Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated at a Las Vegas conference that Ripple has never pursued the acquisition of stablecoin issuer Circle, refuting recent reports of Ripple offering $4 billion to $5 billion to acquire Circle. Bloomberg previously reported that Ripple's offer was rejected, and Coinbase subsequently proposed a higher bid. However, Circle representatives stated that the company "will not sell" and that Circle plans to go public as early as this week, with a valuation recently raised to $7.2 billion. (TheBlock) http://(wublock123.com)/index.php? m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=6&id=43456