Open Standard launches Open USD, supported by over 140 companies including Visa, Stripe, Mastercard, BlackRock, and Coinbase, causing Circle's stock price to drop by over 16%. William Blair analysts Andrew Jeffrey and Adib Choudhury believe that the selling reaction is excessive, reiterating their "outperform the market" rating for Circle and pointing out that USDC has a market value of $74 billion and payment infrastructure. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire stated that USDC is the most trusted and widely used stablecoin in the world. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino welcomes OUSD to join the game.