Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) is one of the 10 Stocks End Trading Week Soaring, Outshining Wall Street.

Circle Internet jumped by 20.39 percent on Friday to end at $240.28 as investor sentiment was boosted by an investment firm’s upgraded rating.

On Friday, Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) earned its first “buy” recommendation from Seaport Global following the Senate’s passage of a legislation that would allow the wide usage of Stablecoins by banks, fintech, and retailers, among others.

The news followed Circle Internet Group’s (NYSE:CRCL) announcement earlier this week that its USDC stablecoins are being adopted by retail giants Amazon and Walmart, as well as e-commerce operator Shopify.

According to Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL), Shopify began rolling out its feature that enables merchants to accept USDC stablecoins—a cryptocurrency founded by its founders Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville—for payments and order fulfillment flows.

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) also said that it partnered with blockchain firm Ripple to bring USDC stablecoins to the latter’s XRP Ledger blockchain as well as with digital identity company World for the addition of USDC and CCTP V2 (Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol) on World Chain.

Circle Internet jumped by 20.39 percent on Friday to end at $240.28 as investor sentiment was boosted by an investment firm’s upgraded rating.

On Friday, Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) earned its first “buy” recommendation from Seaport Global following the Senate’s passage of a legislation that would allow the wide usage of Stablecoins by banks, fintech, and retailers, among others.

The news followed Circle Internet Group’s (NYSE:CRCL) announcement earlier this week that its USDC stablecoins are being adopted by retail giants Amazon and Walmart, as well as e-commerce operator Shopify.

According to Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL), Shopify began rolling out its feature that enables merchants to accept USDC stablecoins—a cryptocurrency founded by its founders Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville—for payments and order fulfillment flows.

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Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) also said that it partnered with blockchain firm Ripple to bring USDC stablecoins to the latter’s XRP Ledger blockchain as well as with digital identity company World for the addition of USDC and CCTP V2 (Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol) on World Chain.

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