big news, native $USDC is coming to
@zksync
! this is the first zero-knowledge blockchain $USDC will be natively issued on
it's been a pleasure working with
@Ozhar
and the
@the_matter_labs
team to make this happen! 📈
1/ Drumroll… native $USDC is coming soon to
@zkSync
!
zkSync is a leading Layer 2 blockchain that is hyperscaling Ethereum through zero-knowledge tech and built-in account abstraction.
Explore what native USDC will mean for zkSync and how to migrate from bridged USDC.
We are excited to announce that Fantom's canonical stablecoin, $USDC.e, will launch tomorrow (April 5), supported by
@Circle
and
@Wormhole
🎉
USDC.e on Wormhole is bridged from native $USDC, located in a smart contract on Ethereum, and holds the potential to be upgraded to
I’m thrilled to be attending and speaking at the
#AvalancheSummit
🔺 this week in Barcelona! Come watch
@JohnNahas84
& I host a fireside chat around a special announcement from
@circle
on Friday, May 5th 👀
the future of payments is on-chain and
@solana
is showing us how it’s done
I bought my coffee and sandwich with Solana $USDC today at
#Breakpoint2023
powered by
@venta_xyz
&
#Selecta
excited for more merchants to adopt $USDC payments
HUGE congrats
@jelenaaa____
on the announcement of native $USDC coming to
@noble_xyz
! it's been amazing to work with you and your team!
The
@cosmos
community will soon be able to leverage native $USDC via
@noble_xyz
🚀 very excited to see this launch!
1/ Im so excited to officially announce that native USDC is coming to
@cosmos
and that I've joined
@noble_xyz
full-time as co-founder & CEO.
So, how did this all come to be? Story time :)
@BarcTheShark
hey barb! thanks for the support. we continue to assess the potential of adding new CCTP routes based on volume and demand. we usually post on social channels a few weeks in advance of us going live with CCTP on any new chains so be sure to follow us here on X for future updates!
Thank you, San Francisco, for an unforgettable 10 years. I started my career here, met an amazing group of friends, met the love of my life, and our daughter was born here. Incredibly grateful for my time here but even more excited for the next journey. Next stop, San Diego!☀️
much needed recharge ☀️🌊🏝️
our first vacation as a family of 3 and it was incredible. feeling refreshed and energized and ready to take on the rest of 2024 💪
the $USDC you currently see and use on
@arbitrum
is not natively supported by
@circle
, but starting on June 8th, native $USDC will be available on Arbitrum. there will be a migration process and ways to swap out your $USDC.e into--> $USDC on Arbitrum. more on this below 👇
1/ Hey Arbinauts!💙🧡
@Circle
is launching USDC natively on
@Arbitrum
on June 8th!
To learn more about this launch and how to migrate liquidity from “bridged USDC” to native USDC, please check out our blogpost 👉
🧵👇
the
@noble_xyz
team is helping usher in a new wave of entrants into
@cosmos
by becoming the de-facto liquidity hub and providing the necessary infra for apps to launch at scale
dYdX may be one of the first but certainly not the last big players to make this move
1/ Historically,
@cosmos
hasn't had a discernible team to help onboard "incumbents".. those that have found product market fit in other fields i.e. Ethereum, traditional gaming, TradFi, etc.
So, thats why we built
@noble_xyz
:
what a way to end the year strong - $EURC is now live on
@solana
! it's been great working with the team getting this launched
users in
#Solana
now have permissionless access to a fully reserved, euro-backed stable which can be used for:
- P2P payments
- Getting paid in $EURC
-
1/ The holiday season is nearly upon us and we have an early surprise…
$EURC is now available on
@solana
’s ultra-fast, near-zero cost network!
The time is now for 24/7 on-chain FX with global, instant settlement. Learn more 👇
.
@MessariCrypto
has been quietly building the Bloomberg for crypto research over the past few years. Solid data and sleek UI. Excited to watch them &
@trylolli
take off during the next bull run 📈
1/ Native $USDC is coming to
@Celo
!
Celo is a mobile-first and EVM-compatible blockchain network that’s built for the real world and designed for fast, low-cost payments worldwide.
Explore what native USDC on Celo means for the ecosystem. 👇
liquidity is coming!
#CCTP
officially launching on Solana later this month. super excited on what this will unlock for users and dApps looking to safely teleport their USDC from one supported chain to another
this will soon bring the total of
#CCTP
supported chains to 8, with
The time has come. 👀
On March 26, Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (
#CCTP
) will officially launch on
@Solana
mainnet!
Ahead of launch, we’ve added a new pre-mint address to enable CCTP to mint $USDC on Solana.
Learn more about how pre-minting works:
⌛ The wait is almost over for native USDC on Celo!
