Arca unloads Circle shares after scathing IPO letter

Arca Chief Investment Officer Jeff Dorman said the digital investment company has sold all of its Circle shares following the stablecoin company’s recent listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

The update followed a scathing open letter published by Dorman on social media on June 5, criticizing Circle for giving the investment firm a “throwaway” allocation in Circle’s initial public offering (IPO).

According to Dorman, Arca submitted an order for $10 million in Circle shares in April 2025 and only received a $135,000 allocation despite being a long-time supporter and one of the earliest investors to submit a bid. The executive wrote in a now-deleted letter:

"We pinged you separately two months ago indicating our order, and you thanked us for the support. If you were going to f[***] us at the end, the least you could have done was tell us two months ago so we didn't waste our analysts' and ops teams' time on a deal that you had no intention of allocating shares to us."

“Arca is closing all of our accounts with Circle and will tell every single dealer we work with that we will no longer accept USDC,” Dorman continued.

Cointelegraph reached out to Circle for comment on the letter but hadn’t received a response by the time of publication.

Circle’s public listing is a significant development in the crypto industry as the issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin, Circle-USD (USDC), with a total market capitalization of over $61 billion, now has access to the world’s deepest capital market.

Circle lists on the NYSE to trading frenzy

Circle began trading on the NYSE on June 5 under the ticker CRCL, following an IPO that raised $1.05 billion.

The company’s shares surged by 167% on its debut, closing out the trading day at $82.

The stock continued the rally on June 6 and is currently trading hands around $115 per share during intraday hours.