The US just made financial history. Last month, the President of the United States signed the GENIUS Act into law, creating the first US federal framework for payment stablecoins. The landmark legislation provides regulatory clarity and will help payments businesses build with confidence. Circle, which issues the world's largest regulated1 digital dollar, has long advocated for responsible innovation paired with robust regulation. Learn more about what the GENIUS Act means for the future of stablecoins, payments, and the onchain ecosystem.
Circle and OKX team up to deepend USDC liquidity
Circle and OKX announced a partnership designed to deepen USDC liquidity across global markets. OKX, an international cryptocurrency exchange, is moving to unlock more seamless USD-to-USDC and USDC-to-USD conversions for its more than 60 million users. OKX is also planning to simplify on/offramps via mutual banking partners, improving the user experience for both of its retail and institutional customers.
Circle and Fiserv announce a strategic collaboration
Circle and Fiserv, a global leader in payments and financial services technology, announced a strategic collaboration to jointly explore and develop stablecoin-powered solutions for financial institutions and merchants. By combining Circle's regulated USDC infrastructure and Circle Payments Network2 (CPN) with Fiserv's extensive digital banking and payments capabilities, this collaboration aims to equip banks and fintechs with seamless access to digital dollar infrastructure. Read more about the strategic collaboration.
Native USDC & CCTP V2 are live on Sei
We're excited to announce that native USDC and Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) V2 are live on Sei. As an ultra-fast, EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain, Sei offers high-performance rails for digital asset markets — from DeFi to gaming. With Sei's upcoming Giga upgrade promising even greater performance optimizations, the Layer-1's ecosystem is poised for growth.
Following the launch of native USDC and CCTP V2 on Sei, developers gained direct access to the world's largest regulated stablecoin and seamless crosschain transfers across 13 blockchains. See what this means for the ecosystem.
1 USDC is issued through regulated affiliates of Circle. A list of Circle's regulatory authorizations can be found here.
2 Circle Technology Services, LLC (CTS) is the operator of Circle Payments Network (CPN) and offers products and services to financial institutions that participate in CPN to facilitate their CPN access and integration. CPN connects participating financial institutions around the world, with CTS serving as the technology service provider to participating financial institutions. While CTS does not hold funds or manage accounts on behalf of customers, we enable the global ecosystem of participating financial institutions to connect directly with each other, communicate securely, and settle directly with each other. CTS is not a party to transactions between participating financial institutions facilitated by CPN who use CPN to execute transactions at their own risk. Use of CPN is subject to the CPN Rules and the CPN Participation Agreement between CTS and a participating financial institution.
Circle Internet Financial, LLC, NMLS #1201441, is a licensed provider of money transmission services. A full list of Circle's licenses can be found here.
