BlackRock and Mastercard Endorse Circle — So Why Is the Stock Still Falling?
Circle fell 6.78% to $80.45 Wednesday, the worst name in the session for a second straight day, on a day of nothing but good news: BlackRock, Mastercard and Visa each disclosed partnerships, and Circle bought cross-border payments firm Tazapay, which handles over $25bn in annualized volume. Three of the biggest names in payments put their logos on the platform and the stock still fell. That gap is the story: an endorsement answers whether the compliance path works, not whether institutional money is allowed down it. Until the rules land, a signed partner is not a flow. Does the model hold up?