Tomorrow at 12pm ET, join
@ivcelo
&
@Circle
's
@shamu5noonan
re:
→The importance of stablecoins in today's market
→USDC use cases on Celo
→Benefits of USDC as gas currency
⏰ Set a reminder ↓
i'll be in Paris for
#ParisBlockchainWeek
with the
@circle
team in a few weeks 🇫🇷 🥖
if you're attending and want to meet up, let's connect. shoot me a DM or swing by the Circle booth!
New interview w/
@JuliaLipton
the VC behind
@memdotai
and
@Levels
is live!
- Deal flow velocity ⏩
- Awesome People Ventures: how she lives up to the name 🌏
- Decision making framework for vetting decks 🤔
- Her unique cap table advantage 🤝
We are excited to introduce you to the next speaker at Cosmoverse’23 🎤
@shamu5noonan
, Senior Business Development Manager
@circle
See you in Istanbul, Shamus 🇹🇷
.
@samanthawyap
did an incredible job moderating 👏
really enjoyed the conversation and excited for
@noble_xyz
$USDC growth within the Cosmos ecosystem!
This conversation followed the exciting announcements of native USDC coming to
@cosmos
via
@noble_xyz
and
@dydx
soon migrating to the interchain network.
TLDR; Lots to look forward to and this is the next step in further strengthening
@cosmos
ecosystem resilience.
ETH Denver exceeded expectations. Incredible week spent with colleagues, partners and frens. Despite what you may see in the headlines, the future of Ethereum & web 3 is bright 🔮
#ETHDenver2023
#usdc
gm indeed! another
#CCTP
route coming live at the end of the month.
It’s about to become a whole lot easier (and safer) to acquire Noble USDC which can then be used as collateral on dYdX v4
Cosmos szn is upon us!
1/ Gm
@cosmos
– we are excited to officially announce that the
@Circle
Cross Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) is launching on Noble’s mainnet November 28th ✨
A TLDR and what this means 🧵
if you're interested in the inner workings of the software industry (investing, running and scaling co's, etc.), do yourself a favor and subscribe to my good friend
@shomikghosh21
's newsletter! i promise it's worth the weekly read👇
Some personal news....just messing with y'all 🤣
I created a personal website on Notion w/ talks, blog posts & other random stuff (link in bio)
Also I'm 🚀 a blog called Software Snack Bites! It's free & <5 min reads weekly on Weds
Subscribe below!👇
really enjoyed chatting w/
@paigefinnn
- great insights on community building, growing her syndicate, the biggest problems Gen Z founders are tackling 🌎 & more! not one to miss!
1/ It’s official. $USDC is now available natively on
@zkSync
mainnet!
zkSync is a leading layer 2 rollup that’s hyperscaling Ethereum with zero-knowledge tech.
Learn how developers are using USDC in the zkSync ecosystem.👇
got a head start on my 2023 resolutions - I’m 12 days in and think I will *finally* stick to my never ending goal of daily journaling. It has simple prompts for setting intentions for the day and then reflections at night. Highly recommend.
have surpassed 10,000 hours in sales but far from being an expert. love how much there is to learn and how it continues to evolve. here's to 100k+ more hours!
there's been crazy demand for getting access to dollars in LATAM. today, we're excited to announce our Brazil 🇧🇷 launch! here's what this entails:
- Circle will be partnering with BTG Pactual (largest investment bank in LATAM) to serve as a direct $USDC distribution partner in
1/ Exciting news: we're launching in Brazil! 🇧🇷
This strategic expansion marks an opportunity to deliver $USDC to a market that’s leading fintech innovation and adoption. Read the full announcement:
spent a few hours yesterday migrating all of my passwords into
@1Password
and wow, it's so worth it. the first ~real~ password tool i've used and don't think i'll ever go back
had a blast chatting w/
@haridigresses
in this
@thecaptable
exclusive! great nuggets on 100x'ing a company, angel investing, and his predictions for the future state of private market secondaries & liquidity in 2030 🔮
#startups
#angelinvesting
Today, we announce that we’re joining the
@sacra
family. I’m excited to come onboard as an advisor and continue publishing great content and helping more people get on the cap table ⼏
I can’t keep up with all of the newsletters I subscribe to but always make time for
@TheHustle
‘s Sunday longform pieces. Journalism at its best, great work
@zzcrockett
👏
1/ All aboard the
#CCTP
express, Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol is now live on
@Solana
mainnet!
Developers and their users can now move $USDC securely between 8 blockchains with 1:1 capital efficiency.
