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I was watching CNBC yesterday afternoon (and the French Open, don’t tell my boss) hoping to catch a glimpse of the NYSE exchange floor when Circle started trading, but a bigger story quickly dominated the news cycle. 

Fortunately for Circle shareholders, the political drama had seemingly no impact on shares of the newly-public stablecoin company. Trading under the ticker CRCL, the stock debuted more than 120% above IPO price. Demand was alive and well today, too, with more than 20 million shares traded before 11 a.m. ET. 

Back to that other big story, though. The biggest bromance…

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