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Circle's Q2 financials showed $658 million in revenue, but a net loss of $482 million due to non-cash IPO-linked items.
Aug 12, 2025, 12:00 p.m.
Circle (CRCL) reported a second-quarter net loss even as circulation of the second-largest stablecoin, USDC, almost doubled from the year-earlier period and on-chain transaction volume more than quintupled to $5.9 trillion.
The company also said it is developing a layer-1 blockchain “designed to provide an enterprise-grade foundation for stablecoin payments, FX, and capital markets applications.” A public testnet for the Arc blockchain is scheduled to live in the next few months.
Arc is Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible and uses USDC as its native gas token, has an integrated stablecoin FX engine, and sub-second settlement finality along with “opt-in privacy controls,” the company said.
Circle’s is not the first stablecoin-focused blockchain on the blocks. Others include Plasma, which drew over $373 million in an oversubscribed token sale, and Stable, focused on USDC's larger rival, Tether's USDT. Payments company Stripe is reportedly also building its own stablecoin-focused chain, called Tempo.
In its first quarter as a publicly traded company, Circle said USDC’s share of the stablecoin market rose to 28%. Total revenue and reserve income increased 53% to $658 million, driven by higher average USDC balances. The company posted a net loss of $482 million, largely due items related to the June IPO. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (Ebidta) rose 52% to $126 million, the company said.
Interest in the $270 billion stablecoin sector has been accelerating after President Donald Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law. The act bolstered the industry by creating a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins in the U.S.
Shares of Circle rose 6.35% to $171.41 in pre-market trading.
Francisco Rodrigues
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