Quick breakdown
- Circle Ventures and Crossmint are teaming up to scale USDC across blockchains, targeting both human users and AI agents.
- Stablecoins offer lifelines in inflation-hit countries, with MoneyGram enabling USDC access in Colombia.
- USDT remains the market leader, with trading volumes and market cap far ahead of USDC.
Circle and Crossmint join forces
Circle Ventures, the investment arm of stablecoin issuer Circle, has entered a strategic partnership with crypto infrastructure firm Crossmint. The collaboration aims to expand the reach of USD Coin (USDC) across multiple blockchain networks, positioning it as a key medium for both human and AI-driven financial activity.
Crossmint said its wallets and APIs designed for stablecoin onramps, payments orchestration, and “agentic” transactions will integrate with USDC to enable near-instant, global transfers. The company emphasized this move as the foundation for a new financial era, where digital money flows seamlessly across borders and systems.
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— Rodri (@rodrifernandezt) September 24, 2025
AI agents as future stablecoin users
The partnership comes amid growing industry anticipation that AI agents will emerge as significant players on Ethereum and other blockchains. Coinbase developers Kevin Leffew and Lincoln Murr have suggested that these autonomous systems could use stablecoins for diverse tasks, ranging from paying self-driving taxi fares to publishing on-demand content and storing data permanently on-chain.
Crossmint’s infrastructure is being positioned to support this shift, ensuring that USDC can serve as a reliable transactional layer for both humans and machines.
Stablecoins in emerging markets
Beyond advanced use cases, stablecoins remain vital for individuals in economies hit by inflation. In Argentina, citizens turn to informal “crypto caves” to purchase dollar-denominated stablecoins as a safeguard against currency devaluation.
MoneyGram, leveraging Crossmint’s technology, recently launched its crypto payments app in Colombia, enabling residents to store and receive USDC as an alternative to the struggling peso. With over 50 million customers across 190 countries, MoneyGram’s adoption could accelerate stablecoin penetration globally.
USDT still dominates market
Despite Circle’s latest efforts, Tether (USDT) continues to dominate the stablecoin market. Data from CoinGecko shows USDT’s daily trading volume at nearly $100 billion — almost ten times USDC’s $10.3 billion. Its market capitalization also far outpaces USDC, standing at $173 billion compared to $74.1 billion.
Expanding stablecoin partnerships
Earlier this week, Crossmint also announced a separate partnership with Tempo, a layer-1 blockchain focused on payments.
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