In April, Bloomberg reported that Ripple had made an acquisition offer for Circle valued between $4 billion and $5 billion, which was reportedly rejected as undervalued. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse later disputed the report in a conversation with Georgetown Law professor Chris Brummer.

Circle Internet Group Inc.’s white-hot debut on Thursday gives the US IPO market a crypto-fuelled shot of adrenalin that could encourage more listings by would-be debutantes — in the digital assets space and beyond.

While Wall Street insiders enjoyed a first day "pop," it appears Circle could have pocketed much more from its debut.

What exactly does Circle do, and why did it decide to move its headquarters from downtown Boston to lower Manhattan late last year? Here are six things to understand about the company, which manages a "stablecoin" called USDC.

Circle pushed markets into rally mode on Friday after its shares spiked 48%, extending the chaos it kicked off with a massive NYSE debut the day before.

Gemini, a crypto exchange run by billionaire twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, on Friday disclosed it had confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, as digital asset firms seize on renewed market momentum.

New York-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is preparing to go public, signaling renewed confidence in the digital asset market.