Circle
Circle Internet Financial
The US-headquartered issuer of [[usdc]] and [[eurc]], publicly listed on NYSE since 2025.
Circle holds a NYDFS BitLicense and operates under MSB / state money-transmitter licences. Reserves are managed by BlackRock and held in cash + short-duration US Treasuries via the Circle Reserve Fund. Monthly Attestation reports are published by Deloitte.
Related terms
- USDCA USD-pegged stablecoin issued by Circle — the largest fully-regulated, monthly-attested fiat-backed stable.
- EURCCircle's EUR-pegged stablecoin, issued under MiCA-aligned EMT framework.
- BitLicenseA virtual-currency business licence issued by the New York Department of Financial Services since 2015.
- CCTP (Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol)Circle's burn-and-mint protocol for moving native USDC between supported chains without third-party bridges.