Circle - Announcements, Interviews & News Stories

Circle picks Signature Bank for USDC integration

Circle, a global financial technology firm that provides payments and treasury infrastructure for digital businesses announced today that Signature Bank (Nasdaq: SBNY), a New York-based, full service commercial bank, will become their leading financial institution to hold billions of dollars in reserve deposits related to USD Coin (USDC), the fastest growing digital dollar in the world.

19 April 2021

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Circle names former Diem exec Dante Disparte chief strategy officer

Since our inception in 2013, Circle has relentlessly pursued an approach of constructive engagement with policy makers and regulators around the world.

12 April 2021

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USDC goes live on Stellar network

Circle and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) announced today that USDC is live on the Stellar network.

02 February 2021

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BCB Group taps Circle for crypto efficiency

BCB Group, the global digital asset financial services group, and Circle, a leading global financial technology firm, today announced a partnership that will see BCB implementing the full range of Circle platform functionality to improve the speed, efficiency and cost of client payments and settlement across select parts of BCB Group.

07 August 2020

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Circle spins out Poloniex

In an effort to create a competitive internationally-focused cryptocurrency exchange, the Poloniex team and leadership are spinning out from Circle into a new independent international company, Polo Digital Assets, Ltd.

18 October 2019

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Circle closes SeedInvest acquisition

Last October, we announced a definitive agreement to acquire SeedInvest, the leading equity crowdfunding platform in the United States and operator of a registered broker-dealer.

04 March 2019

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Circle contracts with Nice Actimize for market surveillance tech

Leading the industry with solutions supporting digital financial services offerings, NICE Actimize, a NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) business and the leader in Autonomous Financial Crime Management, was selected by Circle, a leading global crypto finance company, to implement its market surveillance and protections strategy.

27 February 2019

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Binance to list Circle stablecoin

Crypto firm Circle has confirmed that Binance, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, will list its USDC stablecoin. Binance has opened deposits for USDC and trading for USDC/BTC and USDC/BNB pairs will begin on Friday, November 16 at 10:00 PM EST.

15 November 2018

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Coinbase and Circle forge stablecoin partnership

Circle and Coinbase have co-founded the CENTRE Consortium, a joint venture aimed at establishing a standard for fiat on the internet and providing a governance framework and network for the global, mainstream adoption of fiat stablecoins.

24 October 2018

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