Allen Castro

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[Circle @circle]

The 2025 payment data is changing how corporate finance teams think about stablecoins.

Stablecoin rails are being used alongside cards, ACH, wires, and SWIFT in workflows where incumbent rails are slow, costly, or capital inefficient:

→ Creator and contractor payouts
→ Supplier and marketplace settlements
→ Cross-border B2B flows
→ Network-level settlement
→ Treasury workflows

The question has shifted from whether to use stablecoins to where they fit in the stack.

Read more from Circle Current: https://t.co/wON1Vfbdza

[Circle @circle]

CCTP is now supported on @StellarOrg.

In this Release Notes episode, we cover what changed, how Stellar fits into CCTP as domain 27, and the key integration details builders should know before moving USDC to or from Stellar.

Watch to learn about:
→ Stellar address handling
→ CctpForwarder contract
→ USDC precision on Stellar
→ Where to find the quickstart

[Circle @circle]

An agent researches a prospect, prepares the call context, pays for a voice call, and drafts the follow-up.

One workflow. Multiple services. Paid for directly in USDC.

The whole thing costs about $1.08.

This is what the agentic economy starts to look like when agents can access and pay for the tools they need.

[Circle @circle]

Powered by Circle Agent Stack: https://t.co/yN1AweJ9it

[Circle @circle]

ICYMI: Circle’s investor AMA with @jerallaire.

The conversation covered CRCL, USDC, Arc, CPN, and the evolving agentic economy.

[Allen Castro @_muf16]

Fresh tomatoes, herbs, butter, and that skillet doing work on the stove. Nothing beats cooking with love after a long day ❤️‍🔥

[CleanSpark Inc. @CleanSpark_Inc]

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[CleanSpark Inc. @CleanSpark_Inc]

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[CleanSpark Inc. @CleanSpark_Inc]

Today we reported financial results for fiscal second quarter 2026 (ended 3/31/26), which delivered $136.4 million in revenue and doubled $CLSK’s power under contract year-over-year including 585 MW of ERCOT-approved capacity.

*Revenue: $136.4 million
*Total Assets: $2.9 billion
*Total Liquidity: $1.1 billion
*Power Under Contract: 1.8 GW

Full results, definitions, reconciliations, and forward-looking statement disclosures: https://t.co/YK0VCT2wR0

“This quarter, we accelerated our digital infrastructure evolution across four key areas: land and power development, with ERCOT approval of 300 MW in Brazoria; leasing, with further progress in Georgia and beyond; financing, as market conditions remain constructive; and construction, as we continue developing the new parcel in Sandersville,” said @smatthewschultz, CEO and Chairman of CleanSpark. “Our objectives are clear: commercialize our AI/HPC-applicable assets, grow the portfolio, and continue mining efficiently to power CleanSpark's transformation.”

“Our balance sheet remains a core competitive advantage as we execute CleanSpark's growth strategy,” said @GaryVec, President and CFO. “We ended the quarter in a strong liquidity position that not only supports our near-term execution pipeline but also preserves meaningful optionality as the AI/HPC and digital infrastructure landscape continues to evolve. Our ability to move quickly and decisively on power and land expansion opportunities, as well as potential site commercialization initiatives, is a direct result of the financial discipline we have maintained. We believe we are well positioned to allocate capital dynamically, capitalize on emerging infrastructure opportunities, and continue creating long-term shareholder value.”

[CleanSpark Inc. @CleanSpark_Inc]

Our CEO and Chairman @smatthewschultz joined @SchwabNetwork to deliver a sharp overview of $CLSK’s Bitcoin and AI/HPC strategy in under 10 minutes.

It was a concise but powerful look at what we’re building and where we’re headed. Thanks for having us, @MarleyKayden.

Watch the interview here: https://t.co/UOutzSo2Or

[CleanSpark Inc. @CleanSpark_Inc]

ICYMI: Our CBO @harry_sudock and VP of Digital Asset Management @sprainhill sat down with @_DannyKnowles to discuss how CleanSpark, as a next-generation data center developer, approaches capital markets and long-term value creation.

With more than 13,000 bitcoin in our treasury, $CLSK has built a strategic balance sheet asset while expanding to support AI and high-performance computing workloads.

Watch the interview here: https://t.co/CyZcTbEZhH

[S Matthew Schultz @smatthewschultz]

Thank you for all you continue to do for the industry for the benefit of all Americans. Alaska is fortunate to have you. @RepNickBegich

[CleanSpark Inc. @CleanSpark_Inc]

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[Allen Castro @_muf16]

@XTrendTrackerX Awesome 😎

[MARA @MARA]

MARA’s energy advantage is deployed across AI through two channels:

Starwood for hyperscale conversions and infrastructure growth, and Exaion for private cloud, edge inference, and targeted deployments.

[MARA @MARA]

https://t.co/7v0E02HZSR

[MARA @MARA]

MARA has successfully expanded its gas-to-power data center initiative with NGON from 25 to 50 megawatts. As of December 2025, the expansion is now fully energized and operational.

[MARA @MARA]

As of 12/31/25, MARA operates 1.3 GW of capacity, with 1.9 GW of total capacity. Power is becoming the strategic unit in digital infrastructure. That is why MARA thinks in MW, not just EH/s.

[MARA @MARA]

We went from renting 100% of our energy to controlling nearly 2 GW of capacity. Our CFO @theRealSalKhan breaks down the four-phase playbook in this NAFES 2026 keynote recap:
https://t.co/eLBhLKxs55

[Lookonchain @lookonchain]

Silver just dropped below $80!

The largest on-chain #silver short, 0x007d, holds 148,359 xyz:SILVER ($11.88M) and is now up $2.23M.

https://t.co/OkOXu2hqYQ