Quick Breakdown
- Fireblocks and Circle team up to advance institutional-scale stablecoin payments and tokenization.
- Collaboration delivers secure custody, cross-border treasury solutions, and instant USDC liquidity.
- The move strengthens onchain financial infrastructure, positioning stablecoins as core rails for global finance.
Fireblocks and Circle have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at accelerating the adoption of stablecoins within global financial institutions. The partnership brings together Circle’s USDC network with Fireblocks’ institutional-grade custody, tokenization, and payments infrastructure, positioning both firms at the centre of the next wave of blockchain-based finance.
We are collaborating with @FireblocksHQ to accelerate @USDC adoption for financial institutions by leveraging @arc, a new enterprise-grade blockchain, along with the interoperability of the Fireblocks Network and Circle Payments Network (CPN).
Our stablecoin network will combine… pic.twitter.com/qhBlxgCCft
— Circle (@circle) September 9, 2025
Stablecoins Enter the Banking Mainstream
The agreement integrates Circle’s regulated stablecoins with Fireblocks’ secure infrastructure, allowing banks, fintechs, and payment providers to launch compliant digital asset services at scale. Institutions will be able to access USDC for cross-border payments, treasury management, and tokenized asset settlement, supported by Fireblocks’ custody and trading rails.
Executives from both firms stressed that the partnership is about creating programmable money rails for the future of finance. Michael Shaulov, CEO of Fireblocks, said the collaboration will “set the standard for tomorrow’s digital financial system,” while Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire emphasized that programmable stablecoins are becoming core infrastructure for global money movement.
Arc Blockchain and Institutional Access
As part of the rollout, Fireblocks customers will gain direct access to Circle’s new products, including Circle Gateway, a cross-chain liquidity solution, and Arc, an enterprise-grade Layer-1 blockchain designed for stablecoin finance. This integration is expected to give thousands of institutions seamless connectivity to programmable money across multiple blockchains.
The move follows the recent launches of the Fireblocks Network for Payments and the Circle Payments Network, both designed to streamline settlement, compliance, and liquidity access for stablecoin transactions.
With Fireblocks securing more than $10 trillion in digital asset transactions and Circle operating the world’s most widely used stablecoin, the collaboration signals a significant shift toward an institutional-grade stablecoin economy. For banks under pressure to modernize their offerings, the deal provides the regulatory and technological foundation to compete in the era of digital money.
The move comes as Circle continues to embed stablecoins deeper into financial infrastructure. The company also announced new partnerships with Mastercard and Finastra to expand the use of USD Coin (USDC) and Euro Coin (EURC) in cross-border settlements, bringing stablecoin payments closer to mainstream adoption.
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