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Policy

A Central Bank Digital Currency Would Be Bad for the US

Calls to "catch" China on digital currency downplay the promise of open financial technology, says Circle's head of global policy.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

Markets

FTX and Blockfolio Integrate With Circle, Add USDC Settlement Layer

The twin crypto trading hubs plugged into Circle’s payments and banking API Friday.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried

Markets

Visa, Circle Team Up With Fintech Firm to Drive Crypto Adoption in Emerging Markets

Fintech startup Tala aims to use the USDC stablecoin to offer new financial tools.

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Markets

Circle Adds Signature as a Banking Partner

The partnership will allow for future integrations of Circle products and services within the bank.

Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire

Videos

Understanding the Challenges of Developing a Financially-Inclusive Crypto Payments Platform

Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer at Circle, comments on Turkey's crypto payments ban and the outlook for stablecoins, including Circle's popular USD Coin (USDC). Also, does Coinbase going public affect Circle's partnership with the exchange? And what are his thoughts about Facebook-backed Diem (formerly known as Libra) looking back on his earlier work as a leader of that project? Disparte shares what he learned about regulatory concerns and how Circle is focused on a similar mission, bringing crypto to the unbanked.

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Policy

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.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Markets

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.

Policy chief Dante Disparte left the Facebook-linked Diem Association (formerly Libra) and joined Circle in April 2021.

Policy

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?

The IRS wanted to know about Coinbase's customers a few years ago. Now it's looking at Circle (and Poloniex, which hasn't been part of Circle since 2019).

Videos

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

The IRS is seeking to know who is transacting in crypto and who isn't paying taxes on those transactions. The agency is now trying to get the names of Circle customers who made transactions over $20K. Nik De breaks down what's going on in the IRS as it relates to crypto. Plus, reaction to former SEC chairman Jay Clayton's comments that we should expect to see bitcoin regulations.

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