Circle, Stable Coin
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Circle is a major fintech company best known for issuing the stablecoin USDC (USD Coin) — the second-largest U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin in the world.
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1. What is Circle?
Field Info
Company Circle Internet Financial Ltd.
Founded 2013 by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville
Headquarters Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Key Product USDC (USD Coin) stablecoin
Partners Coinbase, BlackRock, Visa, BNY Mellon, etc.
Notable Status Filed for IPO (2024) on NYSE under ticker CRCL (pending)
2. What is USDC (USD Coin)?
USDC is a stablecoin — a type of cryptocurrency pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar.
Feature Details
Type Fiat-collateralized stablecoin
Peg 1 USDC 1 USD
Backed by Cash + short-term U.S. Treasury bills
Blockchain support Ethereum (ERC-20), Solana, Avalanche, Tron, Algorand, Stellar, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, and more
Market cap ~$32–$35 billion (as of 2025)
Transparency Monthly attestation by Deloitte (audited reserves)
3. Use Cases of USDC
Crypto trading: Pairing asset to USD in DEXs and CEXs
Cross-border payments: Fast, 24/7, low-fee transfers
DeFi: Lending, borrowing, yield farming (e.g., Aave, Compound)
Stable value store: Safer during crypto volatility
Web3 payments: Circle’s CCTP enables cross-chain USDC transfers
4. Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP)
Enables USDC transfers across chains without bridging risk
Burns USDC on source chain Mints on destination
Example: Transfer USDC from Ethereum to Solana natively
5. Circle’s Role in the Global Financial System
Partnered with Visa: USDC used to settle transactions in over 80 countries
Working with governments and central banks on CBDCs and regulatory frameworks
Launched Circle Mint: Business-facing platform to issue and redeem USDC instantly
6. Regulation & Transparency
Circle is regulated in the U.S. (as a money transmitter)
Licensed under NYDFS, FINCEN, and UK FCA (temporary)
Seeks to be a full-reserve digital dollar issuer under upcoming U.S. stablecoin legislation
Comparison: USDC vs. USDT
Feature USDC (Circle) USDT (Tether)
Transparency Monthly attestations by Deloitte Audited irregularly
Backing 100% cash + T-bills Mix of T-bills, loans, other assets
Regulatory Compliance High (U.S. oversight) Limited (BVI)
Preferred by U.S. institutions, compliant DeFi Some exchanges, emerging markets
Main Chains Ethereum, Solana, Base, etc. Tron, Ethereum
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