On August 20, Circle Internet Corp. rose 5.08% overnight, trading at $82.50/share, with turnover of $28.357 million.
The rally was primarily driven by two major regulatory developments. On August 19, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) proposed that qualifying stablecoins may be classified as cash equivalents in accounting treatment, provided their liquid asset reserves are no less than circulating token supply, reserves are disclosed annually, and holders can redeem at face value at any time. Circle-issued USDC and EURC are expected to directly benefit from this accounting standard change.
Additionally, the SEC released a crypto asset regulation proposal on August 18 that would allow crypto projects to raise up to $75 million without full securities registration, establishing a conditional safe harbor mechanism. Meanwhile, global stablecoin ecosystem data showed robust expansion, with stablecoin transfer volumes surging 207.5% quarter-over-quarter to approximately $10 billion, reinforcing Circle's positioning as a leading stablecoin issuer in a market projected to grow from approximately $300 billion to $3-5 trillion.
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