Circle Will Apply for US Bank Charter Soon, CEO Confirms
Circle, the issuer of the second-largest USD-pegged stablecoin, is inching closer to applying for a United States banking charter, the Chief Executive Officer, Jeremy Allaire revealed in a recent i...
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