Circle Internet Groupand Binance have expanded their strategic partnership through a new five-yearcommercial agreement and a $100 million equity investment by Binance in Circle.London's trading industry is coming home!The move comes as USDCuse expands beyond crypto trading. Circle received approval to establisha US national trust bank, while Marex began accepting USDCas collateral for certain derivatives transactions. Binance has alsoexpanded access to US stocks for users outside the US, with purchasesfunded using USDC, USDT and selected cryptocurrencies.Binance Expands USDC Integration AcrossMarketsUnder the newagreement, Binance will promote and integrate USDC across its platform, with afocus on emerging markets. Circle will provide infrastructure servicessupporting the holding and use of the stablecoin.The companies did notdisclose further financial terms of the five-year commercial agreement.Circle CEO JeremyAllaire said the partnership would expand access to dollar-based digitalassets.“Together, we seeincredible opportunities to leverage USDC to expand dollar access,” Allairesaid, referring to its potential use for savings, investment and payments inemerging markets.Circle 🤝 @binanceCircle and Binance are continuing to build together through a new five-year commercial agreement to expand USDC access across emerging markets.Binance has also made a $100M strategic investment in Circle.https://t.co/I0CIUBUoCZ pic.twitter.com/zQ9f9EiYTk— Circle (@circle) September 22, 2026Binance Takes Circle Stake withRestrictionsSeparately, Binancemade the $100 million investment through a private placement of Circle’s ClassA common stock. The purchase price reflected a 5% discount to Circle’s marketprice before the transaction closed.Binance has agreed notto transfer the shares for up to two years from the closing date, subject tocustomary exceptions.Binance co-CEO RichardTeng said the investment was part of a longer-term relationship with Circle.“Our $100 millioninvestment and five-year commitment represent long-duration conviction,” Tengsaid.The latest agreementbuilds on the companies’ existing relationship around USDC. It combinesBinance’s distribution of the stablecoin with a direct equity investment inCircle.This article was written by Tareq Sikder at www.financemagnates.com.