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Circle to Launch USDC Natively On Celo + More Crypto News
30.1.2024
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of blockchain and crypto news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In today’s edition: Circle to Launch USDC Natively On Celo Stablecoin Development Gathers Pace PDX to Release Beta Version of Banking and Payments Product __________...
Circle Reports Surge in Remittances Through USDC Stablecoin in Asia
15.1.2024
Circle, a crypto issuer, reported a significant increase in remittances flowing through Asia via its USDC stablecoin. USDC is a cryptocurrency pegged to the value of the U.S. dollar and is backed by liquid cash and cash-equivalent assets. It has settled over $12 trillion in blockchain transactions...
Circle Issues Euro-Backed Stablecoin EURC Natively on the Solana Blockchain
18.12.2023
Circle aims to boost around-the-clock foreign exchange transactions and remittances by deploying EURC on Solana
Circle Signs MoU With SBI Holdings to Expand USDC Circulation in Japan
27.11.2023
Source: Pexels Circle, stablecoin issuer behind USD Coin (USDC), has joined forces with Tokyo-based financial services firm SBI Holdings to facilitate the strategic expansion of USDC into the Japanese market. This collaboration, solidified through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed...
Circle's Euro-Pegged Stablecoin Is Now Available on Stellar Network
26.9.2023
With expanding EURC stablecoin to Stellar, Circle expects to boost European remittance channels, cross-border payments, treasury management and aid disbursement
Stablecoin Firm Circle's Chief Strategy Officer Urges Legislation Amidst USDC Market Decline
16.8.2023
Circle is advocating for federal legislation regarding stablecoins amid the volatility in its USD Coin (USDC) after some bank failures earlier this year.
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Dante Disparte, Circle's Chief Strategy Officer, spoke out against the lack of regulations in...
Circle Stablecoin CEO Unveils International Dominance: 70% of USDC Adoption Outside US
9.8.2023
In an August 8th tweet, Jeremy Allaire, the CEO of Circle, mentioned that approximately 70% of USD Coin (USDC) adoption originates from countries beyond the United States.
Contrary to the perception of being centered in the US, he noted that much of the adoption of USDC comes from international...
US defense bill may be ‘problematic’ for USDC and stablecoins: Analysts
1.8.2023
A proposed U.S. national defense bill could subject stablecoins issuers to KYC and AML requirements they would be unable to comply with, said Berenberg analyst Mark Palmer
Stress test? What Biden’s bank bailout means for stablecoins
2.4.2023
A major stablecoin depegging event raised concerns about the stability of these assets amid a U.S. banking crisis. The result may have been an improvement in their position in traditional finance
Crypto Biz: SVB collapses, USDC depegs, Bitcoin still up
17.3.2023
Turmoil in traditional finance spilled over into Bitcoin and crypto markets, forcing federal regulators to step in
Insolvency fears led many to turn to other stablecoins, sell USDC at a major discount
12.3.2023
Several USD Coin holders have fled to other stablecoins amid fears surrounding its solvency
USDC Depeg: Circle's $43 Billion Stablecoin in the Spotlight as Silicon Valley Bank Exposure is Revealed – Here's the Latest
11.3.2023
The USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin has distanced away from its intended $1 peg following the revelation that Circle has exposure to the now-collapsed Silicon Valley Bank.
Circle, the issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin USDC, said in a Friday tweet that it has $3.3 billion of its...
Circle's exposure to U.S. banks could top $9B
10.3.2023
Circle's reserves are held in a number of banks in the United States, including Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank, and Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon
Ethereum Shanghai upgrade could benefit liquid staking providers and cement ETH’s layer-1 dominance
10.3.2023
Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade is set to unlock a trove of staked Ether and possibly benefit other staking protocols that offer lucrative yields
Tether vs. USD Coin on-chain data reveals two very different stablecoins
23.11.2022
The market cap of Tether dropped amid the FTX fiasco while USD Coin supply increased by $2 billion
Circle starts pouring money into its Reserve Fund, aims to fill it in 2023
4.11.2022
The Circle Reserve Fund is managed by BlackRock under the custody of Bank of New York Mellon
Circle’s valuation doubles to $9B following revised merger agreement with Concord
17.2.2022
The Circle-Concord business combination will create a new company that plans to list publicly on the New York Stock Exchange
Circle to invest in Japanese yen stablecoin as part of expansion to Asia
15.11.2021
Circle's Asia plans include a regional headquarters in Singapore, a new venture arm and investment in Japanese yen stablecoin efforts
USDC issuer Circle supports proposal to regulate stablecoin issuers as banks
12.11.2021
"There's a real recognition that as these payment stablecoins grow, they could grow at internet scale relatively quickly," Circle CEO said
USDC now capable of 1000 transactions per second with near-zero fees
9.9.2020
The asset's new multichain partner makes it so