The significant surge in Circle’s first-day trading could prompt institutional investors to set higher IPO prices for upcoming listings. Imminent IPOs include Omada Health, which is pricing on Thursday, and Klarna, a fintech that’s set to list next week.

Circle, the company behind the $61 billion stablecoin USDC, made a roaring debut on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, becoming the first stablecoin issuer to go public and making CEO and cofounder Jeremy Allaire a billionaire.

Due to high demand, the stablecoin issuer increased its IPO from a planned 24 million shares. Circle is now worth anywhere from $6.8 billion to $8 billion on a fully diluted value. The company that powers the USDC stablecoin will start trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CRCL.

The cryptocurrency company's stock opened for trading on the NYSE at $69 apiece, valuing the stablecoin issuer at nearly $18 billion.

(Reuters) -Circle Internet's shares were set for a strong debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, a move expected to boost an IPO market that has struggled to regain momentum. The stock was last indicated to trade between $60 and $61 at debut compared with its IPO price of $31.

This week’s blockbuster IPO of Circle, a leading issuer of stablecoins, shows how crypto is increasingly going mainstream. Here’s how to invest.

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.