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USDC stablecoin issuer Circle has filed for an initial public offering with the SEC, as Trump’s tariffs cause turmoil in the markets and stablecoin bills make their way through Congress, promising to upend competition.
The information in its prospectus shows a company that has few aces up its sleeve, a lot of business deals to make and a perhaps lofty valuation.
Omar Kanji, Partner at Dragonfly, joined the show to explain:
- How Circle can get USDC into the hands of users
- Circle’s staggering regulatory compliance costs vs. the likes of Tether
- Circle’s S-1 valuation of $5 billion
- Forthcoming regulatory clarity and how it changes the stablecoin game
- The potential impact of tariffs on Circle’s success
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EPISODE TRANSCRIPTGuest
- Omar Kanji, Partner at Dragonfly
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Previous coverage on Unchained:
- Congress Bickers Over Whether to Bail Out Stablecoins
- How a Radical Proposal in Trump’s World Could Hurt Stablecoins, but Boost Bitcoin
- Coinbase Aims to Jointly Pass Market Structure and Stablecoin Legislation in Congress
- Stablecoin Bills Could Squeeze Out $140 Billion Tether
Circle files an initial public offering
- SEC: Circle’s S-1 Filing
- Coindesk: Circle is going public
- Fortune: 5 key takeaways
- X @dom_kwok: Circle’s IPO is historic
- Bloomberg: Bitcoin Succumbs to Risk Asset Slump as Trump Sets Tariffs
