Key Takeaways Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, said it plans to sell shares at $24 to $26 each in its IPO.The move would raise as much as $624 million for the company and its backers.Circle's USD Coin is a stablecoin,

Circle, the issuer of the popular USDC stablecoin, has launched its initial public offering, looking to raise about $624 million at a $5.65 billion valuation.

The IPO price is expected to be between $24 and $26 per share. Based on the higher end of the range, Circle could raise almost $250 million, while the selling stakeholders could get nearly $375 million for their stake. Cathie Wood's ARK has expressed interest in buying $150 million worth of shares from the IPO, the USDC-issuer said in a filing.