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Coinbase

What Coinbase’s Rise Says to the World

Coinbase's listing on Nasdaq sends a powerful signal of legitimacy to the U.S. crypto community, as well as to the crypto-curious in the traditional financial sector.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 April 2021
Libra

Circle Brings on Former Libra Vice Chair Dante Disparte in Potential Blow to Facebook Stablecoin Effort

Disparte will help Circle's global expansion efforts, CEO Jeremy Allaire wrote in a blog post.

News  ·  12 April 2021
IRS

State of Crypto: The IRS Sets Its Sights on Circle

The IRS has issued a John Doe summons to Circle, in a repeat of its collection of Coinbase customer information. What has changed since then?

Policy & regulation  ·  6 April 2021
IRS

IRS Seeks Names of Circle Customers Transacting Over $20K in Crypto

A Massachusetts court is supporting a request from the IRS to obtain the records of Circle customers, the Department of Justice said Thursday.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 April 2021
Exchanges

Bullish Sign for Crypto? USDC and Dai Balances on Exchanges Hit Record Highs

Buying in these stablecoins may foretell where the crypto market is going.

Markets  ·  2 February 2021
Stablecoins

Biden Administration Will ‘Ultimately Be Supportive’ of Crypto: Circle CEO

Oon CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ on Monday, Allaire spoke about the regulatory attitudes toward stablecoins and how the incoming administration may treat crypto.

News  ·  7 December 2020
Coinbase

USDC Stablecoin Issuer Centre Hires Wall Street Veteran David Puth as CEO

Centre, the Coinbase- and Circle-founded project that oversees the USDC stablecoin, has hired Wall Street veteran David Puth as its new CEO.

Business  ·  1 December 2020
USDC

US Government Enlists USDC for ‘Global Foreign Policy Objective’ in Venezuela: Circle CEO

The U.S. government is sending USDC payments to Venezuela using Circle and Airtm to bypass Nicolas Maduro, the nation's dictator.

News  ·  20 November 2020
DeFi

USDC Is Coming to Solana Blockchain in Potential Boost for Non-Ethereum DeFi

USDC moves to Solana – its fourth blockchain – one week after also landing on Stellar.

Business  ·  21 October 2020
Stablecoins

Dapper Labs–USDC Integration Helps NBA Collectibles Game Clear $2M in Revenue Since June

Gamemaker Dapper Labs is using Circle's dollar-backed stablecoin USDC as a global settlement solution for its non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Business  ·  15 September 2020
Coinbase

‘Gasless’ Technical Update Brings USDC One Step Closer to Venmo

Users do not have to pre-fund their USDC-bearing wallet with ether before every transaction, according to Centre.

Tech  ·  27 August 2020
CoinFlash

BCB Group Teams With Circle to Offer EU Institutions USDC Stablecoin Settlement

BCB Group will integrate with Circle's platform in a bid to make the USDC stablecoin more widely available.

News  ·  7 August 2020
Stablecoins

Circle Gets $25M From DCG to Drive USDC Mainstream

USDC backer Circle is teaming with Genesis Trading in a $25 million deal aimed at pushing the stablecoin to the fintech masses.

Business  ·  30 July 2020
Coinbase

Circle Confirms Freezing $100K in USDC at Law Enforcement’s Request

CENTRE froze $100,000 in USDC in response to a request from law enforcement, the group said Wednesday.

News  ·  8 July 2020
Coinbase

Former US Treasury Secretary Laurence Summers Expects ‘a Ton of Innovation’ Around Stablecoins

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers praised stablecoins last week, saying he sees use cases in cross-border transactions as one example of their usefulness.

Markets  ·  3 July 2020