Next Step Of Crypto Economy? Circle Launches New Financial Program
The crypto economy is growing as fast or faster than the internet and other technologies. From Big tech companies to small companies and retail investors, everyone seems to be catching up to the fact that Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the space are here to stay and are looking for a way to integrate them into their […]
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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....
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
This week Circle and a number of other crypto industry heavyweights attended the Converge22 event in San Francisco.....
On Thursday, Circle’s CEO Jeremy Allaire announced that the company has launched a new stablecoin pegged to the value of the euro (EUR). Allaire said that the new EUROC token is now live on the Ethereum network and will be “available to mint and redeem on June 30th.”
Circle Launches EUROC
Circle has announced the launch of the company’s second major fiat-pegged crypto asset called euro coin (EUROC). The announcement stemmed from Circle’s CEO Jeremy Allaire on Thursday who explained that EUROC already has “broad industry support.”....
Two years ago the cryptocurrency firm Circle announced the launch of USDC, a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar. This week, Circle revealed the launch of high yield digital dollar business accounts with APY up to 10.75%. On September 26, 2018, Circle and the Centre open-source consortium launched an ERC20 token called USD Coin or USDC. At the time of publication, USDC is the 12th largest blockchain in terms of market capitalization with $2.8 billion circulating today. Under tether (USDT), USDC is the second-most popular stablecoin. “USDC is the first of several fiat tokens Centre....
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