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Finance

Circle Launches ‘Digital Financial Literacy’ Module for Students at Bowie State and Rhodes Universities

The module will be available to students in Maryland and South Africa in the coming months.

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Finance

Flow Blockchain Gets Circle’s Full USDC Treatment

The move is a bet on where the next wave of growth is going to be, said Dapper Labs co-founder Mik Naayem. It is USDC’s eighth chain.

Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou

Finance

Avalanche Adds USDC Stablecoin in Continued DeFi Push

The speedy Ethereum rival hopes native USDC will be a boon to users.

Avalanche Blockchain 'Bug' Wreaks Havoc on Digital Transactions

Videos

Senate Banking Committee to Hold Stablecoin Hearing Tuesday

With a Senate Banking Committee hearing about stablecoins tomorrow, CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De shares his insights and what key information investors should be looking for in the hearing.

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Videos

Crypto CEOS Testifying at Landmark Hearing

Amidst regulatory uncertainty, FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried, Bitfury’s Brian Brooks, and Circle’s Jeremy Allaire are among the six executives speaking at today’s House Financial Services Committee hearing. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses the potential outcomes. Plus, the Senate Banking Committee will reconvene next Tuesday to discuss stablecoins.

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Policy

Crypto CEOs to Testify Before House Financial Services Committee

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried, Bitfury’s Brian Brooks and Circle’s Jeremy Allaire are among the executives who will speak at the Dec. 8 hearing.

The House of Representatives reconvened yesterday to look at the infrastructure bill.

Finance

US Senate Banking Panel Head Seeks More Information About Stablecoins From Issuers, Exchanges

The move comes after a recent report highlighted stablecoins’ potential risks to consumers, investors and the financial system as a whole.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown

Finance

Mexican Crypto Exchange Bitso Incorporates Circle Solutions for Cross-Border Payments Initiative

The Bitso Shift initiative will allow Mexican businesses to make cross-border transactions more securely and easily.

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Finance

Circle Launches Initiative to Boost Global Financial Inclusion

The stablecoin issuer is allocating a share of USDC reserves to support minorities and women, as well as help with worldwide humanitarian efforts.

Jeremy Allaire, Circle (CoinDesk archives)

Videos

Circle Invests in JPYC, Baby Shark NFTs Announced

Axie Infinity earnings drop below minimum wage level in the Philippines. USDC issuer Circle to invest in Japanese yen stablecoin. Baby Shark creator announces an NFT series. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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