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Bernstein: Circle's stock price is expected to rise by 60%, with stablecoins adopting AI-powered financial agents as a key driving force
Deep Tide TechFlow News, March 11 — According to CoinDesk, Bernstein’s team has given USDC stablecoin issuer Circle (CRCL) a “beat the market” rating with a target price of $190, approximately 60% higher than the current $120 level.
Bernstein pointed out that stablecoins are decoupling from the crypto market cycle. Despite the bear market, Circle’s USDC supply has rebounded to nearly $78 billion, close to its all-time high, with the total market cap of USD stablecoins remaining around $270 billion. Adjusted stablecoin trading volume has increased by over 90% year-over-year, and the faster trading pace indicates its growing use outside of crypto trading.
The report emphasizes that payment adoption is a key driver. Visa currently supports over 130 stablecoin-linked cards in 50 countries, with an annualized settlement volume of about $4.6 billion. Circle Payments Network has partnered with approximately 55 institutions, with an annualized transaction volume of $5.7 billion. Additionally, Bernstein believes AI-driven “agent finance” could become a new growth theme, and Circle is building the high-throughput payment blockchain Arc to support this vision.