News, hires and insights from the Cyclops team.
In four months, Cyclops has doubled the team, opened its European headquarters in Vienna and closed its Series A. Here's what it's like to work here and who we're looking for next.
Cyclops has raised a $20M Series A led by Nava Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, Circle Ventures, GPT Ventures and Lasagna Ventures, to build the end-to-end stablecoin platform for global payments companies.
The questions payments companies should be asking when evaluating a stablecoin infrastructure partner — and what the answers should look like.
A deep dive into Cyclops Custom Solutions — stablecoin infrastructure built for how your payments company actually works.
How stablecoins are improving payments without anyone noticing.
What stablecoin rails mean for your currency conversion costs, timing and cross-border operations.
Why stablecoins are becoming the default payment layer for AI agents transacting autonomously, around the clock and across borders.
How stablecoins are helping payments companies move capital faster, manage it smarter and unlock more from what they already have.
Why one of the largest money movement use cases is shifting to blockchain rails.
Where stablecoins are already being used, which ones dominate in each market and what it means for the payments industry.
How payments companies are enabling their merchants to pay recipients faster, anywhere in the world.
The themes, conversations and signals that stood out to our team.
Two blockchain-based tools with fundamentally different jobs in payments infrastructure.
A look inside the Cyclops team's full week in Vienna — strategy, compliance, the office opening party and the people behind it all.
The frameworks that are in place, what's still being finalized and what it means for payments.
Why payments companies are adding crypto and stablecoin acceptance to their product offering.
The data, deals and forecasts that show where the stablecoin payments market is heading.
Meet the people building the stablecoin infrastructure that payments companies have been waiting for.
The payments companies that moved early, what they built and what it means for the rest of the industry.
Why payments companies are integrating stablecoin settlement into their infrastructure.
The biggest names in payments are embracing stablecoins for good reason — faster settlement, lower costs and truly global reach. Here's a breakdown of the basics.
Binance and EY veteran with extensive crypto infrastructure experience to lead Cyclops Europe.
Cyclops plants its flag in Europe as the stablecoin & crypto payments infrastructure opportunity accelerates across the continent.
How Cyclops's core products turn stablecoins into a competitive advantage for payments processors.
The data, deals and regulatory shifts that prove stablecoins have arrived as core payments infrastructure.
Payments media veteran from PaymentsJournal and PYMNTS brings over a decade of fintech content strategy expertise to the Cyclops team.
Payments industry professional from Spreedly and Fiserv brings over a decade of partnership and relationship management experience to the Cyclops team.
Why Hyper-Fixation is Our Founders’ Playbook. A great name can do a lot for a company — here’s the story behind ours.
Crypto payments veteran from JPMorgan Chase and Coinbase brings 16+ years of regulatory leadership experience to the Cyclops executive team.
Cyclops is now one of the top companies selected by Mastercard to help shape the future of on-chain payments.
2026 marks a turning point in how payments companies view stablecoins and crypto. Stablecoin supply crossed $300B in 2025 and annual transaction volumes hit $27T — surpassing major payment networks for the first time.
Cyclops is officially live, with the first stablecoin and crypto infrastructure platform built solely for the payments industry. With years of experience and millions in backing, Cyclops is pouring fuel on the stablecoin fire.