Circle Internet, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, plans to go public in the United States with a valuation of up to $6.71 billion in an initial public offering.
Circle intends to sell about 9.6 million shares with existing shareholders planning to sell roughly 14.4 million shares, aiming to raise as much as $624 million through the IPO.
Once listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol 'CRCL', Circle shares will be priced between $24 and $26 each. J.P. Morgan, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs are the lead underwriters for the IPO.
Despite the ambitious valuation, challenges such as distribution gaps, thin profit margins, and costly partnerships raise doubts about Circle's actual value, with some estimating it to be worth $1.7 to $2.0 billion.