Circle Puts USDC on Chelsea Jersey, FCA Does Not Intervene
Circle’s Chelsea Shirt Deal Exposes a 14-Month Regulatory Gap in UK Stablecoin Oversight On August 31, 2026, roughly 40,000 spectators inside Stamford Bridge watched Chelsea players take the pitch wearing shirts emblazoned with “$USDC by CIRCLE.” Millions more viewed the broadcast across 189 countries. The moment marked the first regulated cryptocurrency company to secure a ...