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Modern MPC wallets, which help secure digital assets by distributing control across multiple systems rather than a single key, increasingly operate under two production realities: ✅ Mandatory co-signers for compliance and risk controls ✅ Hardware-enforced key isolation that prevents key export At the same time, wallet infrastructure is inherently composable. DKG must interact safely with signing, policy engines, recovery, enrollment, and monitoring, often under concurrent execution. In our latest Circle Research, Vipin Singh Sehrawat introduces Star DKG (SDKG), a protocol designed specifically for hardware-bound shares and mandatory co-signer wallet architectures. This R&D work explores how to enforce transcript-level consistency while preserving non-exportable hardware security guarantees, with the goal of making MPC systems more practical for real-world custody and wallet deployments. This work sits at the intersection of secure hardware, MPC wallets, and programmable financial infrastructure. Read the research: https://lnkd.in/g3KPsS-9

Two foundational systems are evolving at the same time: how value moves, and how work gets done. At The Economic Club of New York, Jeremy Allaire explains why those shifts are increasingly connected, and how internet-based infrastructure is beginning to reshape both. That connection has implications not just for businesses and builders, but for how economic activity is organized more broadly.

If every $0.00001 transfer is written individually onchain, gas dominates the value of the payment. Circle Nanopayments restructures this model: ✅ Agents sign EIP-3009 USDC authorizations ✅ Payments are verified instantly ✅ Thousands of transactions are batched ✅ Settlement occurs onchain in aggregate Scalable agentic payments built on USDC and Gateway, now live on testnet.

As AI systems become more autonomous, the speed and efficiency of coordination may increase significantly, with implications for how organizations are structured and how they operate. At The Economic Club of New York, Jeremy Allaire shared his perspective on how agentic AI could reshape economic activity.

USDC and CCTP are coming soon to Pharos Network. These upcoming integrations bring the world’s largest regulated stablecoin and secure crosschain infrastructure to Pharos, a layer-1 (L1) network designed for RealFi from RWAs, payments, DeFi trading and lending, and other high-throughput financial uses. With USDC on Pharos, the ecosystem will gain:  ✅ Access to a regulated, fully reserved digital dollar redeemable 1:1 for USD ✅ Institutional on/offramps through Circle Mint (for eligible users) ✅ A trusted trading, settlement, and collateral asset that directly integrates with Pharos applications With CCTP, users and developers will be able to move USDC securely and seamlessly across 20+ supported blockchains, without relying on wrapped assets or third-party bridges. This enables use cases spanning compliant finance, tokenized assets, stablecoin-powered payments, and other DeFi applications. Learn what this means for the Pharos ecosystem: https://lnkd.in/gAebgRUV

For banks, the question is no longer just whether to use stablecoins. It is how to do so in a way that supports capital efficiency, risk management, and long-term scalability. The same USDC and EURC can produce different prudential outcomes depending on the infrastructure used to move them, and whether that infrastructure supports a clearer governance and supervisory story. Arc is designed with that in mind: ✅ Known validators ✅ Deterministic finality ✅ Governance controls For regulated institutions, these are not technical details. They shape how infrastructure risk is assessed, how capital treatment is assessed, and whether stablecoin use cases can move from pilot to scaled product lines. Read more about USDC on Arc: https://lnkd.in/eETeCzrt

Circle Alliance Program member ivorypay is supporting cross-border commerce across Africa through USDC integration. By enabling businesses to accept stablecoin payments and settle into local currencies, Ivorypay helps reduce FX friction and expand access to global markets. As part of the Circle Alliance, Ivorypay contributes to growing stablecoin utility in emerging economies. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dg6dsd9J

“When you take friction out of money movement, you unlock opportunity.” - Elisabeth C.

Now open on Circle Payments Network (CPN): payouts with Triple-A Triple-A has integrated with CPN, enabling local currency payouts across key global corridors via established domestic payment rails. Behind the scenes, USDC and EURC are the settlement rails, with funds delivered in local currency through domestic rails. This supports real-world use cases across supplier payments, remittances, payroll, and treasury operations. With each new corridor, CPN expands how stablecoins connect to local banking infrastructure at global scale. Join the network: https://www.circle.com/cpn

USDCx on Movement is now available via Circle xReserve, a USDC-backed stablecoin with seamless access to crosschain USDC liquidity. Key benefits: ✅ USDCx is 1:1 backed by USDC held in xReserve ✅ Trust minimized with no third-party bridges required ✅ Fully interoperable with both USDC and USDCx across supported chains With USDCx, users can use it for near-zero-fee payments and remittances, RWA-backed stablecoin access, and robust DeFi-compatible crosschain liquidity. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gi3Vb94D