🟢 Circle Internet Group is trading 4.6% up today after partnering with Japan's JCB for USDC payments

Circle Internet Group is trading at $66.12 (up 4.6%) after announcing a memorandum of understanding with JCB, Japan’s largest payment network, to integrate USDC for global and cross-border payments.

• The partnership aims to enable USDC transactions across JCB’s extensive network of 40 million merchants worldwide.
• Sentiment is further bolstered by a broader rally in crypto markets, with Bitcoin and Ethereum both gaining over 1% since the last close.
• The move highlights increasing institutional and payment network adoption of stablecoins for mainstream financial infrastructure.