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Filing Date: 2025-07-15

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<DESCRIPTION>AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SPONSOR AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JULY 10, 2025, BY AND AMONG COHEN CIRCLE ACQUISITION CORP. I, KYIVSTAR GROUP LTD., COHEN CIRCLE SPONSOR I, LLC, COHEN CIRCLE ADVISORS I, LLC, CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO., AND VEON AMSTERDAM B.V
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">Exhibit 10.1</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO<BR>
SPONSOR AGREEMENT</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SPONSOR AGREEMENT (this &ldquo;<U>Amendment</U>&rdquo;) is made and entered into as of July 10, 2025, by and among
(1) COHEN CIRCLE ACQUISITION CORP. I, a Cayman Islands exempted company (company number 382528) (the &ldquo;<U>SPAC</U>&rdquo;); (2) </FONT>KYIVSTAR
GROUP LTD.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">, an exempted company with limited liability, incorporated and existing under the laws of Bermuda
with registration number </FONT>202504557<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">, with its registered office at Victoria Place, 31 Victoria Street,
Hamilton, HM10, Bermuda, and its principal business address at Index Tower (East Tower), Unit 1703, DIFC (Dubai International Financial
Center), United Arab Emirates (&ldquo;<U>New PubCo</U>&rdquo;); (3) COHEN CIRCLE SPONSOR I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(&ldquo;<U>CCS I</U>&rdquo;), (4) COHEN CIRCLE ADVISORS I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&ldquo;<U>CCA I</U>,&rdquo; and
together with CSS I, the &ldquo;<U>Sponsors</U>&rdquo;), (5)&nbsp;CANTOR FITZGERALD &amp; CO., a New York general partnership (&ldquo;<U>Cantor</U>&rdquo;),
and (6) VEON AMSTERDAM B.V., a private company with limited liability (<I>besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid</I>) incorporated
under Dutch law and registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (<I>Kamer van Koophandel</I>) under number 34378904 (the &ldquo;<U>Seller</U>&rdquo;).
Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings set forth in the Agreement (as defined below).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">RECITALS</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><U>WHEREAS</U>, the parties
hereto previously entered into that certain Sponsor Agreement dated March 18, 2025 (the &ldquo;<U>Agreement</U>&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><U>WHEREAS</U>, in accordance
with Section 6.9 of the Agreement, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement as set forth in this Amendment.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><U>NOW, THEREFORE</U>, in
consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">1. <U>Amendments</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(a) The
first WHEREAS clause of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<U>WHEREAS</U>,
as of the date hereof (i) in aggregate, the Sponsors are the holders of record and the &ldquo;beneficial owners&rdquo; (within the meaning
of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of <B>7,905,000</B> SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares and (ii) CCS I is the holder of record and the
&ldquo;beneficial owner&rdquo; of <B>715,000</B> Placement Units (as defined in the SPAC IPO Prospectus).&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(b) The
second WHEREAS clause of the Agreement is hereby deleted.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(c) The
fourth WHEREAS clause of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:</P>

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