Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire defends USDC after 140-company consortium announces Open USD stablecoin, as CRCL stock drops 16-18% on the news.

Open Standard's Open USD aims to let partners keep reserve income and eliminate minting fees, challenging Circle's USDC.

Open Standard, backed by 140-plus firms including Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock and Coinbase, unveiled Open USD (OUSD), a partner-governed stablecoin launching later in 2026.

Visa, Coinbase, Stripe and 140 firms launch Open USD, a stablecoin with no mint fees and shared governance.

The forthcoming Open USD has more than 100 major supporters onboard, including Coinbase—a key backer of Circle’s USDC.

Circle tumbled about 13% on Tuesday after Open USD came with backing from more than 140 companies, including BlackRock, Google, and more.

Other big-name participants include BlackRock, American Express, and Google.

Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, Coinbase, and 140+ firms have launched Open USD (OUSD), a new yield-sharing stablecoin that aims to challenge Circle and reshape the economics of the…

Circle ($CRCL) stock plunges 16% as Open Standard launches Open USD stablecoin. Read about the new market competition.

A consortium led by companies including Stripe, Visa, BlackRock, Bank of New York Mellon and Coinbase is launching Open USD.

Circle stock dropped 13-15% after Coinbase, BlackRock, and Visa unveiled Open USD (OUSD), a consortium-governed stablecoin challenging USDC's dominance.

Over 140 companies including Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock, and Coinbase join Open USD as launch partners, challenging USDC and USDT with fee-free minting and

The Stripe- and Coinbase-backed stablecoin consortium can challenge Circle's business model, but analysts say building a network is harder than assembling big-name partners.

Circle shares dropped 16% after Open Standard unveiled Open USD, a rival stablecoin backed by Visa, Stripe, Coinbase, and BlackRock with zero minting fees.

Can Open Standard compete with Circle and Tether?

William Blair reiterated its Outperform rating on Circle's CRCL stock, calling Tuesday's selloff a buying opportunity.

The company behind the Open USD stablecoin, expected to launch sometime in 2026, said it would allow firms to keep the earnings from reserves and mint at no cost.

Circle's stock CRCL dropped more than 16% after Visa, Mastercard, Coinbase, and Blackrock backed a new stablecoin, Open USD.

Visa, Stripe and 140 others back new Open USD stablecoin to challenge Tether - SiliconANGLE

A year after the passage of the Genius Act legalized stablecoins, a bunch of big financial players have teamed up to launch a new, impressive-sounding stablecoin. Stripe, Visa,…

A 140-strong consortium including Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and Coinbase has launched Open USD, a shared-governance stablecoin aimed at Circle and Tether.