[Circle Announces Microsoft's Business and Product Leader Kirk Koenigsbauer Has Joined Circle's Board of Directors] According to a report by Jinse Finance, on March 18, Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire posted on the X platform stating that Microsoft's business and product leader Kirk Koenigsbauer has joined Circle's board of directors. Kirk is an outstanding technology executive and leader who has helped drive the development of some of Microsoft's most important platforms. Welcome, Kirk, to the team. We will continue striving to make Circle one of the most important internet platform companies of this new era.