Founded in 2013 by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville, Circle is a global financial technology company that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce, and financial applications worldwide. The company's core mission is to raise global economic prosperity through the frictionless exchange of value. Circle is the issuer of USD Coin (USDC), a leading, fully-reserved US dollar-backed stablecoin that stands at the center of the Web3 ecosystem and has supported over $15 trillion in on-chain transactions. Circle provides a suite of Web3 services and platform APIs for businesses to build internet-native financial solutions.