Record sog_issuer_circle

Circle

Circle issues USDC and EURC and provides institutional minting and redemption services through Circle Mint.

Category
Company or corporate group
Regulatory character
Not recorded in canonical data
Jurisdiction
United States
Scope: Country or territory
Connected assets
2
Relationships
2 current
0 historical

Reviewed identity

Organization summary

The primary category, regulatory character, jurisdiction, asset count, relationship count, and Evidence count are already shown above.

Circle issues USDC and EURC and provides institutional minting and redemption services through Circle Mint.

Legal form
Not recorded in canonical data
Functional roles
Legal issuer
Official website
https://www.circle.com/
Record confidence
Medium
Last reviewed
2026-06-01

Connected assets

Relationships

Current, ended, and unknown relationships remain separate. Primary display is navigation only.
StablecoinRolePeriodStateLifecycle
EURCPrimary displayLegal issuerNot yet recordedNot yet recordedActive relationshipActive
USD CoinPrimary displayLegal issuer2018-09-26Not yet recordedActive relationshipActive

EURC

Primary

Legal issuer

Start not recorded – Present / not recorded

USD Coin

Primary

Legal issuer

2018-09-26 – Present / not recorded

Material history

Events

The five latest typed events are shown first. Control actions remain linked to evidence.
DateEventTypeEffect
2023-03-13USDC operations reopen after the March 2023 banking weekendDepeg Recovery ContextRecoveryNo lifecycle change
2023-03-11USDC depeg during March 2023 banking crisisMajor DepegDepeg and peg stressNo lifecycle change
2022-06-30Euro Coin launches on EthereumLaunchLaunch and introductionNo lifecycle change

Provenance

Evidence

The first ten source records are shown initially. Source identity, publication date, reliability, and archive state remain separate.
7 source identities · 10 evidence relations
SourcePublisherSource categoryProvenancePrimary or secondarySupported claimsArchiveReliability
Circle Transparency
Published Not yet recorded
CircleOfficial statement or announcement
Canonical: Issuer Statement
Subject-controlled sourcePrimary sourceReserve, Reserve History, Circle reserve transparency, stablecoin reserve composition, and monthly attestation entry pointDirect archived snapshotHigh
Circle update on USDC and Silicon Valley Bank exposure
Published 2023-03-11
CircleOfficial statement or announcement
Canonical: Issuer Statement
Subject-controlled sourcePrimary sourceDepeg EventNo archive recordedHigh
USDC official product page
Published Not yet recorded
CircleOfficial statement or announcement
Canonical: Issuer Statement
Subject-controlled sourcePrimary sourceEntity Redemption, Redemption AccessDirect archived snapshotHigh
Circle update after federal banking actions in March 2023
Published 2023-03-12
CircleOfficial statement or announcement
Canonical: Issuer Statement
Subject-controlled sourcePrimary sourceDepeg Recovery, Depeg recoveryNo archive recordedHigh
2026 USDC Examination Report January 2026
Published 2026-02-26
Circle Internet GroupReserve, assurance, or financial report
Canonical: Reserve Report
Assurance or financial-report sourcePrimary sourceReserve ReportNo archive recordedHigh
USDC contract addresses
Published Not yet recorded
Circle DevelopersOfficial documentation or product page
Canonical: Protocol Docs
Subject-controlled sourcePrimary sourceDeployment ContractsNo archive recordedHigh
USDC Terms
Published 2025-12-12
CircleLegal terms or disclosure
Canonical: Legal Terms
Subject-controlled sourcePrimary sourceholder redemption right, Circle Mint eligibility, reserve ownership for users, reserve segregation, and one-to-one redemptionDirect archived snapshotHigh
Official statement or announcement

Circle Transparency

High
Publisher
Circle
Published
Not yet recorded
Provenance
Subject-controlled source
Primary or secondary
Primary source
Supported claims
Reserve, Reserve History, Circle reserve transparency, stablecoin reserve composition, and monthly attestation entry point
Reliability
High
Official statement or announcement

USDC official product page

High
Publisher
Circle
Published
Not yet recorded
Provenance
Subject-controlled source
Primary or secondary
Primary source
Supported claims
Entity Redemption, Redemption Access
Reliability
High
High
Publisher
Circle
Published
2023-03-12
Provenance
Subject-controlled source
Primary or secondary
Primary source
Supported claims
Depeg Recovery, Depeg recovery
Archive
No archive recorded
Reliability
High
Reserve, assurance, or financial report

2026 USDC Examination Report January 2026

High
Publisher
Circle Internet Group
Published
2026-02-26
Provenance
Assurance or financial-report source
Primary or secondary
Primary source
Supported claims
Reserve Report
Archive
No archive recorded
Reliability
High
Official documentation or product page

USDC contract addresses

High
Publisher
Circle Developers
Published
Not yet recorded
Provenance
Subject-controlled source
Primary or secondary
Primary source
Supported claims
Deployment Contracts
Archive
No archive recorded
Reliability
High
Legal terms or disclosure

USDC Terms

High
Publisher
Circle
Published
2025-12-12
Provenance
Subject-controlled source
Primary or secondary
Primary source
Supported claims
holder redemption right, Circle Mint eligibility, reserve ownership for users, reserve segregation, and one-to-one redemption
Reliability
High
Show 1 additional source record
1 source identity · 1 evidence relation
SourcePublisherSource categoryProvenancePrimary or secondarySupported claimsArchiveReliability
Circle update after federal banking actions in March 2023
Published 2023-03-12
CircleOfficial statement or announcement
Canonical: Issuer Statement
Subject-controlled sourcePrimary sourceDepeg Recovery, Depeg recoveryNo archive recordedHigh
High
Publisher
Circle
Published
2023-03-12
Provenance
Subject-controlled source
Primary or secondary
Primary source
Supported claims
Depeg Recovery, Depeg recovery
Archive
No archive recorded
Reliability
High
UncertaintyKnown unknowns6

Historical Low Price

Lowest observed USDC price and exact depeg duration vary by data source and need a source-specific value before display.

Medium · last checked 2026-06-03

PR-024A added issuer, reserve, redemption, and selected deployment sources, but no market data source has been selected for a canonical low price.

Chain Deployment Status

Native vs bridged USDC status across all supported networks needs source-backed chain-by-chain review before SOG treats deployment coverage as complete.

Medium · last checked 2026-06-04

PR-024A added selected Ethereum, Base, and Solana contract references, but full deployment coverage remains incomplete.

Mica Context

EURC MiCA compliance and EU regulatory context should be backed by direct Circle and official regulatory sources before SOG treats it as a complete jurisdictional record.

Medium · last checked 2026-06-05

PR-028B separates MiCA context from reserve and deployment topics.

Reserve Report History

EURC monthly reserve or attestation report history needs exact period-level report URLs before SOG displays a historical reserve timeline.

Medium · last checked 2026-06-05

PR-028B added Circle transparency as an entry point only.

Circle Mint Access

EURC conversion through Circle Mint, account eligibility, business access, geography, and retail availability need source-specific explanation.

Medium · last checked 2026-06-05

Keep Circle Mint access separate from exchange trading and wallet availability.

Chain Contracts

EURC chain-by-chain contract, token mint, or asset issuer references for Avalanche, Base, Ethereum, Solana, and Stellar need official source review before final address display.

Medium · last checked 2026-06-05

PR-028B split deployment rows by chain but leaves exact identifiers as source-review needed.

Maintenance

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