7 年长跑后,政策终领路,Circle 离上市只差临门一脚

深潮Published on 2025-05-28Last updated on 2025-05-28

让一部分真正优质的“加密股”先进入美国主流资本市场。

撰文:Golem

合规稳定币巨头 Circle 或许将成为美国稳定币法案《GENIUS Act》通过后的第一个受益方。

5 月 27 日 Circle 披露纽交所 IPO 上市申请最新进展,Circle 将发行 2400 万股 A 类股,其中 960 万股由公司发行, 1440 万股来自现有股东出售,预计定价区间为每股 24 至 26 美元,Circle 可筹集近 2.5 亿美元,而出售股份的股东则可能为其股份获得近 3.75 亿美元。

Circle 此次披露目标估值 67.1 亿美元,高出此前 40-50 亿美元的预估区间。虽然 Circle IPO 上市进展保持顺利,但最终结果仍未板上钉钉,在接下来的 3-5 个月内,Circle 仍将接受美 SEC 的问询。与此同时,美国主流资本市场对加密认可度上升,但有退市边缘的美股公司「借壳装币」拉升股价,美国主流资本市场急需更多真正优质的「加密股」......

7 年上市计划长跑

从头来看,Circle 的上市之路类似一部大型的修仙小说,主角历尽 7 年艰辛坎坷,最终得以飞升。

IPO 想法初生,遇熊市滑铁卢

Circle 的 IPO 上市想法最早在 2018 年就已经展露,当时,Circle 推出了稳定币 USDC,并收购了加密交易所 Poloniex。同年,Circle 获得比特大陆、IDG 资本、Breyer Capital 等机构的 1.1 亿美元融资,估值达到 30 亿美元。

然而 2019 年加密市场突然走熊打得所有人措手不及,Circle 估值暴跌 75% 至 7.5 亿美元,并且被迫将 Poloniex 出售给了孙宇晨。危急降临,Circle 的 IPO 计划自然也泡了汤。

借 SPAC 合并上市,被监管铁拳重击

时间来到 2021 年,经过两年的合规探索与业务发展,USDC 已然成为市场上排 USDT 后第二大影响力的稳定币产品,于是 Circle 的 IPO 上市计划这次成功露出台面。2021 年 7 月 8 日,Circle 宣布将通过 SPAC(特殊目的收购公司)Concord Acquisition Corp 上市,代码为「CRCL」,Circle 估值为 45 亿美元。虽然此时加密市场行情回暖,但监管对加密的敌意仍未消退,Circle 想通过借壳上市的方式规避传统 IPO 和监管对加密的严格审查。

然而,Circle 这次的 IPO 上市计划再次流产。2021 年 7 月,Circle 对外宣称收到了美国 SEC 执法部门传票,要求 Circle 证明 USDC 不是证券。在经历一系列漫长的监管争端和交易推迟后, 2022 年 12 月 Circle 宣布终止 SPAC 合并上市计划。

不过这次的失败和美 SEC 持续打出的「监管铁拳」仍未使 Circle 放弃,Circle 首席执行官 Jeremy Allaire 在计划失败后表示,「Circle 仍然长期致力于成为一家上市公司」。2023 年 6 月,Circle 再次招聘能「协助潜在上市流程」的企业法律顾问。

连续提交 IPO 申请,坚持多年迎曙光

2024 年开年,或许是吸取了第二次失败的教训,Circle 选择了更传统的道路,于同年 1 月份秘密提交了 IPO 申请,并没有透露计划出售的股票数量或新 IPO 申请的拟议价格范围。此次 Circle 的上市申请极为低调,自被媒体爆出后,公司一直拒绝就 Circle 与 SEC 或其他监管机构的任何接触发表评论,而是通过加强人员配置、稳定财务状况等操作,提高 IPO 审批的通过率。

经历漫长的等待, 2025 年 4 月 2 日,Circle 再次向美 SEC 提交 S-1 文件,拟以代码「CRCL」在纽交所上市,不过 IPO 定价区间仍未公布。据后续市场消息,Circle 也仍在推迟 IPO。5 月 20 日 Circle 表示仍在推进 IPO 计划,目标估值至少 50 亿美元,并且已经拒绝 Coinbase 和 Ripple 的收购请求。

终于, 2025 年 5 月 28 日,Circle 更新 IPO 上市细节,Circle 将发行 2400 万股 A 类股,其中 960 万股由公司发行, 1440 万股来自现有股东出售,预计定价区间为每股 24 至 26 美元。根据路透社的报道,Circle 此次以 67.1 亿美元的目标估值。

虽然此次更新并未说明具体 IPO 上市时间,但 Cathie Wood 旗下的 ARK 投资公司已经表示有意在 IPO 中购买价值 1.5 亿美元 Circle 的股票。

此次更新表明 Circle 上市已是板上钉钉了吗?

