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Circle reported $865 million in Q3 revenue and reserve income, up 17% year over year, with net income from continuing operations reaching $226 million.

But here's the detail worth watching.

Meanwhile, the reported 17% revenue increase includes $182 million from the ARC token presale.

So the headline growth wasn't simply driven by higher recurring revenue.

Meanwhile, USDC's average circulation reached $73.3 billion, up 8%, while onchain transaction volume jumped 49% to $13.9 trillion.

Circle is also expanding beyond its stablecoin business. It completed the genesis mint of ARC's initial 10 billion tokens and agreed to acquire cross-border payments company Tazapay, with closing expected in 2027, subject to regulatory approval.

Circle is building a broader payments and blockchain business, even as its reserve income declines.

The real question is how much of that growth can be sustained without another large token presale contribution.