标题：Stablecoin发行人圈子拒绝对潜在收购的猜测

Stablecoin发行人圈子拒绝了对潜在收购的猜测，并坚定地否认了它已经与Coinbase或Ripple进行有关销售的非正式会谈。

Stablecoin issuer Circle has shot down rumors of a potential acquisition, denying reports that it has held informal talks with Coinbase or Ripple regarding a sale.

Stablecoin发行人Circle宣布了有关潜在收购的谣言，否认有报道称它已经与Coinbase或Ripple进行了有关销售的非正式会谈。

According to a paid report published by Fortune, Circle is said to have engaged in early-stage discussions with both firms at a valuation of $5 billion or more.

根据《财富》发表的一份付费报告，据说Circle已与两家公司进行了早期讨论，其估值为50亿美元或更多。

However, Circle has now firmly rejected this speculation.

但是，Circle现在牢固地拒绝了这一猜测。

“Circle is not for sale. Our long-term goals have not changed,” the company stated.

该公司表示：“圈子不是出售。我们的长期目标没有改变。”

The company’s primary focus remains on going public. Circle formally filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in April, reigniting plans that had previously been delayed since late 2022.

该公司的主要重点仍然放在公开上。 Circle于4月正式申请了首次公开募股（IPO），重新点燃了自2022年底以来一直延迟的计划。

While no listing date has yet been confirmed, reports in early April indicated that Circle had secured agreements with investment banks to move the IPO process forward.

尽管尚未确认上市日期，但4月初的报告表明，Circle已确保与投资银行达成协议，以推动IPO流程前进。

Part of the speculation concerning an acquisition arose from earlier reports that Ripple had made a multi-billion-dollar offer to acquire Circle—estimated between $4 billion and $5 billion—which the company declined, deeming it too low. Despite the rejection, Ripple is still evaluating whether to return with a revised proposal.

关于收购的一部分猜测是从较早的报道中引起的，即Ripple提出了数十亿美元的报价，以收购圈子（估计在40亿至50亿美元之间），该公司拒绝了，认为这太低了。尽管被拒绝了，但Ripple仍在评估是否通过修订的提案返回。

Meanwhile, the crypto sector has seen a surge in major acquisitions amid a more favorable regulatory backdrop under the current U.S. administration.

同时，加密货币部门在当前美国政府的监管背景下，重大收购的激增。

Ripple recently made headlines with its $1.25 billion purchase of prime brokerage firm Hidden Road, while Coinbase announced plans to acquire Dubai-based crypto derivatives platform Deribit for $2.9 billion—moves that signal intensifying competition in the digital finance space.

Ripple最近以12.5亿美元购买了Prime Brokerage公司Hidden Road的头条新闻，而Coinbase宣布了计划以29亿美元的价格收购总部位于迪拜的Crypto衍生品平台Deribit，这表明可以增强数字融资领域的竞争。

Circle, however, appears to be staying the course, focusing on its independent strategy and IPO ambitions despite industry consolidation.

但是，Circle似乎仍在继续课程，尽管行业合并，但仍关注其独立战略和IPO野心。