USDC, issued by Circle, is the world’s second-largest stablecoin, with a market capitalization of over $30 billion. It is widely used in cross-border payments, DeFi, and exchanges, making it an important representative of official Compliance stablecoins in the United States.
The passage of the GENIUS Act in the United States in 2025 provides a clear regulatory framework for stablecoin issuance. Circle actively cooperated and applied to become an electronic payment institution, which enhanced market trust and capital inflow.
Circle has heavyweight shareholders such as Coinbase and BlackRock, with a pre-IPO valuation of 9 billion USD, and funds like ARK Invest have entered to drive up the stock price.
Profitability has not yet been established and is highly dependent on the interest rate environment, facing fierce competition from PayPal PYUSD, Tether, and new stablecoins. Additionally, with the current high valuation, there is a greater need to focus on fundamentals after the market enthusiasm fades.
Short-term stock prices may fluctuate between $120 and $200. If it can expand the global stablecoin ecosystem and achieve profitability in the medium to long term, CRCL stock is expected to recover its growth trend.