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Circle is a global fintech company that helps businesses use digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce, and financial applications. It provides a platform for digital payments and related financial services built on blockchain technology, charging transaction fees and service charges for its activities. How it works: Circle offers digital currency and blockchain-based payment capabilities that enable fast, secure transfers and cross-border transactions for businesses of all sizes; revenue comes from fees on these services. How it differs from competitors: Circle targets a broad range of business customers and focuses on integrating digital currencies and public blockchains into everyday commercial and financial processes, emphasizing security and efficiency. Circle's goal is to become a leading provider of enterprise-grade digital finance tools, helping many organizations adopt and use digital currencies and blockchain-based payments globally.
About Circle
Industries
Data & Analytics
Fintech
Crypto & Web3
Financial Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2013
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What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 USDC circulation reached $73.3 billion and onchain volume hit $14.8 trillion.
- Circle Payments Network grew to 175 institutions and $23 billion trailing 30-day volume by July 31.
- Arc token presale added $242 million in Q2 2026, lifting full-year other-revenue guidance.
What critics are saying
- USDC still generated about 95% of Q2 2026 revenue from reserve income.
- CCTP V1 deprecates December 1, 2026; broken integrations will stop cross-chain transfers.
- Drift investors sued Circle in April 2026, alleging negligence during the $230 million exploit.
What makes Circle unique
- Circle minted USDC and EURC natively across Plasma, Aptos, and X Layer in 2026.
- CCTP V2 became canonical in 2026, giving Circle the cross-chain standard advantage.
- Circle’s OCC Trust Charter in July 2026 strengthened its regulated U.S. financial infrastructure.
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Funding
Total Funding
$2.7B
Above
Industry Average
Funded Over
12 Rounds
General Catalyst
Andreessen Horowitz
AccelBenefits
Paid time off - We offer flexible paid time off — take what you need as long as it works with you and your team, and all Circle employees get mobile phone and home office reimbursements.
Health coverage - No matter where you live, we offer a market competitive suite of benefits. Enroll in health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurances, and Circle covers some or all of the premiums.
Invested in your future - All U.S. full-time and part-time employees enjoy 401(k) and pensions (with 4% company match if you contribute 5% or more), and share Circle’s success via company equity awards.
Learning & development - Your individual growth and development is important to us and we provide the resources to help you grow your career while at Circle.
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↓ -5%Circle has raised $440 million in what the company calls the largest crypto funding round in history. The financing ranks among the top 10 private fintech investments and will support Circle's growth, organisational development, and market expansion. Investors include Fidelity Management and Research Company, Marshall Wace, Willett Advisors, Digital Currency Group, FTX, Breyer Capital, and others. Circle provides payments and treasury infrastructure for internet businesses, enabling them to use stablecoins and public blockchains. The company's platform has processed over 100 million transactions for more than 10 million retail customers and 1,000 businesses. Circle co-develops USD Coin (USDC) with Coinbase. USDC has reached $22 billion in circulation and supported over $615 billion in transactions over the past year, growing 436% in 2021.
Best Stablecoin Settlement platforms for financial institutions. Updated: August 31, 2026 * 2 Million+ Readers * Verified Unbiased Projects * Reviewed By Crypto Experts Investment disclaimer Ad Disclosure Stablecoin settlement platforms help regulated financial businesses move, receive, convert, custody, mint, redeem and settle value using fiat-backed tokens such as USDC, EURC, RLUSD and USDT. Given that there are quite a number, the right platform depends on the use cases; cross-border stablecoin payments, card-network settlement, treasury movement, custody or fiat conversion. Licensing, counterparty exposure, reserve transparency, compliance controls, finality and payout reach are also core factors in addition to blockchain speed. Quick comparison of the top Stablecoin Settlement platforms. | Platform | Rating | Best for | Institutional use case | Platform type | Settlement rail | Stablecoins | Supported chains | Compliance controls | KYC / eligibility | | Circle Payments Network | 4.8 | | Banks, EMIs, PSPs and remittance firms | Payment corridors | FI payment network | Onchain settlement + local payout | USDC, EURC | 29 listed networks, including Arc testnet | Encrypted Travel Rule/beneficiary data | Eligible FIs | | Visa Stablecoin Settlement | 4.6 | | Issuers and acquirers | VisaNet obligations | Card network | Treasury settlement | USDC, EURC, USDG, PYUSD | 9 announced chains, some pilot-based | Product KYC rules not separately published | Visa client onboarding | | Ripple Payments | 4.5 | | Banks, fintechs and PSPs | Managed payouts | Managed payment and liquidity stack | Multi-rail settlement | RLUSD, USDC, USDT | RLUSD on 7 chains | RLUSD KYC/AML/sanctions screening | Institutional onboarding | | Nium | 4.4 | | USDC-funded payouts | Local-currency delivery | Coinbase stablecoin infrastructure | Nium payout network | USDC | Production-chain list not public | Stablecoin criteria not public | Enterprise onboarding | | Sygnum Connect | 4.2 | | Institutional members | Trading and treasury settlement | Regulated bank | Internal ledger | Fiat, stablecoins and crypto | Member transfers not onchain | Restrictions apply | Institutional/professional onboarding | | Clear Junction onChain | 4.2 | | Regulated FIs | Pay-ins, payouts and conversion | Regulated fiat conversion | Stablecoin transfer | USDC, USDT | USDC: Ethereum/BNB; USDT: Ethereum/Tron/BNB | Regulated FIs only | Institutional onboarding | | Banking Circle | 4.0 | | Bank-platform users | Stablecoin conversion | Core-bank platform | Fiat | stablecoin conversion | USDC, USDG, EURI | Not public | Product criteria not public | Regulated institutions | | BCB Group / BLINC | 3.9 | | Crypto-market treasury teams | Member settlement | BLINC / CPN | BLINC book transfer or CPN conversion | USDT, USDC, EURC | BLINC not onchain; CPN chain not public | Entity-dependent access | Institutional onboarding | Others to watch. Two other notable platforms that didn't make to the main list but are worth watching are: * Thunes, the stablecoin settlement infrastructure supports USDC/USDT wallet payouts in 140 countries. However, published chain and custody details are limited. * Zodia Markets, this platform supports 20+ fiat currencies and 70 digital assets; its public positioning is closer to institutional brokerage and liquidity than settlement. Quick Answer: Circle Payments and Visa Stablecoin Settlement stood out as the two best stablecoin settlement platforms for financial institutions in this particular ranking. The former dominates multi-corridor payments while Visa is more focused on issuers and acquirers settling VisaNet obligations. What are Stablecoin Settlement platforms? Stablecoin settlement platforms connect token transfers with the compliance, conversion and accounting processes institutions need. For banks, that involves more than moving USDC or USDT between wallets. They need to know which entity provides the service and assess its KYC/KYB, AML and sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, wallet controls, reserve visibility and reconciliation. Blockchain confirmation must also be treated separately from contractual finality, issuer redemption and final fiat credit. A transfer may be confirmed on-chain even though the payout is still under review, waiting for liquidity or not yet complete on a local banking rail.
