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Stablecoin money movement firm Bridge raises $58 million in funding

theblock.co 29/08/2024 - 18:34 PM

Bridge Raises $58 Million in Funding

The web3 payment firm Bridge has raised a total of $58 million in funding.

Founded by former Coinbase and Square employees, the firm has notable backers including Sequoia, Ribbit, Index, and Haun Ventures, according to a company post on X.

Bridge is building a stablecoin-powered money movement platform, offering services such as payouts, cross-border payments, and exchanging foreign currencies. The firm has already partnered with Bitso for business-to-business cross-border payments supported by stablecoins in Latin America.

“We’re building stablecoin Orchestration and Issuance as a service,” Bridge explained in the post. “Orchestration provides simple APIs to easily convert between any two dollar formats (USD/EUR, USDC, PYUSD, USDT, etc.). Issuance gives developers the ability to convert any of these dollars into a stablecoin they can customize and benefit from. Our Orchestration and Issuance APIs make it possible for any company and team to offer digital dollar-based services to their end consumers or businesses.”

As of August 28, the total stablecoin supply reached 176.6 million, according to The Block’s Data Dashboard. Tether’s USDT holds a 70.7% share of the stablecoin supply, while Circle’s USDC accounts for 20.6%.




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