Circle

Circle

Markets

US Government Enlists USDC for 'Global Foreign Policy Objective' in Venezuela: Circle CEO

The U.S. government is sending USDC payments to Venezuela using Circle and Airtm to bypass Nicolas Maduro, the nation's dictator.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was declared interim president by Venezuela's National Assembly in January 2019.

Finance

USDC Is Coming to Solana Blockchain in Potential Boost for Non-Ethereum DeFi

USDC moves to Solana – its fourth blockchain – one week after also landing on Stellar.

(HFA_Illustrations/Shutterstock)

Finance

Dapper Labs–USDC Integration Helps NBA Collectibles Game Clear $2M in Revenue Since June

Gamemaker Dapper Labs is using Circle's dollar-backed stablecoin USDC as a global settlement solution for its non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou

Tech

'Gasless' Technical Update Brings USDC One Step Closer to Venmo

Users do not have to pre-fund their USDC-bearing wallet with ether before every transaction, according to Centre.

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle

Markets

BCB Group Teams With Circle to Offer EU Institutions USDC Stablecoin Settlement

BCB Group will integrate with Circle's platform in a bid to make the USDC stablecoin more widely available.

Jeremy Allaire, Circle (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Circle Gets $25M From DCG to Drive USDC Mainstream

USDC backer Circle is teaming with Genesis Trading in a $25 million deal aimed at pushing the stablecoin to the fintech masses.

Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire

Markets

Circle Confirms Freezing $100K in USDC at Law Enforcement's Request

CENTRE froze $100,000 in USDC in response to a request from law enforcement, the group said Wednesday.

Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire

Markets

Former US Treasury Secretary Laurence Summers Expects 'a Ton of Innovation' Around Stablecoins

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers praised stablecoins last week, saying he sees use cases in cross-border transactions as one example of their usefulness.

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers (The Money Movement/YouTube)

Markets

Circle, Coinbase Bring USDC Stablecoin to Algorand's Blockchain

The CENTRE consortium is teaming up with the Algorand Foundation to launch the USDC stablecoin on the Algorand network.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire.