Circle (CRCL) stock slips today as bitcoin heads for first annual loss since 2022
NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 15:54 ET — Regular session Circle Internet Group, Inc. shares slipped in afternoon trading on Wednesday, tracking a softer tone across crypto-linked assets into the final hour of the year’s last U.S. session. The stock was down 1.1% at $79.05, after trading between $78.98 and $80.37. The move matters because Circle sits at the intersection of two markets that have been volatile into year-end: cryptocurrencies and short-term U.S. rates. Both can move quickly around thin liquidity and policy headlines. Circle issues USDC, a so-called stablecoin — a crypto token designed to keep a steady value