Circle and SPAC terminate plans to take USDC issuer public

    USDC stablecoin issuer Circle and publicly traded special purpose acquisition company Concord Acquisition Corp mutually ended their proposed business combination after the deal “timed out.” The mutual termination comes after over a year and a half of deliberating around the terms of Circle’s potential multibillion-dollar listing. Previously, Circle had been eyeing an entry into the…

    Mining giant Core Scientific going public on Nasdaq with a $4.3B valuation

    Major blockchain hosting and digital asset mining company Core Scientific is going public through a merger with Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp., valued at around $4.3 billion combined. On Wednesday, Core Scientific Holding Co., one of the largest mining companies in North America, announced its plan to go public on Nasdaq via a special…

    Stablecoin issuer Circle to go public via SPAC at $4.5 billion valuation

    Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, plans to go public by the end of the year through a SPAC with special purpose acquisition company Concord Acquisition Corp. The deal values the crypto financial services firm at $4.5 billion. The deal announced on Thursday values Circle at $4.5 billion following just a few weeks after…