Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:financial_services_company
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| gptkbp:acquiredBy |
gptkb:Poloniex
|
| gptkbp:acquisitionYear |
2018
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Circle
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| gptkbp:CEO |
gptkb:Jeremy_Allaire
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| gptkbp:creator |
gptkb:USD_Coin_(USDC)
|
| gptkbp:focus |
Stablecoins
Blockchain payments |
| gptkbp:foundedBy |
gptkb:Jeremy_Allaire
gptkb:Sean_Neville |
| gptkbp:foundedYear |
2013
|
| gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_United_States
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Circle Internet Financial
|
| gptkbp:industry |
gptkb:cryptocurrency
gptkb:financial_technology |
| gptkbp:investor |
gptkb:Goldman_Sachs
gptkb:IDG_Capital_Partners BaFin Capital |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Announced plans to go public via SPAC in 2021
Launched Euro Coin (EUROC) in 2022 Raised over $700 million in funding (as of 2022) Received BitLicense from New York State Department of Financial Services in 2015 USDC is fully backed by reserves and regularly attested Pivoted away from consumer app to focus on B2B in 2019 SPAC merger with Concord Acquisition Corp (terminated in 2022) USDC is one of the largest stablecoins by market cap |
| gptkbp:numberOfEmployees |
~900 (2023)
|
| gptkbp:partner |
gptkb:Coinbase
gptkb:Robinhood gptkb:Stripe gptkb:BlackRock gptkb:Mastercard gptkb:Plaid gptkb:Anchorage_Digital gptkb:Fireblocks Visa |
| gptkbp:product |
gptkb:USD_Coin_(USDC)
Circle APIs Circle Account |
| gptkbp:regulates |
Registered Money Services Business (MSB) in the US
Licensed as an electronic money institution in the UK |
| gptkbp:sells |
gptkb:Poloniex
2019 |
| gptkbp:service |
Merchant services
Treasury management Cross-border payments Crypto payments infrastructure Digital asset custody Programmable wallets |
| gptkbp:valuation |
$9 billion (2022, announced SPAC deal)
|
| gptkbp:website |
https://www.circle.com/
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Jim_Breyer
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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