Binance Invests $100M In Circle For USDC Growth
USDC (USDC)
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Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reported on September 22 that Binance and Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) announced a $100 million strategic equity investment by the exchange in the stablecoin issuer. Alongside this capital injection, the two parties established a new five-year agreement aimed at expanding USDC access across emerging markets. The joint announcement confirmed the deal details as part of their ongoing partnership to grow the USDC ecosystem.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for USDC, measured when this story was written up on 22 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
USDC is trading at $1.00 with a 24-hour spot volume of $3,918,129,210. Over the last hour, the buy ratio stands at 50.8% with a positive volume delta of +$4,891,745, indicating immediate buying pressure. However, this momentum has faded over the past four hours, where the buy ratio dropped to 48.9% and the volume delta turned negative at -$18,079,372. The buy ratio represents the percentage of trades executed by buyers, while the volume delta measures the net difference between buy and sell volume. Although the 24-hour buy ratio remains balanced at 51.7%, the cumulative 24-hour volume delta is -$37,762,637, showing that sellers have dominated the day's total flow despite the recent hourly uptick.
The latest daily buy ratio of 50.2% sits at the 73rd percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 48.4% - stronger buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for USDC, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Compared to the preceding week, today's activity shows a buy ratio of 50.8% against a 7-day average of 48.7%, representing a +2.9 point increase. This level of activity is notable, as the current day's volume is 1.43x the weekly average. Despite this surge in volume, the coin experienced only 1 day of net buying out of the past 7 days. The 8-day volume delta total was -$399,207,290, contrasting with the current day's mixed short-term signals. This suggests that while trading intensity is unusually high, the broader weekly trend remains heavily skewed toward net selling.