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Cathie Wood Buys The Circle Dip: Ark Snaps Up $16 Million Worth Of CRCL Stock Amid Senate Stablecoin Pressure

Benzinga·03/25/2026 02:24:27
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On Tuesday, Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest executed significant trades, including buying shares of Circle Internet Group Inc (NYSE:CRCL) and selling shares of Bullish (NYSE:BLSH) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM). These trades reflect Ark’s strategic adjustments amid evolving market conditions.

The Circle Trade

Ark Invest made substantial purchases of Circle shares across its ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF (BATS:ARKF), ARK Innovation ETF (BATS:ARKK), and ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (BATS:ARKW). The total acquisition amounted to 161,513 shares, valued at approximately $16.3 million based on the closing price of $101.17.

Circle’s shares have been under pressure on Tuesday. This decline is attributed to regulatory challenges, as a Senate draft targets stablecoin yields, impacting Circle’s business model. Additionally, Circle’s efforts to influence the EU’s digital asset framework have not prevented a dip in its stock, as reported in recent news. Notably, Circle is the issuer of the USDC (CRYPTO: USDC) stablecoin.

The Bullish Trade

Ark Invest reduced its stake in Bullish by selling a total of 40,064 shares across its ARKFARKK, and ARKW ETFs, valued at approximately $1.5 million based on the closing price of $37.37.

Notably, this was the second day in a row when Ark sold the stock of the Peter Thiel-backed cryptocurrency platform. On Monday, ARKK and ARKW sold shares worth nearly $1.57 million.

The TSMC Trade

Ark Invest also sold 3,148 shares of TSMC from its ARKW ETF, valued at approximately $1.1 million based on the closing price of $343.25.

The decision comes amid concerns about TSM’s production capacity limits due to surging AI demand. Constraints are expected to impact supply through 2026, despite planned capacity expansions.

Other Key Trades:

  • Sold 54,640 shares of Roku Inc. (ROKU) across ARKFARKK, and ARKW.
    Sold 190,100 shares of Twist Bioscience Corp (TWST) from ARKK.
  • Sold 18,620 shares of Teradyne Inc. (TER) from ARKK.
  • Sold 44,617 shares of Veracyte Inc. (VCYT) from ARKK.

Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings show that Circle stock checks out on Short, Medium and Long Price Trends.

This story was generated using Benzinga Neuro and edited by Shivdeep Dhaliwal

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