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Finance

Stablecoin Issuer Circle Files to Shift Legal Home to U.S. From Ireland Ahead of Planned IPO: Bloomberg

Circle recently filed court paperwork to make the move, according to a company spokesperson.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Stripe Brings Back Crypto Payments Via USDC Stablecoin

The payments firm stopped taking crypto payments in 2018 due to bitcoin’s high volatility.

Stripe co-founder and President John Collison said, "crypto is finding real utility," in a keynote on Thursday. (Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images)

Markets

Number of Stablecoin Holders Nears 100M Mark, Data Show

The number of addresses holding stablecoins has risen 15% this year, according to data source rwa.xyz.

The supply of stablecoins USDT and USDC  grew by $10 billion in a month, 10x research noted. (Shubham Dhage/Unsplash)

Policy

Tether, Circle Diverge on How to Tackle Global Patchwork of Stablecoin Rules

The two largest digital dollar providers have chosen different paths in dealing with a perceived lack of global clarity on stablecoin rules: Circle is looking to U.S. lawmakers to provide guidance, while Tether is taking a hands-on approach to tackling fraud and money laundering.

Different paths (Unsplash)

Videos

Bitcoin Price Crossed $57K; Is Stablecoin USDC Making a Comeback?

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as the rally in bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) continues. Plus, insights on the increasing liquidity of Circle's USDC stablecoin.

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Markets

Stablecoin USDC Is Making a Comeback: Coinbase

Total market cap of Circle's USDC has increased faster than that of larger rival Tether's USDT in recent months, the report said.

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Opinion

Why Circle's USDC Is Quitting the TRON Network

It could be part of a long-time realignment separating compliant and gray-market crypto, says Daniel Kuhn.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Cryptodollar Minting Protocol M^0 Will Allow Institutions to Issue Stablecoins Backed by U.S. Treasuries

A kind of ‘money middleware for the digital age,’ the M^0 smart contract ruleset aims for institutional grade stablecoins that are decentralized and interoperable.

DeFi, T-bill, Yield, Paradigm

Tech

Circle to Issue Its Stablecoin USDC on Celo Network to Boost RWA Capabilities

Celo, which is in the midst of transforming into an Ethereum layer 2 network, increasingly positions itself as a blockchain for real-world assets.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Tech

Chainlink Teams Up With Circle to Allow Cross-Chain Stablecoin Transfers

The integration allows developers to build cross-chain use cases via Chainlink's CCIP that involve multichain transfers of Circle's USDC stablecoin.

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov speaks at the project's SmartCon conference in Barcelona. (Chainlink)