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The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced today it has approved Circle Internet Financial Ltd.’s BitLicense application, making the Boston-based Bitcoin company the first firm to receive this license. Anthony J. Albanese, the NYDFS’s acting superintendent,...

Bitcoin startup Circle Internet Financial Ltd. announced last week that it closed a new $50-million strategic investment round that was co-led by Goldman Sachs and China-based IDG Capital Partners. Goldman Sachs and IDG were joined by all of the Boston-based Circle’s existing...

You know that trope about article titles? The one that says that any rhetorical question in a title is intended to be answered with a “no”? I’m quite glad to finally say that it has been flipped on its head. This question shouldn’t be answered with a “no” – or with a “yes”...

Circle Internet Financial Ltd. announced today it has opened its initial service – online accounts for sending, receiving, and storing Bitcoin – to the world, following months of working with customers in an invite-only phase. In a company blog post, Jeremy Allaire, the...