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The crypto and blockchain projects with the biggest buzz in 2020
5.1.2021
As the crypto community grows, several companies stood out to lead the pack in 2020
9 Trillion vs. 100 Trillion: Billionaire Mike Novogratz Asks Which Cryptocurrency Will Win the Payments Race
2.1.2021
On December 31, billionaire investor Mike Novogratz asked his Twitter followers which blockchain coin has the best chance of winning the payments race and offered four choices. Novogratz said there are lots of “contenders” and listed off Facebook’s diem, tether, bitcoin cash,...
Circle CEO joins appeal against US Treasury self-hosted crypto wallet ban
10.12.2020
The crypto industry and regulators need time to collaborate on better regulations
Hundreds of millions of consumers will use digital currencies soon: Circle CEO
9.12.2020
Executives from Facebook’s ‘Diem’ Association, Circle, Soramitsu, and Coinbase discussed how and when digital currencies will go mainstream, at the Singapore Fintech Festival
Biden Administration Will ‘Ultimately Be Supportive’ of Crypto: Circle CEO
7.12.2020
Oon CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ on Monday, Allaire spoke about the regulatory attitudes toward stablecoins and how the incoming administration may treat crypto
Joe Biden Admin Will Ultimately Support Crypto - Circle CEO
7.12.2020
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the vice president-elect. Source: A screenshot, Instagram/joebiden
Jeremy Allaire, CEO and Co-Founder of US-based major crypto company Circle, claims that crypto is misunderstood in Washington, D.C., but he offered an optimistic take on how the incoming Joe Biden...
Biden team will boost crypto's role in US infrastructure, says Circle CEO Allaire
7.12.2020
Allaire also sees political moderation as the best scenario for continued crypto development
Visa will facilitate USDC payments, thanks to fresh partnership
2.12.2020
This could significantly lower the barrier to entry for stablecoin use
Visa Makes Stablecoin Push With Circle’s USDC
2.12.2020
Leading payments card company Visa is making a push into the red-hot stablecoin segment and has chosen USD Coin (USDC) for the job.
Visa has paved the way for blockchain startup Circle’s Ethereum-based USDC to join its mega payments network, which reaches tens of millions of merchants...
Visa May Issue USDC Credit Card After Adding Circle to ‘Fast Track’ Program
2.12.2020
Visa Wednesday announced it’s linking its payments network of 60 million merchants to the U.S. Dollar Coin (USDC) digital currency developed by Circle Internet Financial on the ethereum blockchain. This story is developing and will be updated when more information is available. Read...
USDC Stablecoin Issuer Centre Hires Wall Street Veteran David Puth as CEO
1.12.2020
Centre, the Coinbase- and Circle-founded project that oversees the USDC stablecoin, has hired Wall Street veteran David Puth as its new CEO
No, You Can’t Buy Shares in Bitcoin
29.11.2020
With bitcoin going through an extended bull-run, scammers and con artists have been on hand to exploit a general fear of missing out (FOMO). Many early adopters of bitcoin became multi-millionaires by simply holding the digital asset. New Scam Tactic Consequently, many bitcoin investment scams have...
DeFi Industry Ponders Strategy as Regulators Begin to Circle
24.11.2020
2020 hasn’t been good for much, but it has been very good for one thing: decentralized finance (DeFi). The sector has boomed this year. And while DeFi fads have been frequent, it appears that the wider DeFi sector has built up a head of steam, and will prove to be no more flash in the pan.
But...
US Government Enlists USDC for ‘Global Foreign Policy Objective’ in Venezuela: Circle CEO
20.11.2020
The U.S. government is sending USDC payments to Venezuela using Circle and Airtm to bypass Nicolas Maduro, the nation's dictator
Firefox 83
19.11.2020
There’s a small line in the changelog that is is big news for CSS:
We’ve added support for CSS Conic Gradients (bug 1632351) and (bug 1175958).
🎉🎉🎉
Conic gradients are circular, just like their radial counterpart, but place color stops...
Circle’s high-yield USDC business accounts take aim at DeFi
7.11.2020
High yields and frequent interest payments on Circle’s business accounts may be designed to compete with DeFi protocols
Stablecoin Savings: Circle Launches High Yield USDC Accounts for Businesses
7.11.2020
Two years ago the cryptocurrency firm Circle announced the launch of USDC, a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar. This week, Circle revealed the launch of high yield digital dollar business accounts with APY up to 10.75%. On September 26, 2018, Circle and the Centre open-source consortium launched...
OCC’s Brian Brooks Against Government Issued Digital Dollar – Supports Regulation of Privately Issued Stablecoins
31.10.2020
The acting director of the U.S. Office Comptroller of Currency (OCC) Brian Brooks says the creation of the U.S. digital dollar is a terrible one because the government is not good at building things. Instead, Brooks believes tech companies, which already possess the know-how, to be in a better...
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire seems to already be using PayPal to buy Bitcoin
29.10.2020
The CEO tweeted a screenshot of an apparent $100 purchase of Bitcoin using the service well ahead of its official rollout date
PayPal special! Crypto plans revealed, Bitcoin’s reaction, critics circle: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 19–25
25.10.2020
The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link!