Circle
Circle is a stablecoin issuer that received final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on July 10, 2026 to establish First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A., which operates as Circle National Trust. The bank brings custody of USDC, the largest regulated stablecoin with $77 billion in circulation, under direct federal oversight.
Leadership
Jeremy Allaire, Chief Executive Officer. Jeremy Allaire is an American technologist and Internet entrepreneur who serves as co-founder, chairman and CEO of Circle.
Key facts
WYDE coverage of Circle
WYDE Newsroom has published 18 articles about Circle, from Jun 29, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. Circle is the subject of 17 stories and a donor in 1 story. The most recent is Binance Hack: Estimated $6.3 Billion Impact, About $3 Billion Frozen On-Chain.
Binance Hack: Estimated $6.3 Billion Impact, About $3 Billion Frozen On-Chain
Binance says early findings point to a compromised engineer's laptop and that user funds are safe. Tether and Circle froze more than $2.3 billion in stablecoins, and the final amount stolen is not yet confirmed.
Oct 30, 2026 · 4 min read · Subject of the story
WYDE Weekly$1 Million Clipping Fund for Creators Who End Hunger
WYDE Weekly: a new $1 million clipping fund pays creators to end hunger, plus Ken Griffin's record $3 billion gift, three record health-system donations, and the regulators chasing crypto.
Oct 3, 2026 · 7 min read · Donor
Crypto & DeFiCircle Foundation Funds UN Aid Agencies to Test Stablecoin Payments in Crisis Zones
The Circle Foundation is funding the UN Development Programme and the World Food Programme to move humanitarian aid onto regulated stablecoins, cutting the cost and delay of getting money to people in Syria, Haiti, Guatemala, and The Gambia.
Sep 28, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
WYDE WeeklyStates Just Took On SNAP's Bill, Fraud Topped $900 Million in a Week, and Philanthropy Wrote $1.2 Billion in Checks. Over 71,800 Meals.
WYDE Weekly: the SNAP cost shift hits states October 1, Fast Lab's $500 million COVID fraud plea, Bitget's $387.5 million hack, the Fed's first stablecoin rules, and Phil and Penny Knight's $1 billion gift to Oregon.
Sep 26, 2026 · 7 min read · Subject of the story
Crypto & DeFiBinance Buys a $100 Million Stake in Circle to Push USDC Across Emerging Markets
Circle said Binance bought 1.24 million shares at a 5 percent discount and signed a five-year USDC promotion deal focused on emerging markets, replacing earlier 2024 and 2025 agreements.
Sep 22, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
WYDE WeeklyA Judge Ordered Meta to Pay $567 Million, Another Gave HHS Until Noon, and the Farm Bill Died by One Vote. Over 63,000 Meals.
WYDE Weekly: the CLARITY Act misses its Senate deadline, SNAP enrollment drops by 4 million, HHS moves to erase 1,400 Head Start rules, and researchers use AI to design 16 working viruses.
Aug 8, 2026 · 8 min read · Subject of the story
Crypto & DeFiCircle Reports $701 Million in Q2 Revenue as BlackRock, BNY, and DTCC Line Up for Its Arc Blockchain
Circle's second quarter results show USDC circulation up 19 percent to $73.3 billion, and a September 16 public mainnet date for Arc with BlackRock, BNY, DTCC, and Standard Chartered building on the network.
Aug 6, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
WYDE WeeklyNorcross Gave $100M, the DOJ Charged $350M in Fraud, and BNY Put $8.6 Trillion Onchain. Over 60,000 Meals.
WYDE Weekly: a record Cooper Health gift, a $350 million Southeast fraud sweep, BNY's onchain funds, Circle's New York trust charter, and the EAT Clippers launch.
Aug 1, 2026 · 6 min read · Subject of the story
Crypto & DeFiCircle Wins a New York Trust Charter for Its USDC Stablecoin Business
The New York Department of Financial Services granted Circle a limited purpose trust charter for Circle New York Trust, adding to a license stack that started with a 2015 BitLicense.
Jul 31, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
Crypto & DeFiThe GENIUS Act's One-Year Stablecoin Rule Deadline Passes With No Final Rules
Six federal agencies delivered eight proposed rules and not one final rule by July 18, and Circle's USDC, Ripple's RLUSD, and other early movers pulled ahead in the gap.
Jul 18, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
Crypto & DeFiVisa Launches a Stablecoin Platform for Banks and Fintechs, Starting With Open USD
The Visa Stablecoin Platform lets institutions mint, hold and move stablecoins through one Visa-managed system, and it launches with Open USD, the consortium token backed by BlackRock, Alphabet and Coinbase that is squeezing Circle.
Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
WYDE WeeklySwift's banking network turned on its blockchain, Circle became a bank, and an XRP windfall gave away $154 million. Over 60,000 meals.
WYDE Weekly: Swift's live ledger with 17 banks, Circle and Sony's OCC charters, the $1.4 trillion Meta demand, a revived 45 million hunger warning, and Rippleworks' record $154 million grant year.
Jul 12, 2026 · 7 min read · Subject of the story
Crypto & DeFiCircle Wins Final OCC Approval to Open a National Trust Bank for USDC
First National Digital Currency Bank clears its last federal hurdle, bringing custody of the largest regulated stablecoin under direct OCC oversight
Jul 10, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
Crypto & DeFiStablecoin Volume Hit a Record $1.79 Trillion in June, Visa Data Shows
Visa's onchain analytics show adjusted stablecoin transaction volume hit a record $1.79 trillion in June 2026, up 63% in a month, with Circle's USDC at 70% of activity and Tether's USDT at 25%
Jul 6, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
Crypto & DeFiSamsung and Upbit Push Back on Open USD's 140-Firm Consortium Claims
Samsung says it never held formal talks with Open Standard, Upbit denies any issuance role, and Dunamu, Shinhan Bank, and K-Bank say they are still only reviewing the OUSD stablecoin proposal.
Jul 4, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
Crypto & DeFiStandard Chartered Becomes the First Global Bank to Offer USDC Minting
Standard Chartered is the first Global Systemically Important Bank to let institutions mint and redeem Circle's USDC stablecoin through a single account, starting in Dubai's DIFC.
Jul 3, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
Crypto & DeFiOpen USD Launches With Visa, BlackRock, and 140 Firms Behind It
Open Standard's new stablecoin shares most of its reserve earnings with the businesses that use it, and the news sent Circle shares to a four-month low
Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
Crypto & DeFiBNY Adds USDC as the First Stablecoin on Its Institutional Custody Platform
BNY, the world's largest custody bank with $59 trillion in assets, will let institutions hold, mint, and redeem Circle's USDC, the first stablecoin on its Digital Asset Custody platform, as the GENIUS Act pulls stablecoins into mainstream banking.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
Reported alongside Circle
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency · in 5 stories with Circle
- BNY · in 4 stories with Circle
- OpenAI · in 4 stories with Circle
- Anthropic · in 3 stories with Circle
- Binance · in 3 stories with Circle
- Google · in 3 stories with Circle
- Open Standard · in 3 stories with Circle
- Standard Chartered · in 3 stories with Circle
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