# Nikhil Chandhok

> Nikhil Chandhok is chief Product & Technology Officer. Circle Gateway Nanopayments on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-27

Chief Product & Technology Officer.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandhok

## What Nikhil builds

- [Circle Gateway Nanopayments](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/circle-gateway-nanopayments.md), graded B, 67.7/100, in Payment & monetisation platforms. Circle Gateway Nanopayments is a hosted x402 facilitator that settles gas-free USDC payments as small as $0.000001. Buyers sign offchain authorisations against a Gateway balance, and Circle settles net positions onchain in batches. Chief Product & Technology Officer, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Jeremy Allaire](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jeremy-allaire/), Co-founder, CEO and Chairman

## Questions

### Who is Nikhil Chandhok?

Nikhil Chandhok is chief Product & Technology Officer.

### What does Circle make?

Anchor Terminal lists Circle Gateway Nanopayments from Circle. Circle Gateway Nanopayments is a hosted x402 facilitator that settles gas-free USDC payments as small as $0.000001. Buyers sign offchain authorisations against a Gateway balance, and Circle settles net positions onchain in batches.

### How are Nikhil's tools graded?

Circle Gateway Nanopayments is graded B, 67.7 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.circle.com/leadership/nikhil-chandhok
- https://www.circle.com/blog/building-the-financial-rails-for-the-agentic-economy
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandhok
- https://www.circle.com/about-circle
- https://www.circle.com/nanopayments
- https://x.com/jerallaire
- https://www.circle.com/
- https://www.circle.com
- https://www.circle.com/contact-us
- https://help.circle.com/support
- https://help.circle.com/support?id=support_form

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