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    Jeremy Allaire

    Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Circle

    Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Circle

    Background

    Jeremy Allaire is an American technologist and Internet entrepreneur who serves as co-founder, chairman and CEO of Circle.

    With his brother JJ Allaire, he co-founded the Allaire Corporation in 1995, and in 2004 he founded Brightcove, an online video platform.

    About Circle

    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.

    Key facts

    Born
    1971source
    Co-founded Allaire Corporation
    1995, with his brother JJ Allairesource
    Founded Brightcove
    2004source
    Title at Circle
    Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO (release dated July 10, 2026)source
    Role at Macromedia
    Chief technology officer (CTO), after Macromedia acquired Allaire Corporationsource
    Allaire Corporation acquired by Macromedia
    2001source
    Allaire Corporation IPO
    January 1999source
    Left Macromedia
    February 2003, to join General Catalyst as a technologist and executive-in-residencesource
    Stepped down as Brightcove CEO
    2013source
    Education
    Macalester Collegesource

    WYDE coverage of Jeremy Allaire

    WYDE Newsroom has published 3 articles about Jeremy Allaire, from Jul 10, 2026 to Aug 6, 2026. Jeremy Allaire is a named leader in 3 stories. The most recent is Circle Reports $701 Million in Q2 Revenue as BlackRock, BNY, and DTCC Line Up for Its Arc Blockchain.

    Crypto & DeFi

    Circle 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 · Quoted or named as leader

    Crypto & DeFi

    Circle 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 · Quoted or named as leader

    Crypto & DeFi

    Circle 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 · Quoted or named as leader

    Reported alongside Jeremy Allaire

    Sources

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