#Circle
12 published items tagged Circle.
Content tagged #Circle
12 published

Bridge Traps: Why Native USDC is Phasing Out Wrapped Tokens and Bridge Protocols
The crypto industry's transition from wrapped tokens to native stablecoins marks a fundamental shift in decentralized finance DeFi architecture. Historically, cross chain bridges...

Circle EURC & MiCA Compliance: The European Institutional DeFi Boom
The comprehensive implementation of Europe's MiCA regulatory framework has driven an explosive volume surge for Circle's EURC stablecoin. Strict regulatory compliance, certified in...

Native USDC by Circle: How Unichain is Phasing Out Bridges
The direct integration of Circle's native USDC into Unichain is fundamentally rewiring the network's stablecoin economy. Transaction flow analytics highlight a precipitous drop in...

Circle Gets a New York Trust Charter, and USDC Adds Another Regulatory Layer
Circle has received a limited purpose trust charter from the New York Department of Financial Services, and this is more than another badge on a compliance page. For the stablecoin...

Circle acquires IBM blockchain patents
Circle has acquired an IBM intellectual property portfolio containing more than 680 patent families and nearly 1,000 issued patents worldwide. The technologies cover blockchain...

Circle signs agreements with Kakao and Toss in South Korea
Circle has signed separate memoranda with Kakao Group and with Toss operator Viva Republica and Toss Bank. The parties plan to explore blockchain payment infrastructure, stablecoin...

Stablecoins are becoming a payment infrastructure for businesses, not just crypto assets.
Stablecoins were long explained through exchanges, trading and DeFi. Now the main shift is happening somewhere else: companies and payment networks are testing whether digital...

Hyundai Tests Stablecoins for Cross-Border Transfers
Hyundai Card completed a proof of concept for a stablecoin transfer involving Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai Motor Mexico. According to Korean media reports, $20,000 was...

Circle Gets a Federal Trust Bank Approval
Circle has received final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A., operating as Circle National...

Circle Launched cirBTC, and Wrapped Bitcoin Is Again About Trust
Circle launched cirBTC on Ethereum. It is a 1:1 wrapped Bitcoin product designed to give BTC more utility in DeFi, including lending, DEXs, tokenized assets and stablecoin markets.

Stablecoins After the GENIUS Act: The U.S. Is Turning Crypto Dollars Into Regulated Payment Infrastructure
Stablecoins After the GENIUS Act: The U.S. Is Turning Crypto Dollars Into Regulated Payments President Donald Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S...

NYT Investigation: How the CFTC Eased Oversight on Crypto Firms Tied to Trump’s Inner Circle
NYT Investigation: How the CFTC Eased Oversight on Crypto Firms Tied to Trump’s Inner Circle The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC , long considered one of the...