Foresight News reports that Circle disclosed in a post that its revenue in the first half of 2026 was approximately $1.4 billion. Of this, approximately $819 million (about 59%) went toward USDC distribution partner fees and transaction costs, while approximately $473 million (about 34%) was spent on licenses, banking partnerships, settlement liquidity, compliance, and blockchain integration, resulting in a net profit margin of about 7%. USDC on-chain settlement volume exceeded $36 trillion in the first half of the year, while minting and redemption volume exceeded $315 billion.

Circle also said that customers making payment settlements through the Circle Payments Network (CPN), or building businesses on the Circle platform—including products such as Arc, Circle Mint, and Circle Wallets—can now redeem USDC for free and enjoy near-real-time settlement, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. USDC redemptions through standard banking channels have always been free for all Circle customers, with settlement taking up to two business days.