Circle Q1 revenue of $694 million was below expectations, but EPS exceeded expectations; MARA Q1 sold 20,880 BTC with a net loss of $1.3 billion

According to BBX data, the earnings season for cryptocurrency concept stocks concluded yesterday with two significant announcements. The core data for the stablecoin sector and mining sector has been revealed, with the following key updates:

• Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: $CRCL) announced its Q1 2026 earnings report via BusinessWire on May 11: total revenue and reserve income amounted to $694 million (up 20% year-over-year), below the analyst consensus expectation of approximately $715 million, a difference of about $20.75 million; GAAP EPS was $0.21, exceeding expectations by $0.03 (consensus $0.18); adjusted EBITDA was $151 million (up 24% year-over-year), with a profit margin of 53%; net profit (from continuing operations) was $55 million (down 15% year-over-year). The USDC circulation at the end of the quarter was $77 billion (up 28% year-over-year), with on-chain transaction volume reaching $21.5 trillion (up 263% year-over-year); reserve interest income was $653 million (up 17% year-over-year), with a reserve yield of 3.5% (down 66 basis points year-over-year, reflecting a decline in SOFR); the full-year 2026 guidance remains unchanged. Additionally, Circle disclosed that ARC Token completed a $222 million private pre-sale, with a fully diluted network valuation of $3 billion, and investors include institutions such as a16z crypto, Apollo, ARK Invest, BlackRock, General Catalyst, Haun Ventures, Intercontinental Exchange, IDG Capital, Janus Henderson, and Standard Chartered Ventures.

• MARA Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: $MARA) announced its Q1 2026 earnings report via GlobeNewswire on May 11: revenue was $174.6 million (down 18% year-over-year, below the consensus of approximately $182.7 million); net loss was $1.3 billion (per share -$3.31, below the consensus range of -$2.20 to -$2.34), with about $1 billion stemming from non-cash accounting losses due to the decline in fair value of digital assets; during Q1, the company mined 2,247 BTC and sold 20,880 BTC during the same period; as of March 31, BTC holdings decreased to 35,303 BTC (approximately $2.4 billion); hash rate increased by 33% year-over-year to 72.2 EH/s; approximately 30% of the outstanding convertible debt (with a face value of over $1 billion) has been repaid; cash and BTC combined balance is $2.9 billion.