<ul><li>Ripple made a $4-5 billion bid for Circle Group, issuer of USDC stablecoin, which was rejected.</li><li>Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD has a market cap of $317 million compared to USDC's $61.5 billion.</li><li>XRP Ledger recently introduced Ethereum-compatible smart contracts via its EVM sidechain.</li><li>Ripple's acquisition of prime-brokerage Hidden Road and its increasing influence in the crypto sector are notable developments.</li></ul>

Ripple’s $5B Bid for Circle Rejected Amid XRP-Metamask Collab

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