Company
Date Published
Author
Joao Reginatto
Word count
238
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Circle Internet Financial has announced that developers using USDC on the Algorand blockchain for payments, commerce, and financial applications can now access Circle's comprehensive suite of APIs. These APIs, which include Circle Payments, Wallets, Marketplaces, and Business Accounts, allow developers to connect to banks and cards, manage digital currency wallets, and create custom financial applications. A significant feature of this launch is the ability for developers to almost instantly swap USDC between Ethereum and Algorand using Circle's APIs, with future plans to extend this capability to other chains via the Circle Business Account. This development promises improved speed, cost, and efficiency for digital dollar transactions, with existing Circle API customers already able to utilize these features.