UNGA week, wrapped. → Hosted the @AtlanticCouncil Africa Center for a discussion on digital dollars and financial access across Africa → Announced Circle Foundation’s first CDFI grants to Accion Opportunity Fund and Pacific Community Ventures → Joined @ClintonGlobal, where @jerallaire and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih reaffirmed Circle Foundation’s support for @Refugees → Announced new support for @UNDP and @WFP to help test and scale digital payments in the field Thank you to everyone who spent part of the week with us.

The agentic economy needs services agents can actually use. Circle Agent Marketplace now supports services on Arc, helping agents search the live web, access real-time market data, enrich leads with people and company intelligence, and more. Pay per call in USDC. Explore what’s live:

Circle has funded $50K inside the Build with Gemini XPRIZE for the best agent built on Circle Agent Stack to move real USDC with no humans in the payment path. Join us in downtown LA alongside 1,500 builders, founders, and investors with @moonshots_pod. 190 teams entered. One winner will be decided live on stage. Watch the stream:

Circle Foundation is supporting Pacific Community Ventures with a grant for the Radiant Data Hub, an AI-enabled platform bringing data governance, predictive modeling, and impact tools to community lenders.

The Circle Alliance Program has surpassed 1,500 members. Across 90+ countries and 20 industries, CAP brings together fintechs, payment providers, wallets, infrastructure companies, service providers, and builders creating real-world utility with Circle’s stablecoins and infrastructure. 1,500 strong, just getting started. Learn more about CAP:

Not every AI agent uses stablecoins. But when AI agents need to transact with stablecoins, USDC is the preferred choice. Dante Disparte on the intersection of blockchain, AI, and digital dollars.

Circle Foundation is supporting Accion Opportunity Fund with a grant for Credit Compass 2.0, a tool that helps small business owners better understand loan eligibility and take practical steps toward accessing capital.