Aptos integrates Circle's CCTP V2 for rapid USDC transfers. The integration delivers native USDC in seconds instead of minutes, with programmable hooks that automate lending, trading, and treasury actions on arrival 5 hours ago Aptos has activated Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol V2, upgrading its USDC infrastructure from a system that took minutes to one that settles in seconds. The integration, which went live on August 26, connects Aptos to roughly nine other blockchains, including Ethereum and Solana, through more than 90 capital-efficient transfer routes. How CCTP V2 works on Aptos. At its core, CCTP V2 uses a burn-and-mint mechanism. When a user sends USDC from one chain to Aptos, the tokens are burned on the source chain and minted as native USDC on Aptos. No wrapped tokens, no IOUs sitting in a bridge contract. The USDC that shows up on Aptos is the real thing, issued directly by Circle. Perhaps the more consequential feature is what Circle calls "programmable hooks." These allow developers to attach automated on-chain actions to incoming USDC transfers. Think of it like setting up a rule: when USDC arrives, immediately deposit it into a lending protocol, or swap it into another asset, or route it to a treasury wallet. The transfer and the action happen in a single flow rather than requiring the recipient to manually execute a second transaction. The path from bridged tokens to native USDC. Aptos didn't always have native USDC. Before Circle's direct support, the network relied on lzUSDC, a bridged version of the stablecoin routed through LayerZero. At launch, over $120M in lzUSDC was circulating on the network. Native USDC arrived on Aptos mainnet on January 30, 2025. Circle launched CCTP V2 across its supported networks on March 11, 2025, and by November 2025, V2 had become the canonical protocol version. The older V1 began its phase-out on July 31, 2026. What this means for Aptos and the broader DeFi landscape. For developers building on Aptos, programmable hooks open up design space that didn't previously exist. Automated liquidity rebalancing across chains, instant collateral deposits for lending protocols triggered by incoming transfers, and treasury management tools that move funds without human intervention all become possible without custom bridge infrastructure. No significant market reaction has accompanied the integration, which tracks with the nature of the upgrade. Infrastructure improvements rarely move token prices on their own. Disclosure: This article was edited by Editorial Team. For more information on how Crypto Briefing create and review content, see its Editorial Policy.
USDC and EURC go live on Plasma blockchain, enabling cross-chain settlements. Circle's USDC, EURC, and CCTP debut on Plasma, a stablecoin-focused Layer 1 blockchain, unlocking new payment and DeFi use cases. (Read More) Unfortunately, this resource does not provide the full text of the news :(
Sky adds $110M in stablecoin market cap in 24 hours, outpacing every other issuer. August 28, 2026 Crypto Briefing general Positive Sky protocol added $110 million in stablecoin market cap within a single 24-hour window, outpacing every competing stablecoin issuer including Tether (USDT) and Circle (USDC) during the same period. This explosive single-day growth signals a significant shift in institutional trust toward Sky's decentralized stablecoin ecosystem, positioning it as a serious challenger in the rapidly expanding stablecoin sector. The milestone reflects broader trends in stablecoin adoption, where DeFi protocols are increasingly competing with centralized issuers for market dominance. Analysts watching stablecoin market cap rankings note that Sky's momentum suggests growing demand for decentralized alternatives, particularly as regulatory clarity around fiat-backed stablecoins remains in flux across major jurisdictions. For crypto investors tracking stablecoin growth metrics and DeFi protocol performance, Sky's surge represents one of the most notable single-day issuance events in recent memory, underlining the protocol's strengthening liquidity base and user confidence. Whether Sky can sustain this growth trajectory and whether it triggers a competitive response from USDT or USDC issuers will be the key developments to monitor in the coming weeks. Sky's rapid market cap growth highlights its rising influence in the stablecoin sector, signaling increased institutional trust and adoption. Sky adds $110M in stablecoin market cap in 24 hours, outpacing every other issuer.
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About Circle
Industries
Data & Analytics
Fintech
Crypto & Web3
Financial Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2013
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