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Allaire: USDC circulation growth is inversely correlated with interest rates

Jeremy Allaire · The Future of Everything: What CEOs of Circle, CrowdStrike & More See Coming in 2026 · Jan 25, 2026 · at 25:08

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, explains why declining interest rates serve as a major growth catalyst for USDC stablecoin adoption.

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“We've had a multi-hundred percent increase in the amount of USDC in circulation, and so there's an inverse correlation there.”

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