Circle Internet Group
The issuer behind USDC — the stablecoin powering Lume itself.
Live price · CRCL
₦153,212@ ₦1,354.66/USD
Fund with USDT or NGN · settles in seconds
52-week range
$49.90 – $298.99
₦67,598 – ₦405,030
Market cap
$30.1B
~40.7T NGN
Today's range
$109.61 – $120.48
Open $118.26 · Prev $121.80
200-day avg
$107.69
50-day $103.70
If you had bought
₦100 in CRCL, 1 year ago.
In naira terms — combining the underlying's US-dollar return with the naira's depreciation against the dollar over the period. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
CRCLx returns are illustrative, derived from public end-of-day CRCL closes and approximate historical ₦/$ rates.
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About CRCL
Circle Internet Group
Circle Internet Group, Inc. operates as a platform, network, and market infrastructure for stablecoin and blockchain applications. The company provides various platform including Arc Blockchain and Developer Infrastructure, an open, layer-1 blockchain network purpose-built to bring real world economic activity onchain; Circle Digital Assets and Services, which includes circle digital assets, USDC, EURC, and USYC, as well as circle mint and xreserve, related liquidity, custody, and trust infrastructure; and Circle Applications, which includes circle payments network and stablefx, applications that use circle digital assets to deliver real-world utility on the arc network and across the broader multichain ecosystem. Its stablecoins network comprises circle stablecoins, tokenized funds, liquidity, payments network, and developer services, as well as integration services. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in New York, New York.
Underlying
- Symbol
- CRCL
- Tokenised as
- CRCLx
- Issuer
- Backed Finance
- Category
- U.S. equity
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Industry
- Capital Markets
- Country
- United States
- Employees
- 1,100
CRCLx FAQ
Honest answers about CRCLx.
What exactly is CRCLx?+
CRCLx is an on-chain token that tracks the price of Circle Internet Group (CRCL). Each token is collateralised 1:1 by the underlying u.s. equity, issued by Backed Finance AG and held in licensed Swiss custody.
Is owning CRCLx the same as owning CRCL?+
Economically, the token tracks the underlying price. Legally, you own a tokenised representation — not the underlying security itself. You do not have shareholder rights, voting rights, or rights against the issuing company. Dividends, where applicable, are passed through under the issuer's mechanism.
How is CRCLx priced?+
The on-chain price tracks the underlying market price via market makers and oracles. During US market hours the spread is typically tight; outside US hours and on weekends, the on-chain price is set by on-chain liquidity and may diverge from the last close.
Why use Lume to hold CRCLx from Nigeria?+
Two reasons. (1) Self-custody: Bamboo, Chaka, and Trove hold your shares at a US broker on your behalf — your name is on a contract, not on the share. With Lume, the token sits in your own Solana wallet; you hold the keys. (2) CBN-resilient rails: even when CBN tightens bank-to-crypto flows, your assets stay in your wallet and trade freely on-chain. Off-ramp via Onramper recovers as policy stabilises.
What about Nigerian taxes on CRCLx?+
Capital gains on disposal of digital assets are generally taxable under Nigerian Capital Gains Tax law at 10%. You are responsible for reporting gains under your personal tax returns. Onramper handles its own tax obligations on the FX side. This is general information, not tax advice — consult a Nigerian tax adviser for your specific situation.
What if Lume disappears?+
Your tokens live in your own Solana wallet — not in Lume's custody. Even if Lume's interface went offline tomorrow, your CRCLx would remain in your wallet and could be redeemed or traded through any other interface that supports the underlying token.
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