# $CIRCLE Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — May 26, 2025 > **Asset:** $CIRCLE > **Date:** 2025-05-26 (May 26, 2025) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/circle/2025-05-26 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/circle.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @paulbarron > **Author:** PaulBarron ([@paulbarron](https://x.com/paulbarron)) > **Metrics:** 1.7K likes · 724 retweets · 184 comments · 238.0K views > **Posted:** 2025-05-26T14:01:33+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/paulbarron/status/1927002169443561870](https://x.com/paulbarron/status/1927002169443561870) > **Video Content:** Sample video description 17 > > "The @circle acquisition saga heats up! @Ripple and @Coinbase are eyeing Circle, the $61B USDC issuer, with bids reportedly reaching $ 11 B. If Ripple succeeds, it could instantly become a #stablecoin powerhouse, but Coinbase’s deep pockets and exchange reach make this a true" ### Post #2 by @dom_kwok > **Author:** Dom (Bull/ish) | EasyA ([@dom_kwok](https://x.com/dom_kwok)) > **Metrics:** 502 likes · 40 retweets · 61 comments · 36.4K views > **Posted:** 2025-05-26T20:10:34+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dom_kwok/status/1927095033796206610](https://x.com/dom_kwok/status/1927095033796206610) > **Visual Note:** Sample image description 34 > > "why are people saying @circle is “not for sale”? have you ever heard of anything “not for sale”? everything is for sale for a price." ### Post #3 by @BlockzeitE > **Author:** Blockzeit ([@BlockzeitE](https://x.com/BlockzeitE)) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 74 views > **Posted:** 2025-05-26T05:38:54+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BlockzeitE/status/1926875673349542384](https://x.com/BlockzeitE/status/1926875673349542384) > > "Going in hot for the potential acquisition of Circle were Ripple and Coinbase. There’s also the Andreesen Horowitz-led a16z jumping into the fray. If the decision were up to the Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson, he’d rather have Ripple take the helm of Circle. Hoskinson" --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*