Circle announces intention to become a bank, fully regulated by Federal Reserve, OCC, and FDIC, which could make USDC a de facto central bank digital currency
Circle makes no effort to identify unhosted USDC users, which seems incompatible with the OCC's interpretive letter on stablecoins. Here is Circle's announcement. https://circle.com/... And here is the OCC: https://www.occ.gov/... ⬇️ https://twitter.com/...
Circle looking to become the first stablecoin issuer with full banking license. Feels early still... @circlepay https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...