Circle is Distancing Themselves from Bitcoin
Much has changed at Circle Internet Financial in the past week. The company was granted the first BitLicense from the state of New York, and since made some changes to the service: Today we took another step toward realizing that goal. Now in the United States, you can send, receive, and hold US dollars in addition to using bitcoin for payments within the Circle app. You can enjoy the benefits of Bitcoin without ever holding or buying bitcoin yourself, and without being exposed to bitcoin price volatility. Even if you prefer to hold US dollars in your Circle account, you gain security,....
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Circle, the issuer of the stablecoin usd coin (USDC), announced that the project is now supported on the Polygon network. The stablecoin with the second-largest market capitalization can now be withdrawn via a Circle Account and Circle APIs without the need for manual cross-chain bridge technology. Circle Reveals Polygon-Supported USDC Circle has revealed that usd coin (USDC) is now hosted on the Polygon network and the addition means USDC is now available via nine different blockchain networks. Polygon is a large crypto ecosystem with more than 19,000 decentralized applications (dapps)....
For many months now, Bitcoiners have been wondering exactly what services Circle would offer to the fledging Digital Currency community. Since 2013, Circle has been notoriously tight-lipped on the specifics of its operation. Some in the community even went as far as to compare Circle to vaporware. Today, all the speculation is laid to rest. Early 5/16/14, CircleCEO Jeremy Allaire took to Circle's blog to reveal “What We Have Been Up to at Circle.” Circle launches its product today to increase the utility value of Bitcoin by reducing friction. Circle is the first worldwide Bitcoin Bank....
The Boston-based bitcoin startup Circle has become the first-known business to receive the New York BitLicense. According to the Circle blog, Circle Financial is now able to service New York residents in compliance with the regulations. Circle, founded two years ago, is backed by heavy investment from Goldman Sachs and others. Circle is now moving into....