#Circle

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.

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

NYT Investigation: How the CFTC Eased Oversight on Crypto Firms Tied to Trump’s Inner Circle