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Circle

USDC stablecoin issuer.

HQ Boston, USFounded 2013publicWebsite

On the watchlist — 1.2k employees.

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Headcount
1.2k
0.0%
90d change
+0.2%
Funding events (90d)
0
6 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0

headcount + trends: LinkedIn-tracked weekly series · funding & layoff counts: through Jul 2026 (frozen) + live news extraction

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$1B-$10B
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$4.4M
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
8.4%
low — retention is strong
Average tenure
2.2 yrs
Time since last raise
3 mo
recent raise

Hiring flow · Circle

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Professional Service
418
+13%
Engineering
377
+20%
Research
68
+5%
Product
60
+36%
Human Resources
46
+4%
Legal
43
+47%
Finance
36
+33%
Operations
26
+59%
Other
97

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. Decrypt5d ago
    Morning Minute: Hyperliquid Is Coming to the US

    Circle stock rose 17% following Trump's crypto meeting and broader market rally.

  2. Decrypt5d ago
    Crypto Stocks Rip Higher as Strategy Jumps 12%, Coinbase Climbs 9%

    Circle is mentioned as one of four crypto-linked equities rallying; 9.44% gain discussed substantively.

  3. CoinDesk10d ago
    Wall Street's private blockchain obsession is a 'race to the bottom,' Ethereum advocate Raman warns

    Circle's ARC stablecoin payments product mentioned as example of permissioned consortium chain, not central focus.

  4. CoinDesk11d ago
    Tokenization stocks slip as SEC delay puts 'speed bump' in crypto’s Wall Street push

    Named as tokenization-focused firm whose stock slipped due to SEC innovation exemption delay.

  5. Decrypt11d ago
    Morning Minute: Tether Finally Gets An Audit

    Named once in context of Tether competition; article notes Circle's regulatory advantage is eroded by Tether's new audit.

  6. Decrypt12d ago
    Morning Minute: The SEC Plans Rules for Tokenized Stocks

    Circle's Arc platform mentioned as having lined up major validators for tokenized assets.

  7. CoinDesk13d ago
    Miden bets on privacy stablecoins with introduction of USDCx

    Circle's USDC and xReserve infrastructure are central to USDCx stablecoin backing, but article focuses primarily on Miden's product launch.

  8. CoinDeskHeadline14d ago
    Bitwise's Rasmussen: Circle is mispriced as stablecoins head toward trillions

    Article is primarily about Circle's market positioning and growth potential in stablecoins and payments infrastructure.

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Events

Funding · post ipo equity · $222M
4mo ago
Funding · post ipo secondary · $18M
9mo ago
Funding · post ipo equity · $260M
1y ago
Funding · post ipo secondary · $1.0B
1y ago
Layoff · 3.61% (37 roles)
Departures in 2024-12: 46 vs 6-mo baseline of 9 (5.11× spike). Derived from PDL.
2y ago
Layoff · 4.04% (39 roles)
Departures in 2023-07: 46 vs 6-mo baseline of 7 (6.57× spike). Derived from PDL.
3y ago
Funding · private equity · $400M
4y ago
Funding · convertible note · $10M
5y ago
Layoff · 12.89% (58 roles)
Departures in 2018-07: 72 vs 6-mo baseline of 13.5 (5.33× spike). Derived from PDL.
8y ago
Layoff · 12.35% (63 roles)
Departures in 2018-06: 72 vs 6-mo baseline of 9 (8× spike). Derived from PDL.
8y ago
Layoff · 5.69% (30 roles)
Departures in 2018-05: 38 vs 6-mo baseline of 8.5 (4.47× spike). Derived from PDL.
8y ago

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