AI agents needing programmable money. This isn't speculative hopium. USDC transaction volume has been climbing independent of Bitcoin's mood swings

Real World Assets Mar 9, 2026

USDC shines in February as stablecoin transfer volume hits $1.8T all-time high

USDC just moved $1.26 trillion in February while Tether watched from the sidelines. The Signal Stablecoin transfer volume hit $1.8 trillion in February, an all-time high. But the real story is the power shift: USDC accounted for 70% of that volume, roughly $1.26 trillion, while Tether (USDT), which has nearly double USDC's market cap, played second fiddle. This isn't just noise.

Real World Assets Mar 8, 2026

First US state-level stablecoin bill passes in Florida

Florida just became the first state to pass stablecoin legislation, and they did it by front-running federal law with a framework that mirrors what Washington hasn't finished yet. The Signal Senate Bill 314 creates a state-level regulatory framework for payment stablecoin issuers operating in Florida. The smart play here is the alignment with the federal GENIUS Act standards, a piece of legislation that's

AI Agent Economy Mar 8, 2026

Stablecoin Firms Bet Big on AI Agent Payments That Barely Exist

The payment rails are being built before the trains arrive, and that's exactly how infrastructure revolutions work. The Signal Circle and Stripe are placing billion-dollar bets on AI agent payments using stablecoins, despite the fact that meaningful agent-to-agent commerce barely registers on any ledger today. This looks insane until you remember that Visa built its network in the 1970s for a credit card economy

Real World Assets Mar 8, 2026

Trump Supports Crypto Industry in Stablecoin Yield Battle

The President just picked a side in the fight over who gets to profit from your stablecoin deposits, and it's not the banks. The Signal Trump posted that traditional banks are "standing in the way" of his crypto agenda, specifically calling out their resistance to letting stablecoin issuers share yield with token holders. This isn't abstract policy wonkery. Right now, companies like Circle