$USDC isn’t just a stablecoin. It’s the institutional darling, the regulator’s choice, the one that plays nice with TradFi. Ripple didn’t want to compete with that. They wanted to absorb it.

Own the narrative.

Own the rails.

Own the future.

But #Circle said no.

And that “no” is just as loud as the offer.

Because this isn’t about companies, it’s about who controls the next era of finance. This isn’t Ripple vs. Circle.