Mizuho maintained its Underperform rating on Circle, and the new $43 target implies roughly 46% downside from Monday's close of $79.84, with shares ending down 7%. The bank estimates AI agent adoption could shrink USDC's market cap by $4–9 billion and cut reserve revenue 10–20% medium-term, as agents steer holders toward higher-yielding FDIC-insured options like SoFi savings accounts. It lowered 2027 circulation forecasts to $101 billion, reserve revenue to $4.1 billion, and adjusted EBITDA to $603 million. About 17% of USDC sits on Circle's no-yield platform.

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Thread · 2 events · last update 27 Oct 06:49
  1. First reportMizuho’s bearish Circle outlook sparks a 7% CRCL drop over AI-driven USDC deposit competition2 acc.
  2. UpdateMizuho cuts Circle’s price target to $43, citing AI-agent risk to USDC reserve revenue2 acc.
  3. Leviathan published this article

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  • @shawnchen_eth MichaelTurtle 2026年加油版First reportOn X ↗

    週一（10/26）穩定幣龍頭 circle($CRCL）在沒有公司負面新聞的情況下重挫近 7%。表面上是華爾街空頭報告點火，但若從原理拆解，會發現分析師找了一個外行的看空理由，卻意外戳中 Circle 商業模式的軟肋。 一、表面導火線：瑞穗喊砍半到 $43＋加密板塊提款…

  • @0xkyliekim Kylie Kim | 蓝鸟会🕊️On X ↗

    Circle fell 7.07% while the S&P 500 went up 0.7%. That's a rough day for a company whose main product is supposed to stay at $1. CRCL closed October 26 at $79.84, down $6.07 from $85.91. It traded as low as $78.81, with about 11.2M shares changing hands. After hours, it…

  • @TheBlockCo The BlockOn X ↗

    THE BLOCK: Mizuho has cut Circle's price target to $43 from $45 and maintained an Underperform rating on the $CRCL stock. It cited 10-20% medium-term reserve revenue downside risk as AI agents steer USDC holders toward higher-yielding fiat alternatives or other platforms.

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