USDC


Videos

Stripe to Add USDC Stablecoin Payments Via Polygon

Payment processor Stripe is tapping Polygon to enable their customers to make payments using USDC stablecoin. “The Hash” group discusses Twitter’s role as the first company to test this feature, Stripe’s involvement in the crypto space and the broader use cases of stablecoins for payments.

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Finance

Stripe to Let Clients Make Payments in USDC Stablecoin via Polygon – Starting With Twitter

Twitter will be the first company to test this option by paying earnings via crypto to content creators who use its monetization products.

Rarible is adding Polygon NFTs. (George Pagan III/Unsplash)

Videos

Circle Raises $400M as BlackRock Explores USDC

USDC issuer Circle has raised $400 million in a recent funding round which included Wall Street leaders BlackRock and Fidelity. “The Hash” group discusses USDC’s potential as the dominant stablecoin for payment services and possible integrations of blockchain technology into traditional financial services. 

Recent Videos

Policy

Centre Hires 2 Executives to Oversee Regulation, Operations

Former regulator Linda Jeng will join as Centre’s chief policy and regulatory officer, while former Diem executive Danielle Harold will be the consortium’s chief operations officer.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire. (CoinDesk screenshot)

Finance

Circle Raises $400M as BlackRock Explores USDC

BlackRock and Fidelity headlined the stablecoin issuer's latest funding round, which follows a $440 million raise last May.

Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire

Finance

BNY Mellon to Custody Assets Backing Circle's USDC Stablecoin

The relationship likely carries publicity upside for both financial brands.

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Layer 2

‘Correctly’ Was Wrong: Circle’s Accountant Tweaks Fine Print of USDC Attestation

Grant Thornton has switched from calling the $52.3 billion stablecoin’s reserve accounts “correctly stated” to the more equivocal “fairly stated.” Here’s why that matters.

Fra Luca Pacioli  (1445-1517) was one of the earliest accountants. (Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

Opinion

Why Stablecoin Interest Rates Are So Damn High

Or, why Jeremy Allaire can't stop printing.

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Markets

Circle’s USDC Stablecoin Hits $50B in Circulation

The company published its latest attestation report, giving more details about its assets.

Chart showing the growth of USDC supply. (Circle)

Finance

Crypto Donations to Ukraine Jump to $20M

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and Chain.com CEO Deepak Thapliyal have contributed.

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