Shares of Circle Internet Group ($CRCL) slid 17.5% in a single session to close at $62.63, their lowest level in roughly four months, as markets digested the launch of a new consortium-backed dollar stablecoin, Open USD (OUSD). The selloff underscored a growing investor concern that Circle’s USDC-driven business model is facing a structural challenge as the stablecoin industry experiments with more ‘open’ and revenue-sharing frameworks.
The drop compounded an already sharp pullback. Circle is now down more than 40% over the past month, about 21% year-to-date, and roughly 51% below its 2026… Read more








