In brief
- Circle’s USDC account shared a photo of DJ Khaled, welcoming him to “team USDC” in a cheeky post on X.
- Crypto Twitter wasn’t having it, and quickly replied with reminders of Khaled’s history of crypto promotions gone wrong.
- But Circle is Chelsea FC’s front-of-shirt partner, and Khaled is featured in the club’s separate Roc Nation deal announced in May. So it’s probably not what it seems.
Circle, the issuer behind the USDC stablecoin, welcomed rapper DJ Khaled to “team USDC” in a post on X on Monday—and Crypto Twitter lost its collective mind. But it’s probably not what it seems.
Here’s what happened, and what appears to have caused the drama: USDC’s official X account posted a photo of DJ Khaled wearing a Chelsea…
