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TOP 100 LEADERS

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Jeremy Allaire

Title: Chairman, Co-Founder and CEO Company: Circle
Jeremy is the Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of leading digital financial infrastructure firm Circle – best known as the principal issuer of USDC, one of the world’ s largest regulatorycompliant stablecoins. A serial internet entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience, Jeremy previously founded and took public Allaire Corporation( creators of ColdFusion) and online video platform Brightcove.
Recognising early the transformative potential of public blockchains for global commerce, Jeremy co-founded Circle in 2013 to build a frictionfree, internet-native financial system. Under his direction, USDC has evolved into a vital pillar of digital market liquidity and institutional cross-border settlements, backed by dollardenominated reserves and integrated across major global financial networks. Jeremy has been instrumental in bridging decentralised technology with conventional finance, taking Circle public and steering the firm through evolving global digital asset regulations.
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