Learn more about use cases and our ecosystem partners 👇
Since teaming up, we’ve published 32 TCT exclusives and have surpassed 1k+ subscribers. I’ve had the privilege of highlighting incredible founders, investors and operators like
@polina_marinova
@DenehyXXL
@nbt
&
@zck
, to name a few 😬
I’ve been consumed with startups and venture capital for years and wanted to take the next step and start investing. With little experience in investing in private markets, I thought “what better way to get my way into deals and create a name for myself than creating content" 🧐
gm. excited to share that Euro Coin, a full-backed euro-denominated digital asset by
@circle
, is live on
@avax
mainnet 🔺
very excited for the future of what users and developers can do with $EUROC on
#Avalanche
fun fact: the 5 in my twitter handle is in reference to my love for
@deadmau5
music. I created it in 2009 and proud to say I still stay true to my roots.
now playing:
Mr. Wonderful
@kevinolearytv
talking about how excited he is to save millions on fees by using USDC on the blockchain vs ACH transfer for fx
#ConvergeSF22
Exciting news! We just closed our Series C funding round for $30 million 🎉 See how we’re using this investment to make Crunchbase even more valuable for all of our users:
🗣 Sales friends🗣 Part 5 (grand finale) of my sales series is live!
This is raw and honest feedback for anyone in sales (or anyone working at a startup) for what to do if sh*t hits the fan
#startups
#sales
#crunchbase
7:00a-8:00a is my favorite hour of the day. Over ☕️, I reflect on what I’ve done so far this week and then plan my day. I don’t meditate so this is my version of “zen” time 🧘🏼
my pleasure
@ChrisHarveyEsq
! fascinating to learn more about your perspective on the startup and venture landscape from the eyes of the ⚖️
this is NOT one to miss, be sure to subscribe and check out this week's
@thecaptable
exclusive 👇
I’ve been dealing with
#LongCovid
for 3+ months now and while I’m still not back to normal, I’ve found relief in a few treatments, routines and supplements. sharing my top 5 tips in the hopes of helping others 🧵
(📷 cred: Harvard medical school)
it’s been a pleasure working with
@ChainlinkWill
and the Chainlink Labs team to partner on various go to market initiatives including the utility of
#TokenizedAssets
$USDC $EURC
let’s bring the 🌍 onchain
Chainlink &
@circle
have partnered to expand the utility of
#TokenizedAssets
.
See how the Chainlink platform’s highly secure industry-standard services & Circle’s tooling can support enterprises & DeFi developers leveraging USDC, EURC, & more.
new interview w/
@vc
, the investor behind
@RoamResearch
&
@LambdaSchool
is live!
- Investing in utopian companies 💰
- Founder mental health 🧘♀️
- Investing like a poker player ♣️
In October, we got intro’ed to
@smalter
via
@arjunsethi
to ‘swap stories’. We hit it off and realized that TCT + Sacra were aligned on our mission and vision of bringing transparency to private markets and creating more equity owners. It was a no brainer to join forces 🤝
super exciting to see
#CCTP
go live on
@AcrossProtocol
💫
more secure, capital efficient ways for users to transfer (not bridge) $USDC from one blockchain to another
We are proud to announce the successful integration of
@circle
's CCTP to improve speeds and fees for all $USDC bridging on Across 💫
Thanks to our unique intents-based architecture, third-party relayers are able to swap between both versions of $USDC, giving users the freedom to
The future of stablecoins is cross-chain.
@shamu5noonan
, Sr BD Manager,
@circle
will break down how CCTP simplifies USDC transfers across blockchains, and the opportunities this presents to protocols and end-users alike.
Conversations on the future of money. Feb 28. Denver.
.
@zapier
built a $140M ARR business on $1.4M in VC that has become the logic layer of the no-code industry.
But it has the potential to be something even bigger: the Netflix of productivity.
Our report and a thread 👉
thrilled to share my new playbook “Selling into Startups 101: What You Need to Know to Find the Next Billion Dollar Unicorn” featured in
@SalesHacker
!
#sales
#startups
#SaaS
it was an honor to chat w/ the amazing
@dunkhippo33
this week on
@thecaptable
! great insights on early-stage valuations in a frothy market, the future state of pre-seed funding and much more! 👇
This week on TCT we sat down with Elizabeth Yin (
@dunkhippo33
), Co-founder and General Partner at
@HustleFundVC
to discuss early-stage valuations in a frothy market, and much more!
We cover:
congrats to
@Wyatt_Lonergan
& the
@circle_ventures
team on what they have built! to date, they have participated in 65+ investments helping founders build on-chain financial primitives, DAO operating systems, infra, and the future of crypto native payments... many more to come!
Introducing
@circle_ventures
!
Our goal is to support companies & their leaders, & help accelerate their development & contributions to our mission of global economic prosperity through the frictionless exchange of financial value.
Follow along to see what we can build together.