Circle Plans Expansion into 40 New Markets as Stablecoin Demand Heats Up and AI Payments Gain Ground
Stablecoin issuer Circle plans to enter roughly 40 new markets to meet rising stablecoin demand. According to Benzinga, the company sees the rise of AI payment use cases as one of the key drivers behind its global expansion.
Circle is the issuer of USDC, with operations spanning stablecoin minting, redemption and cross-border settlement infrastructure. The expansion plan comes as stablecoins are increasingly used in cross-border payments and machine-to-machine (M2M) settlement, with automated payments initiated by AI agents seen as a potential incremental use case.
Circle has not yet disclosed the specific list of target markets or a timeline for launch.
Source: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi2AFBVV95cUxOQXJrcEpMMHBId3Vsb1JlTk9mcDU3TEtUdXlvZEpwcnQ2d3BBRTZCQ1dUeGxNb1Z6Q3lhejduRnlCM3puWURRSkp3dVpmZUZMVTNMZDhGbno5cGNrbzNHaEdsbGNzVHY1NTlTS05ta3RaSThtdXM4T3R4V1ZSTEx3NHVaZ1l6cHZ0X1ZRWVd2RGdXNVA4S09NZnRsbUdXZWtxZk05SDA1YTNkSTdsaHMyS0dsd3hJUVhQYTVDWmFLbWNDQWJENzVzcS1LWkQ1UWRvSWttSFlRSUc?oc=5
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- 2026-10-17
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