Circle: Expects to grow staff by 15% to 25% this year, plans to go public again

According to the Wall Street Journal, Jeremy Fox-Geen, the chief financial officer of stablecoin issuer Circle, said that Circle had about 900 employees as of the end of last year, and it is expected to increase by 15% to 25% in 2023, that is, an increase of 135 to 225 employees. That's a lower growth rate than in 2022, when the number of people is about double that of 2021. In addition, he said that Circle intends to seek listing again, but it may not be listed this year, "Circle is waiting for better market conditions, away from the UST collapse and FTX implosion, so that public market investors can re-evaluate the future of the digital asset business, we We plan to continue on the road to listing and will take the necessary steps to achieve this goal as soon as practicable.”