Circle Sets Sights on $5.65 Billion Valuation — Because Who Needs Reality? 🚀🤡

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In what can only be described as the financial equivalent of trying to turn a whiff of smoke into a forest fire, Circle — the proud parent company of USDC, the world’s second-largest stablecoin (because who doesn’t need more confusing numbers?) — is aiming for a dazzling $5.65 billion valuation in their upcoming US IPO. 💰✨

According to that wise oracle known as Reuters, Circle plans to unleash approximately 9.6 million shares into the wild, while some shareholders are itching to offload around 14.4 million shares. These treasures are to be sold at a modest $24 to $26 a pop, raising a tidy $624 million — which is just enough to buy a small island or rediscover the meaning of “financial stability” after a few drinks. 🏝️🥂

Once the madness is complete, Circle will be trading on the NYSE under the ticker CRCL — a symbol of hope, or perhaps confusion, for investors who enjoy rollercoasters without seatbelts.

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As CryptoPotato previously noted, the company filed for this grand adventure back in April with the US Securities and Exchange Commission — a government body known for its ability to complicate simple things and to keep everyone on their toes (or in a thrall of bureaucratic nightmares). Operating the world’s second-largest stablecoin (which is what everyone claims but no one truly understands), Circle also announced some impressive revenue figures—though not before revealing that EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, or “how to confuse investors quickly”) was on the decline.

In a moment of transparency so rare it might be classified as mythical, CEO Jeremy Allaire explained to the world (and possibly his pet goldfish):

“For Circle, becoming a publicly traded corporation on the NYSE is a continuation of our desire to operate with the greatest transparency and accountability possible,” said Allaire—who probably believes in unicorns, fairies, and the Easter Bunny, too.

“We are building what we believe to be critical infrastructure for the financial system, and we seek to work with leading companies and governments around the world in shaping and building this new internet financial system.”

At present, details about the IPO remain under wraps, possibly because they’re busy counting imaginary money or trying to figure out what ‘valuation’ actually means. Stay tuned for the next episode, titled “The Great Circle Circus.” 🎪🎉

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2025-05-27 15:27