Is Ripple Trying to Acquire Circle?
It is not fully true that Ripple currently wants to acquire Circle right now. Reports and rumors about this started in 2025, but the story has mixed facts.
In April 2025, news came out that Ripple offered $4 billion to $5 billion to buy Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin (the second-biggest stablecoin after USDT).
Sources like Bloomberg said Circle rejected the offer because the price was too low. Circle was focused on its own plan to go public (IPO) instead.
Later reports talked about higher bids, like $11 billion or even $20 billion, as rumors in crypto news and social media. Some said Ripple wanted to beat rivals like Coinbase, who also showed interest. USDC had a market cap of about $61 billion at the time, while Ripple's own stablecoin (RLUSD) was much smaller at around $300 million.
But Ripple's CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, said in June 2025 that Ripple never made any bid to buy Circle. He called the reports wrong. Circle also said it was not for sale and kept working on its IPO and other goals, like getting a banking license.
By mid-2025, Circle rejected bids from both Ripple and Coinbase. As of early 2026, there are still some rumors (like a possible $11 billion deal), but no deal has happened. Ripple has made other buys, like Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, but not Circle.
Both companies now focus on growing their stablecoins and getting bank licenses in the US.
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It is not fully true that Ripple currently wants to acquire Circle right now. Reports and rumors about this started in 2025, but the story has mixed facts.
In April 2025, news came out that Ripple offered $4 billion to $5 billion to buy Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin (the second-biggest stablecoin after USDT).
Sources like Bloomberg said Circle rejected the offer because the price was too low. Circle was focused on its own plan to go public (IPO) instead.
Later reports talked about higher bids, like $11 billion or even $20 billion, as rumors in crypto news and social media. Some said Ripple wanted to beat rivals like Coinbase, who also showed interest. USDC had a market cap of about $61 billion at the time, while Ripple's own stablecoin (RLUSD) was much smaller at around $300 million.
But Ripple's CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, said in June 2025 that Ripple never made any bid to buy Circle. He called the reports wrong. Circle also said it was not for sale and kept working on its IPO and other goals, like getting a banking license.
By mid-2025, Circle rejected bids from both Ripple and Coinbase. As of early 2026, there are still some rumors (like a possible $11 billion deal), but no deal has happened. Ripple has made other buys, like Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, but not Circle.
Both companies now focus on growing their stablecoins and getting bank licenses in the US.
$XRP
$BNB
$BTC