Circle

cirBTC, Circle's 1:1 BTC-backed wrapped Bitcoin token, is now live on Ethereum for all Circle Mint LLC customers. The underlying BTC is segregated under designated custody at Circle National Trust, a federally chartered national trust bank and qualified custodian supervised by the OCC. Native Arc support will follow at mainnet launch.

• Designed for tokenized BTC transparency: segregated custody, disclosed reserve addresses, Chainlink Proof of Reserve, and onchain reserve data.
• Circles is building toward a unified workflow for minting and managing tokenized assets alongside USDC.

Circle's CCTP now supports native EURC burn-and-mint transfers between Ethereum and Base, extending the protocol's trust layer beyond USDC. Developers can move EURC across these chains through a single CCTP integration, broadening the assets supported by the crosschain infrastructure.

• Native EURC burn-and-mint is now live on Ethereum and Base
• Expands CCTP's crosschain capabilities beyond USDC
• One integration unlocks additional asset movement for developers

Circle President Heath Tarbert testified before Congress today, advocating for U.S. policy that protects the dollar's dominant global role and ensures American leadership in next-generation financial infrastructure. Tarbert's appearance underscores Circle's deepening engagement with policymakers as stablecoins and blockchain-based payments gain mainstream attention.

The testimony comes amid ongoing U.S. legislative debates around stablecoin regulation and the country's competitive position in digital finance.

Codexa, a regulated trade platform, is bringing programmable settlement to international trade by adding USDC alongside SWIFT. The integration lets Brazilian importers and exporters settle transactions faster and with more flexibility through Circle Mint, all within a regulated trade environment.

• USDC is offered as an alternative to traditional SWIFT settlement for cross-border trade.
• The move targets faster, more flexible settlement for Brazilian trade participants.

Circle and OKX are collaborating to expand USDC liquidity and trading utility across OKX's platform. The partnership supports broader access to USDC-denominated markets spanning spot, margin, and futures trading.

The move broadens access to dollar-backed stablecoin markets as digital asset trading scales. No financial terms or timeline were disclosed in the announcement.

Circle's Arc Mainnet is set to launch on September 16, with an impressive cohort of founding validators including BlackRock, DTCC, Galaxy, Global Payments, ICE, Mastercard, MoneyGram, SBI Group, Standard Chartered, Sumitomo Corporation, and Visa. The network has already processed over half a billion testnet transactions, attracted nearly 3 million wallets, and onboarded 100+ partners on its private mainnet. The initial validator cohort is expected to help operate the network alongside Circle. The announcement came as part of Circle's Q2 results, which also noted the receipt of a federal trust bank charter.

OSL, a Hong Kong-licensed digital asset platform, is bringing compliant USDC liquidity to Asia by integrating USDC into StableHub. Eligible clients gain access to USDC for exchange, custody, and settlement. Within approximately four months of launch, StableHub surpassed $100 million in USDC deposits.

Circle Mint now supports direct local currency on/offramps in 8 currencies, helping eligible businesses move between local banking rails and USDC. Alongside existing USD and EUR support, newly added currencies include BRL (Brazilian Real), GBP (British Pound), HKD (Hong Kong Dollar), MXN (Mexican Peso), CNH (Offshore Chinese Yuan), and one additional currency, significantly expanding global access.

Standard Chartered clients in Dubai's DIFC can now mint and redeem USDC through their existing banking relationships with the bank. Geoff Kendrick, Global Head of Digital Assets Research at Standard Chartered, highlighted how eligible clients can access the regulated dollar stablecoin through a bank they already know and trust, bridging traditional finance and onchain dollars.

Goldsky has integrated with Circle Agent Stack to let AI agents query curated blockchain data across 40+ EVM networks and pay per request via nanopayments starting at $0.000005 in USDC. No accounts, API keys, or subscriptions are required, making it a frictionless data layer for autonomous onchain agents.