Circle Insiders Cashing Out: $1.4B Share Dump After 349% Post-IPO Rocket Ride
Just when you thought the crypto gold rush couldn't get shinier—Circle's early backers are grabbing their pickaxes.
The stablecoin giant's insiders are offloading a staggering $1.4 billion in shares, capitalizing on a 349% price explosion since its June market debut. Talk about perfect timing—Wall Street's playbook hasn't changed in centuries.
This isn't just profit-taking—it's a masterclass in how the smart money operates. While retail investors chase the next meme coin, the Circle crew demonstrates how institutional players actually win: get in early, ride the hype, exit before the music stops.
And here's the kicker—they're doing it while maintaining straight faces about 'long-term belief in blockchain infrastructure.' The only infrastructure being built here? Personal yacht docks.
JPMorgan allows early selling amid record gains
This new sale is moving quickly. It’s a two-day marketed offering and has already been oversubscribed, with pricing expected by Thursday. Circle hasn’t made any public comment, but the numbers speak for themselves.
Even though the stock is now trading at less than half of its $298.99 peak from June 23, it’s still way up from the IPO price. And this $1.4 billion figure is larger than what the company brought in during the IPO itself.
David Erickson, a finance professor at Columbia Business School and former co-head of equity capital markets at Barclays, called the MOVE “a cash-in exercise,” pointing to the massive run-up since the IPO.
He said that even though the shares are being dumped, they’ll probably sell at a steep discount compared to pre-deal trading levels. But after a 400% gain, the discount hardly matters; everyone selling is still walking away with profits.
Sales like this, so soon after an IPO, used to be standard in the dot-com boom era. Erickson said he was surprised more 2025 IPOs hadn’t done the same this year, considering how many stocks have spiked.
Circle joins a wave of early post-IPO offerings
Circle may be moving fast, but they’re not alone. Just last month, Karman Holdings Inc. had its shareholders offload 21 million shares at over double the IPO price. That came six months after its February debut.
In 2024, other firms like Viking Holdings, UL Solutions, and StandardAero also jumped the gun, selling shares before lock-ups expired. But Circle’s speed beats them all.
Even with how fast this sell-off came, investors aren’t panicking. The stock has had two full months of heavy, high-volume trading, and the market seems used to the volatility.
Jeff Zell, senior analyst at IPO Boutique, said the company’s wild debut and steady performance gave the market time to price things properly. “After such an enthusiastic IPO debut and two months of steady, high-volume trading at elevated levels,” he said, “the market has had time to price the company rationally.”
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