$CRCL reported Q2 revenue and reserve income of $701M, up 7% YoY, with USDC in circulation at $73.3B, up 19% YoY, and net income of $48M, up $530M YoY.
On the day, $CRCL is roughly flat, with the revenue miss and softer USDC circulation weighed against raised full-year guidance.
→ Revenue: $701M vs. $713.3M consensus
→ EPS: $0.18 vs. $0.16 expected
The quarter also brought a federal OCC trust bank charter and 11 founding validators for the Arc mainnet launch, including BlackRock, Visa and Standard Chartered.
$SPCX REPORTS Q2 AFTER TODAY'S CLOSE
→ Consensus is $6.93B in revenue and -$0.26 EPS for the company's first public earnings report.
→ Heading into the close, $SPCX shares are up around 9%, with the webcast scheduled for 4:30 PM ET.
→ Starlink profitability, Starship execution and capital spending are the core operating focus areas.
Beyond the quarterly figures, management confidence in AI and orbital data centers is the larger readthrough.
$AMD & $ALAB REPORT Q2 RESULTS AFTER TODAY'S CLOSE
→ $AMD: consensus is $11.28B in revenue and $1.55 adjusted GAAP EPS, with Data Center, MI450 and Helios timing in focus.
→ $ALAB: consensus is $360.21M in revenue and $0.64 adjusted GAAP EPS, with PCIe 6 demand and Scorpio ramps as key readthroughs.
For $AMD, the main angle is accelerator deployment and Data Center growth; for $ALAB, connectivity and margins.
BREAKING: MICHAEL SAYLOR'S STRATEGY JUST SOLD $102,000,000 WORTH OF BITCOIN.
THE LAST TIME STRATEGY SOLD BTC WAS IN 2022.
BITCOIN WENT ON TO SURGE OVER 600%.
THIS IS THE SIGNAL 🚀
MARKET MOVERS
🟢 UPGRADES
$IR: Stifel upgraded to Buy; PT raised to $101 from $84
$PSN: Jefferies upgraded to Buy; PT cut to $52 from $60
$CRCL: TD Cowen initiated with Buy; PT $82
$RBLX: JP Morgan assumed coverage with Neutral; PT $40
🔴 DOWNGRADES
$LAUR: JP Morgan downgraded to Neutral
Into the open, $SPCX is down around 1.8%, with the stock near the bottom of its 52-week range and more than 50% below its June peak.
Short interest is roughly $25B, while Jefferies argues the selloff reflects a broader AI-valuation reset rather than company-specific governance concerns tied to Musk's control.
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