Stablecoin Giant Circle Files for IPO on NYSE

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The company's shares volition commercialized nether the ticker "CRCL."

Updated May 27, 2025, 11:48 a.m. Published May 27, 2025, 11:27 a.m.

Circle Internet Group, the steadfast down stablecoin USDC, has filed for an archetypal nationalist offering connected the New York Stock Exchange, the steadfast said connected Tuesday.

Circle is offering 24 cardinal of its people A shares, retired of which 9.6 cardinal is being offered by the firm, portion 14.4 cardinal shares are being offered by selling stakeholders. It besides expects to assistance the underwriters a 30-day enactment to bargain up to 3.6 cardinal shares.

The IPO terms is expected to beryllium betwixt $24 and $26 per share. Based connected the higher extremity of the range, Circle could rise astir $250 million, portion the selling stakeholders could get astir $375 cardinal for their stake.

J.P. Morgan, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC are acting arsenic associated pb progressive bookrunners for the offering. The stablecoin elephantine volition commercialized nether the ticker 'CRCL."

The Jeremy Allaire-led steadfast has been trying to spell nationalist for astir 4 years. In 2021, Circle tried to spell nationalist done a peculiar intent acquisition institution (SPAC), which aboriginal fell through.

In April, the steadfast filed for an S-1 form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) successful bid to get listed. However, it was aboriginal reported that the USDC-issuer was looking to hold its IPO.

Last week, Fortune reported that Circle besides explored a $5 cardinal sale alternatively of going done the IPO route. It was besides reported that listed crypto speech Coinbase (COIN) and payments steadfast Ripple, which besides has its RLUSD stablecoin, were among the suitors.

Read more: Circle Has Explored Potential $5B Sale to Coinbase oregon Ripple Instead of IPO: Report

UPDATE (May 27, 11:47 UTC): Adds further details connected Circle's IPO history.

Parikshit Mishra

Parikshit Mishra is CoinDesk's Regional Head of Asia, managing the editorial squad successful the region. Before joining CoinDesk, helium was the EMEA Editor astatine Acuris (Mergermarket), wherever helium dealt with copies related to backstage equity and the startup ecosystem. He has besides worked arsenic an Senior Analyst for CRISIL, covering the European markets and planetary economies. His astir notable tenure was with Reuters, wherever helium worked arsenic a analogous and an exertion for assorted teams. He does not person immoderate crypto holdings.

Parikshit Mishra, Regional Head of Asia, CoinDesk astatine  Consensus Hong Kong 2025.(CoinDesk)

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