How Crypto Company Circle Announces $400M With Support From Giants BlackRock ...

How Crypto Company Circle Announces $400M With Support From Giants BlackRock ...

Crypto company Circle announced a $400 million funding round. The company behind stablecoin USDC entered an agreement to conduct the round that is expected to close in the second quarter of the year, according to a press release. Related Reading | Circle Doubled Its Value To $9 Billion With New SPAC Deal The round will see […]


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Blackrock, Fidelity to Invest in Crypto Firm Circle’s $400 Million Funding Round

Blackrock, Fidelity, Marshall Wace, and Fin Capital are investing in crypto firm Circle. In addition, Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has entered into a broader strategic partnership with the crypto firm. Blackrock, Fidelity, Marshall Wace, Fin Capital to Invest in Circle Circle Internet Financial announced Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement for a $400 million funding round with investments from Blackrock Inc., Fidelity Management and Research, Marshall Wace LLP, and Fin Capital. Circle is the issuer of USD Coin (USDC). The....

BlackRock joins stablecoin issuer Circle's $400M funding round

Already being the primary asset manager of USDC cash reserves, BlackRock will now also be exploring capital market applications for the USDC stablecoin. Circle, a major peer-to-peer payments firm and the principal operator of the UDC Coin (USDC), has announced a $400 million funding round and a new partnership with the American investment firm BlackRock.The USDC issuer has entered into an agreement for a funding round featuring investors like BlackRock, the investment advisory firm Fidelity Management and Research, the London-based hedge fund Marshall Wace and Fin Capital, as Circle....

Circle starts pouring money into its Reserve Fund, aims to fill it in 2023

The Circle Reserve Fund is managed by BlackRock under the custody of Bank of New York Mellon. Circle, the issuer behind USD Coin (UDSC), announced that it has now begun to invest part of its funds in Circle Reserve Fund, created earlier in a partnership with the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock. The move came as a part of Circle’s effort to minimize risks and guarantee its holders the redeemability of their coins.According to a corporate blog post from Nov. 3, the Circle Reserve Fund is a registered Rule 2a-7 government money market fund managed by BlackRock, with a portfolio....

Watchdog Group Writes To US Senators On Circle’s Alleged Links To Terrorist F...

Campaign for Accountability (CfA), a non-profit ethics watchdog organization, has written a letter to popular anti-crypto US senators Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown, alerting them to possible links of Circle, the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin issuer, to terrorist financing activities.  Related Reading: Circle Reportedly Considers 2024 IPO With Support From BlackRock Circle Compromised By Integration […]