On September 15, Circle Internet Corp. fell 5.73% in pre-market trading, trading at $91.84/share, with turnover of $5.54 million, giving back gains from the prior session's 5.2% rally fueled by the Tazapay acquisition announcement.

On the news front, CEO and Director Jeremy Allaire filed a Form 144 disclosing plans to sell 177,701 Class A shares valued at approximately $18.13 million through J.P. Morgan Securities, adding to selling pressure. The broader application software sector traded uniformly lower, with Strategy down 4.86%, Palantir Technologies down 1.8%, Adobe down 1.69%, Salesforce down 1.67%, and IREN Ltd down 1.41%. Crypto-linked equities also faced headwinds, extending a pattern of broad-based pullbacks seen earlier this month.

Circle had recently rallied on a string of positive catalysts, including its $400 million all-stock agreement to acquire Singapore-based cross-border payments firm Tazapay, a front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with Chelsea FC, and partnerships with OKX and edgeX. The pre-market retreat suggests profit-taking following this concentrated run of announcements.

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