多年来, Circle 为了完成上市愿望做了许多合规要求,如更加透明公开的审计机制、获取纽约州虚拟货币业务牌照(BitLicense)、发行欧元稳定币 EUROC 并符合 MiCA 要求等。那这次申请 IPO 上市的结果已经板上钉钉了吗?

虽然 Circle 已经正式提交了 IPO 申请,但距离正式在纽交所挂牌交易还有几个必要流程:

SEC 审查与注册声明生效

Circle 提交申请但并未代表已经生效,Circle 也在最新的 Form S-1 文件中指出,「本次发行需视市场状况而定,不能保证发行何时或是否会完成」。此外,在上市前,SEC 需对其注册声明进行问询(Comment Letter)并确认无重大异议,随后注册声明才能「生效」(effective)。问询通常会进行一至两轮,需要花费 3 到 5 个月时间完成。

路演定价与超额配售选择权

SEC 批准生效后,Circle 股票的承销团(包括摩根大通、花旗、高盛等)会开展短期路演,收集机构投资人需求并确定最终发行价。Circle 还授予承销商 30 天内超额配售多达 360 万股的选择权。

正式挂牌交易

只有在定价完成的第二天(通常为定价日后 1 个交易日),CRCL 股票才会在纽交所挂牌交易。至此,Circle 的 IPO 上市才算真正落地。

综上,提交 IPO 申请只是一块「敲门砖」,到目前为止 Circle 的 IPO 成功还不能说是板上钉钉的结果。但就市场及监管环境而言,只要接下来的数周内在美 SEC 对 Circle 的问询期间美联储政策稳定、监管继续对加密行业友好及市场无剧烈波动或黑天鹅事件发生,Circle 上市成功概率可达 80% 以上。

主流资本市场急需真正的「加密股」

若此次 Circle 纽交所上市最后成功,对于整个加密市场而言也具有里程碑意义,也将会加深主流资产市场对加密行业的肯定。

若 Circle 成功上市,同样将激励其他加密企业积极进行 IPO 申请。此前就有多家加密企业期望上市:

  • Kraken:自 2021 年 Coinbase 成功上市后,Kraken 就一直渴望效仿但也多次遭遇失败,据彭博社报道其正在积极筹备于 2026 年第一季度进行首次公开募股 (IPO);

  • Gemini:加密交易所 Gemini 早在 2021 年就暗示将进行 IPO,甚至有传言称其已秘密提交了 IPO 申请,正在与高盛和花旗集团合作推进,最早也可能在 2025 年内上市;

  • Bullish:加密交易所 Bullish 在 2021 年也意图通过 SPAC 上市,但最终计划被搁置。

  • BitGo:美国加密托管公司 BitGo 也考虑最早于 2025 年下半年进行 IPO。

  • ......

随着稳定币法案通过,特朗普集团持续对加密市场释放利好,美国主流资本市场也在被激励进入加密行业投资,「美国的股市愿意为 1 美元的加密资产支付 2 美元以上的价格」,主流资本市场对加密行业显露的疯狂已经逐渐显露。但不可否认的是,在美国主流资本市场中,投资者接触到的加密品类仍有限,因此只能投资于一些与加密相关的股票,如积极建立加密储备的公司。

然而,这也给处在退市边缘的垃圾美股提供了机会,购买和持有少量加密资产从而拉升股价、提高自身估值(相关阅读:彭博首席财经作家:美股上市公司疯狂买入加密货币的底层逻辑)。但这些公司的基本面并未改变,世界上只有一个 Strategy,当这个把戏最终被主流资本市场识破,真正的加密行业或许也会受到伤害。

让更多真正优质的「加密股」进入美国主流资本市场已经刻不容缓了。

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