VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, October 5, 2021 – WonderFi Technologies Inc. (NEO: WNDR; OTC: WONDF, WKN: A3C166) (the “Company” or “WonderFi”) today announced that, in collaboration with Circle Internet Financial, LLC (“Circle”), a global financial technology firm that provides payments and treasury infrastructure for internet businesses, it will be offering Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) through the WonderFi App to help expand access to the trusted dollar digital currency. Circle’s mission is to raise global economic prosperity through the frictionless exchange of financial value, and it is the principal operator and minter of USDC.
Kevin O’Leary, an investor in both WonderFi and Circle, commented: “Stablecoins like USDC are a key part of the growth of this industry, and it's great to see industry leaders like Circle and WonderFi striving to provide better access.”
USDC, with over $31.2B USD in circulation and $1.1T transferred on-chain to date, plays an essential role in powering economic activity on the internet. USDC is the world’s fastest-growing and dollar digital currency.
“Working together with Circle to create better access to the world’s fastest-growing dollar digital currency was a natural fit for us” commented Ben Samaroo, CEO of WonderFi. “There is sustained global demand for USDC as it continues to be regarded as the most trusted and well regulated stablecoin, and it is a great first point of entry for users that are new to crypto and DeFi across the world.”
“The collaboration with WonderFi is an important step in providing more people access to the seamless, secure, and efficient way that USDC helps generate economic activity across a range of use cases in the digital asset economy,” said Jeremy Allaire, Circle’s Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman.
WonderFi also recently announced its intention to use USDC in its treasury management to optimize yield on unused working capital and cash reserves.
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ABOUT CIRCLE
Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide. Circle is the principal operator of USD Coin (USDC), which has become the fastest growing, regulated, fully reserved dollar digital currency. USDC in circulation is greater than $30 billion and has supported over $1 trillion in on-chain transactions. Today, Circle's transactional services, business accounts, and platform APIs are giving rise to a new generation of financial services and commerce applications that hold the promise of raising global economic prosperity for all through programmable internet commerce. Additionally, Circle operates SeedInvest, one of the largest equity crowdfunding platforms in the U.S., which is a registered broker dealer. Learn more at https://circle.com.
ABOUT WONDERFI
WonderFi is a leading technology company with the mission of creating better access to DeFi through the core principles of simplicity and education. WonderFi has a multi-pronged business strategy which includes a high-growth consumer finance app which will serve as a trusted gateway to the new financial system, and a digital asset portfolio which consists of leading crypto and DeFi assets. WonderFi's executive team and Board of Directors have an established track record in finance and crypto, with previous experience at Amazon, Shopify, PayPal, Galaxy Digital, Hut 8 and BIGG Digital. WonderFi's core team of engineers and technologists believe that everyone should have equal access to finance, and are aligned in the mission to empower people around the world to access DeFi in a simple, smart and secure way. For more information, visit www.wonder.fi.
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