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Circle is joining the big leagues as its market capitalization closes on Coinbase and Robinhood, even as Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest reduces its stake in the USDC stablecoin issuer. Circle’s market cap surged past $63.8 billion yesterday, a nearly 750% increase since its IPO launched less than three weeks ago. Coinbase has a market cap of $78 billion and Robinhood stands at $68 billion CRCL shares hit an intraday record high near $299 before settling at $263.45, up more than 9% on the day and 865% since launch. Cathie Wood Trims Circle Stake, Buys Coinbase, Robinhood As Circle closes on Robinhood and Coinbase, Cathie Wood-led investment firm Ark Invest is taking profits. The firm sold $109.6 million worth of Circle shares across its multiple ETFs (exchange-traded funds) yesterday following a series of CRCL sales over the last couple of weeks. Ark Invest at the same time increased its exposure to Coinbase and Robinhood, buying $1.3 million and $24.4 million worth of their ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says digital assets may create a $2 trillion demand for US Treasuries in the coming years. In an appearance before a Congressional House Committee Tuesday morning focused on the international financial system, Bessent says the US should take a global leadership role on digital assets. “We believe that the United States should be the premier destination for digital assets, and, as members of this committee and the Senate are attempting to do, create good market structure around that so that US best practices are used around the world.” He also says that the crypto market may give US Treasuries a massive demand boost. “Digital assets are an important source of innovation that can drive usage of the US dollar around the world, as with stablecoin legislation. There is speculation that there may be up to $2 trillion of demand over the next few years for US government securities from digital assets.” Last mon...

Circle’s USDC is now available natively on Base and Optimism, and Coinbase accounts can transfer the stablecoin to Base for the first time. Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) has launched natively on both Base and Optimism networks , allowing Circle account holders to send USDC stablecoin from their accounts to Base or Optimism. Coinbase has also made USDC transfers to Base available, according to a Sept. 5 social media post. Circle claimed that it is working with “ecosystem partners” to develop a system for users to swap old, bridged versions of USDC for the new, official versions. 1/ It’s here. #StableSeptember. The day you’ve all been waiting for - what comes first? How about two launches on the same day? Introducing $USDC on @optimismFND and USDC on @BuildOnBase, two leading L2 scaling solutions for Ethereum built on the OP Stack. pic.twitter.com/v3SgJBZ7qG — Circle (@circle) September 5, 2023 Coinbase’s Base network launched on Aug. 9. But at launch, Coinbase users could not send USDC ...

USDC has been in the headlines recently due to Coinbase. The cryptocurrency exchange had also recently acquired a stake in USDC. The second-largest stablecoin, USDC, is set to dramatically expand its blockchain integration, deploying on six more networks soon, according to sources. Also Read: Ripple: Attorney Claims Lawsuit Hindered XRP Adoption by 3 Years USDC reportedly launching on six blockchains USDC is reportedly launching on Polygon PoS, Base, Polkadot, NEAR, Optimism, and Cosmos via the Noble Network. This is in addition to its existing presence on Ethereum, Avalanche, and other leading chains. The move could significantly boost the adoption and utility of the second-largest stablecoin. More blockchain access provides easier on-ramps for user funds and opens up integration with DeFi protocols on new networks. Also read: BIS Cautions Developing Economies on Crypto’s Financial Stability Threat According to a recent official statement, it has been announc...

Circle’s CEO, Jeremy Allaire, unveiled that approximately 70% of USDC adoption occurs outside the United States.  Despite the perception that USDC primarily caters to the US market, emerging economies and developing regions emerge as strongholds for this stablecoin. Allaire stated that an estimated 70% of USDC adoption is non-US, and some of the fastest-growing areas are emerging and developing markets. Despite the hype that we're all about the US, we estimate that 70% of USDC adoption is non-US, and some of the fastest growing areas are emerging and developing markets. Strong progress happening across Asia, LATAM and Africa. Demand for safe, transparent digital dollars is… — Jeremy Allaire (@jerallaire) August 7, 2023 He underscored the vigorous progress made across Asia, Latin America, and Africa. This statement aligns with Paolo Ardoino, the CTO of Tether. Ardoino had earlier emphasized that Tether’s USDT can be a safe instrument for emerging markets ...

The U.S. must capitalize on the “high demand” for digitally native U.S. dollars, particularly from those in emerging economies with weak local banking systems, the Circle CEO said. The United States must implement Stablecoin legislation and digitize the U.S. dollar (USD) to mitigate the “very active de-dollarization taking place” around the world right now, says Jeremy Allaire, the chief executive of Stablecoin issuer Circle. Allaire’s comments at the Consensus 2023 conference on Wednesday, April 25, were made in light of the recent U.S. banking crisis. The Circle — the stablecoin issuer behind USD Coin (USDC) — CEO called on Congress and the Federal Reserve to take action otherwise alternative currencies and payment systems will continue to eat into the dollar’s dominance: “We have a very active de-dollarization taking place. You're having very significant reactions to the U.S. risks in the U.S. banking system, risks with the US government itself, a geopolitical imposition on ...

The new protocol burns coins on the sending chain, and mints new ones on the receiving chain. Circle, the creator of US Dollar Coin (USDC), has launched a mainnet protocol that lets users transfer USDC between Ethereum and Avalanche, according to an April 26 announcement. Previously, Avalanche users who held USDC on Ethereum had to deposit their coins with a Circle partner or use a third-party bridge to transfer their USDC from one network to the other. The new Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) protocol appears to do away with this need for USDC bridges. The team released a video on April 13 showing how the new protocol works. Unlike a traditional bridge, it doesn’t lock tokens sent to its contract. Instead, it completely destroys them and issues new tokens on the receiving network. Users can redeem these new tokens for bank deposits directly, by depositing the tokens with Circle or its partners. In the announcement, the team said that it expects CCTP to solve the problem of “f...