Agant vs Circle

Agant3.5/5

VS

Circle4.7/5

Feature	AgantVisit	CircleVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.5/5	4.7/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Reserves & transparency	3.5	5.0
Peg stability	4.0	4.5
Regulation	4.0	5.0
Liquidity & chains	2.0	5.0
Redemption	3.5	4.0
Specs
Tickers	GBPA	USDC, EURC
Pegged to	British pound	US dollar
Backing	Not disclosed	Cash & treasuries
Yield-bearing	Not disclosed	No
Regulated issuer	Yes	Yes
Licenses & charters	UK FCA Registered Cryptoasset Firm (MLR FRN: 1037671)	US BitLicense (NYDFS), US FinCEN MSB, France EMI (ACPR / MiCA), UK EMI (FCA), Singapore MPI (MAS), ADGM FSRA FSP, Bermuda Class F
Supply / market cap	Not disclosed	$72.9B as of October 2026
Chains	Ethereum, Base, Solana, Tempo, Arc	Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, Base, Stellar
Reserve reports	Reserves attested in segregated, bankruptcy-remote accounts	Monthly reserve attestations by Deloitte & Touche, with daily CUSIP-level reporting of the Circle Reserve Fund via BlackRock.
Redemption terms	Redeemable 1:1 for GBP via bank accounts	1:1 par redemption with 0% fees via Circle Mint for verified institutional accounts; retail redemptions via secondary exchanges.
Issuer can freeze tokens	Not disclosed	Yes
Company
Founded	2024	2013
Headquarters	United Kingdom	United States
Investors	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority under the Money Laundering Regulations GBPA reserves are held in segregated, bankruptcy-remote accounts Supported across five blockchains including Solana, Ethereum, and Base Direct institutional clearing routes via Clear Junction	Reserves backed 1:1 by cash and short-dated Treasuries with daily CUSIP reporting Monthly reserve attestations published by Deloitte & Touche Direct institutional minting and redemption at 1:1 with zero fees via Circle Mint Holds regulatory licenses in the US, EU, UK, and Singapore
Cons	GBPA recorded $1,155.01 in 24-hour trading volume on Arc Dependent on third-party commercial banks for reserve custody	Circle has onchain blacklist capabilities to freeze tokens on public addresses Direct fiat redemption requires corporate KYB onboarding through Circle Mint Depegged to $0.87 during the March 2023 Silicon Valley Bank failure Reserves carry counterparty exposure to partner banks holding cash deposits
Best for	UK corporate treasuries, Institutions settling on-chain sterling, Cross-border payment processors	Institutional cross-border payment settlement, DeFi liquidity providers and traders, European entities needing MiCA compliance

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