Ripple Eyes Takeover of Stablecoin Giant Circle

Ripple, the digital payments firm best known for its XRP token, has reportedly quietly set its sights on one of the most influential companies in crypto: Circle, the issuer of the $60 billion USDC stablecoin.   In recent weeks, Ripple approached Circle with an acquisition offer valued between $4 billion and $5 billion, a recent report from Bloomberg revealed. The bid was rebuffed. But the approach signals Ripple’s deepening ambition to expand its footprint in the fast-evolving stablecoin market — and possibly reshape it in the process source: https://news.shib.io/2025/05/01/ripple-eyes-takeover-of-stablecoin-giant-circle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ripple-eyes-takeover-of-stablecoin-giant-circle