Circle’s new USDC ambassador? DJ Khaled

LEGAL MATTERCircle’s new USDCambassador? DJ Khaled33IMPORTANCECLOSED4NEWS MEDIA4PIECESOct 6, 2026 17:26blockboard.net
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Circle posted a promotional image of DJ Khaled in a Chelsea shirt branded for USDC and later wrote “welcome to team USDC.” The post drew backlash because Khaled previously settled with the SEC over a crypto promotion, and replies on X resurfaced that history.

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Jeremy Allaire followed that post with a “welcome to team USDC” message.
Circle’s new USDC ambassador? DJ Khaled
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The post prompted backlash on X, where replies brought up Khaled’s 2018 SEC settlement over a crypto promotion.
Circle Welcomes DJ Khaled to 'Team USDC' and Crypto Twitter Is Furious
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Circle’s official USDC account posted a photo of DJ Khaled wearing a Chelsea shirt with USDC branding on October 5, 2026.
DJ Khaled Crypto Involvement Deepens as Circle Posts the Rapper in a USDC-Brande
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Khaled’s earlier promotion involved the Centra ICO and was described as an undisclosed $50,000 payment.
DJ Khaled Crypto Involvement Deepens as Circle Posts the Rapper in a USDC-Brande

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Users and followers of Circle saw a celebrity-branded USDC post and then a wave of hostile replies around it. The reaction centered on Khaled’s past crypto promotion history, which people in the replies resurfaced immediately after the post.

In practice, Circle shifted from a plain issuer update to a celebrity association by posting Khaled in a USDC-branded Chelsea shirt and then greeting him as part of “team USDC.” What stayed the same is that the posts themselves did not spell out a formal sponsorship in the wording cited here.

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Oct 6 17:24
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Breaks the event: $74B and $25M
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Oct 6 22:31
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Oct 7 08:57
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Its angle: amplification, relationship, announcement

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