Circle shareholder J. Benjamin Greenberg, who says he holds 10,000 ordinary shares, sued President Trump, World Liberty Financial, affiliated entities and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The complaint argues that a $2 billion investment by Abu Dhabi entity MGX in Binance using the USD1 stablecoin created a pathway for foreign governments to channel money through the Trump family's crypto company, leaving Circle unable to compete with its USDC. It asks the court to declare the president's conduct a violation of the Foreign Emoluments Clause and to bar similar deals without Congress' consent. The White House called the lawsuit “frivolous” and said Trump had “no conflicts of interest,” while Circle said it did not take part in the filing. The article also cites Public Citizen reporting that Trump's crypto ventures netted him $1.4 billion in 2025 while costing investors about $4.7 billion.
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| Market | Crypto |
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| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Other |
| Market cap | $1.7B |
| Close on 10/21/2026 | 0.05650 |
| Change that session | +1.62% |
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Relevance: low
| Market | Crypto |
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| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Meme |
| Market cap | $466.0M |
| Close on 10/21/2026 | 1.84800 |
| Change that session | +3.36% |
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