Beneath the revenue beat, Circle’s reserve-driven earnings remain intact and USDC scale has proven resilient to crypto price volatility, yet the emerging regulatory risk around reserve income sharing casts new uncertainty over its critical Coinbase distribution partnership. In Q4 2025, Circle reported total revenue and reserve income of $770 million and ended the year with $75. 3 billion USDC in circulation, up 72% year over year. With the results beating expectations, the stock reaction was immediate
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