Wednesday’s rally reflects investor confidence that Circle will be the chief beneficiary if the U.S. formally embraces stablecoins as digital cash equivalents.

Circle Internet Group Inc.’s stock on Wednesday added to its two-week surge, after the U.S. Senate passed a bill called the Genius Act to set up a regulatory framework for stablecoins. Circle Internet the stablecoin issuer that went public on June 5,

Circle, the company behind the $61 billion stablecoin USDC, made a roaring debut on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, becoming the first stablecoin issuer to go public and making CEO and cofounder Jeremy Allaire a billionaire.