Tagus <> Bytes (12.05.26)

Warm Welcome, Tagus Community, May 12, 2026 Regulation to Reshape Crypto Equity Winners: Recent developments surrounding the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act, including a bipartisan compromise on stablecoin yield provisions ahead of this week’s Senate Banking Committee markup (see below), could support crypto-linked equities with scalable infrastructure, payments, and custody platforms. This may particularly benefit companies whose share prices have lagged the underlying performance of digital assets. Circle has been one of the clearest beneficiaries, with USDC circulation rising 28%yoy to $77bn for end of Q1 2026, helping drive a 20% increase in quarterly revenue and reserve income to US$694mn, while shares are up +15% on the earnings release and 66%y-t-d as investors position for stablecoins to become a major regulated payments layer. By contrast, Coinbase has underperformed relative to parts of the crypto market, with shares down around 4%y-t-d after reporting Q1 2026 revenue of US$1.41bn and a net loss of US$394mn (Tagus <> Bytes: May 8, 2026) amid weaker trading activity and softer retail volumes. However, underlying trends remained more resilient, with Coinbase reaching a record 8.6% global trading market share and generating US$305mn in stablecoin revenue as average USDC balances on platform rose 55%yoy to US$19bn. Regulatory clarity could also support firms such as Robinhood Markets through expanded crypto engagement and token trading.