Circle Announces 2nd Cohort of USDC Grant Program Recipients

Circle Internet Financial has announced the second cohort of recipients for its USDC Grant Program, which aims to support early-stage projects that integrate the USDC stablecoin and utilize features from the Circle platform, such as Programmable Wallets. The program, initially launched in April, has attracted numerous innovative projects across various sectors, including gaming, payments, and AI, reflecting high quality and creativity. The selected projects for this cohort include Blockroll, a payroll and remittance app in Nigeria; Verso, which developed an SDK for web3-enabled apps in France; Bowled, a GameFi platform in Singapore; Axon Finance, a crypto-to-fiat DEX in Bulgaria; Saga, a Layer 1 protocol in the USA; CopperX, a real-time funds transfer service in Dubai; Amero, connecting Latin America to crypto rails; StringPay, a DeFi app for construction payments in the USA; Locker, an on-chain savings and investment tool in New York; Pakt, a blockchain-powered website platform in Los Angeles; VIA Labs, a developer shop in Poland; and DAIN, merging AI and blockchain in Los Angeles. The initiative highlights Circle's commitment to fostering innovative use cases for USDC through diverse, high-impact projects.