Circle, a payments business, has agreed to purchase Cybavo, a digital asset infrastructure platform that focuses on custody and blockchain app development, for an undisclosed amount. According to a news release issued today, Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, plans to use the acquisition to boost the coin’s acceptance. According to CoinGecko, USDC is the second-largest stablecoin behind Tether, with a market worth of $53.8 billion. Circle signed an agreement to acquire @cybavo! Once the deal closes, Circle plans to integrate CYBAVO’s non-custodial digital asset customer solution with Circle Products and expand enterprise and developer services. https://t.co/Kh35nA2tVN — Circle (@circlepay) June 10, 2022 Web 3.0 Platform Circle will be able to provide infrastructure as a service to organizations wishing to develop the Web 3.0 platform due to the acquisition. This frees developers’ time to focus on their products rather than digital asset security, operations, or blockchain infrastructure administration. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said in the statement, “Cybavo co-founders Paul Fan and Tim Hsu have built an awe-inspiring product,” “They are unlocking value for developers and operators across nearly every major sector impacted by crypto and Web3.” Cybavo, based in Taiwan, was formed in 2018 and raised $4 million in a seed round led by 500 Startups in August of that year. Circle will invest in Cybavo’s research and developm...
