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March 4, 2019 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

FINRA has given their stamp of approval to the acquisition of SeedInvest by Circle. The crypto focused company announced the purchase of SeedInvest in October of 2018.  The acquisition of a regulated securities crowdfunding platform by the blockchain based Circle represented a seminal turning point… Read More

February 6, 2019 @ 10:58 am By Cali Haan  |  

Private shares for “global crypto finance company” Circle that sold in a Series E fundraise last May for $16.23 each are reportedly available for sale on SharesPost now for $3.80, The Block reports. The May raise put Circle’s valuation at $3.01 billion. Though The Block… Read More

January 5, 2019 @ 2:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset platform Circle has published interesting insight into platform performance during 2018. According to the company, 2018 was a “whirlwind of a year.” Circle states that they currently serve over 8 million customers from all around the world. Transactions totaled $75 billion during the… Read More

January 3, 2019 @ 10:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech, or financial innovation, is pervasive within the financial services industry. Innovation has always existed in this sector of business but the advent of the internet combined with the creativity of risk taking entrepreneurs has engendered an accelerated period of disruptive change in finance. Think about… Read More

October 9, 2018 @ 1:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fast moving Fintech Circle has launched a few new products. First, Circle has released a new mobile App for both iOS and Android for Poloniex users to be able to trade cryptocurrency anytime – anywhere. Even better, the native app is both localized and available… Read More

October 6, 2018 @ 7:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the online capital formation world witnessed a tectonic shift in the investment crowdfunding industry. Circle, a fast emerging crypto focused company, acquired leading US based investment crowdfunding platform SeedInvest. CI has been assured that CEO Ryan Feit will remain at the helm, along with his… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedInvest, one of the leading US based investment crowdfunding platforms, is being acquired by crypto firm Circle. The news was reported in a blog post by Circle that stated SeedInvest was being acquired as it seeks to enable startups to issue security tokens using blockchain, while… Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 4:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Divya Agarwalla, SVP and, Head of Product at Circle, has recently posted some data pertaining to crypto based off of a commissioned survey of over 3,000 Millennials, Gen-Xers, and Baby Boomers in the US. So what did they uncover? See the bullets below: There is a gender… Read More

February 26, 2018 @ 8:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Circle’s acquisition of cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex was big news today. The combination of the two platforms may create a powerful payments / money transfer / digital currency exchange with a global presence. Simultaneously, questions crocked up about Poloniex’s exchange site that is operating without… Read More

June 16, 2017 @ 7:31 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

Circle, a Blockchain based Fintech startup backed by Goldman Sachs, announced recently it was launching its mobile payments solution to the US, UK, and Europe, which will allow people to transfer money across countries without any fees instantly. Free and Instant Cross-Border Payments Blockchain is the… Read More