
Circle shares slip as major firms back Open Standard stablecoin plan
Circle Internet stock fell after Bloomberg reported a coalition of Visa, Stripe and more than 100 financial firms is launching the Open Standard venture to issue a US-dollar-backed stablecoin called Open USD, with Stripe’s Zach Abrams as interim CEO. Partners—including Visa, BlackRock, Klarna, Alphabet, Chime and Coinbase—plan to integrate the stablecoin into their systems later this year, potentially increasing competition with the dominant stablecoins USDC and USDT.






