Circle Internet Financial, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, has appointed former CFTC chairman Heath Tarbert to serve as the company’s chief legal officer and director of corporate affairs. Tarbert worked in the executive, legislative, and judicial departments of the federal government, as well as the CFTC. Heath Tarbert was
Circle Internet Singapore, Circle’s subsidiary in Singapore, has been granted an MPI license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Circle Singapore launched its office in May after receiving in-principle MPI permission from MAS in November last year. Circle, the fintech company behind the USDC and Euro Coin (EUROC) stablecoins,
On June 8, 2023, Circle, a pioneering fintech company in the digital currency industry, is set to launch the USD Coin (USDC) natively on the Arbitrum platform. This remarkable development seeks to offer users seamless, robust, and frictionless interaction. 1/ Circle is launching USDC natively on @Arbitrum on June 8th!
Circle, the stablecoin issuer, has announced the launch of Euro Coin (EUROC) on Avalanche. The move is to bring faster, more efficient payments and financial services for developers and users. Euro Coin is here on Avalanche thanks to @circle! Anyone can mint, buy, swap, trade, sell, and redeem native $EUROC
Circle, the issuer of the USD Coin, has launched the Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) on the mainnet for Ethereum and Avax, according to an announcement on April 26. The new protocol allows users to transfer USDC between Ethereum (ETH) and Avalanche (AVAX). 1/ Today marks a new milestone! Cross-Chain Transfer
On Wednesday, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire blamed the continued decline in the value of the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin on the regulatory burden and the efforts of authorities to discredit the cryptocurrency market. Allaire said investors are trying to “de-risk out of the US” because of the ambiguity of US
The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) incident happened at a time when the global cryptocurrency market was still recovering from last year’s substantial slump. This is when the massive outflow of USDC began. The FTX exchange and the TerraUSD and LUNA collapse instilled fear in investors against the crypto market. This
Circle, the company behind the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin, has submitted an application for regulatory authorization in France. In order to legally operate in France, the company has applied to become both an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) and a DASP (Digital Asset Service Provider). On March 21, Circle issued a
A recent update from the Circle team regarding USDC operations guarantees the removal of backlogs. Additionally, a request for redemption of USDC has also been made, at the EOD of the U.S. banking sector on March 15th. Update: As of close of U.S. banking operations Wednesday, March 15, we have
Circle, the company behind the USDC, said in a statement that the stablecoin will once again be exchangeable for dollars at a rate of one-to-one beginning on Monday. As a result of the unexpected closure of SVB on March 11, the company has developed a strategy to draw into its
