Key Insights: Circle stock (NYSE: CRCL) climbed sharply on Dec. 16, 2025 after Visa announced that U.S. banks and fintechs could settle transactions using Circle's USDC stablecoin. The global payments giant said it would allow U.S. issuer and acquirer partners to "settle with Visa in Circle's USDC, a fully reserved, dollar-denominated stablecoin" as part of [...]The post Circle Stock Jumps as USDC Becomes Part of Visa's US Settlement Network appeared first on The Coin Republic.