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Fake platform impersonates Circle, targets crypto users on Christmas eve
Dec 24, 2025
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by Hannah Collymore
for CryptoPolitan
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A false press release misled the crypto community today, falsely claiming that Circle had launched a platform for trading tokenized gold and silver. The release included genuine Circle branding and fake quotes, raising concerns about misinformation in the crypto space.
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Earlier today Christmas Eve, the crypto community collectively fell for what turned out to be a press release distributed to spread the false claim that Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, had launched a new platform offering tokenized gold and silver trading. The announcement, which used authentic Circle branding and fabricated quotes from company […]
