Circle IPO further legitimizes crypto before regulators, outsiders
Circle’s share of the stablecoin market has grown to 23.5% in 2021, trailing only Tether. By going public, its “share will increase further?” Circle’s merger with Concord Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, values Circle at $4.5 billion, and the combined entity is expected to debut on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CRCL before the end of the year.The merger/offering was generally applauded within the crypto industry. Vladimir Vishnevskiy, director and co-founder of Swiss wealth management firm St. Gotthard Fund Management AG, noted to....
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On Thursday, at the Converge22 event in San Francisco, Circle announced the acquisition of the payment orchestration company Elements. Circle explained that the acquisition includes plans to “quickly scale payment offerings.” Circle says the new service will make it easier for merchants to integrate their existing points of contact with Circle’s crypto solutions.
Circle Reveals New Permissionless Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol at Converge22
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Bitcoin brokerage Circle Internet Financial is said to be raising as much as $40m in new funding. As reported by Fortune, Circle is raising the funds at a valuation of $200m, citing persons with knowledge of the negotiations. A representative for Circle declined to comment. The move, if confirmed, would represent Circle's largest funding effort to date. Circle raised $17m in a Series B round last year, following an earlier $9m in Series A funding from 2013. The funding would raise Circle's total investment to $66m. Circle
Circle Internet Financial set off a wave of positive press last week when it revealed the news that it had become an electronic money institution registered under the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK. Though enthusiasm was high, there was confusion over the nature of the licensing and how it enables Circle to further its operations. Of note, is that the e-money license is not digital currency-specific, with the E-Money Directive being introduced in the UK in September 2009. The FCA, sources noted, is still debating how it will seek to regulate digital currencies in the UK.....
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....