• ProShares’ stablecoin-ready ETF sees $17 billion debut, sparking speculation about Circle Analysts speculated that a large issuer like Circle might be moving reserve assets en masse into the ETF, but data show otherwise. • What to know: ProShares launched IQMM, a money market ETF designed to comply with U.S. • stablecoin reserve requirements under the GENIUS Act. • The fund saw over $17 billion in first-day trading, sparking speculation about a large stablecoin issuer like Circle moving funds. • Data suggests that internal fund movements, not Circle, are likely behind the volume. • Still, the IQMM could see demand from the $300 billion stablecoin industry as the sector gets increasingly regulated, 10x Research’s Markus Thielen said.
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- ProShares launched the IQMM, a money‑market ETF engineered to meet the U.S. stablecoin reserve rules set by the GENIUS Act. The fund attracted more than $17 billion in first‑day trading, the largest debut for a crypto‑related ETF and far exceeding the $1 billion volume seen by BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF. Analysts initially speculated that Circle, the issuer of the $74 billion USDC token, was moving reserves into the fund. However, data shows that the bulk of the inflows came from ProShares’ own internal asset reallocations, not from Circle’s reserve account. Despite this, the IQMM could become a preferred vehicle for the $300 billion stablecoin market as regulation tightens and issuers seek compliant, liquid reserve options.
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