Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001193125-25-121234
Chunk: 157

Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form: S-1/A
Chunk 157
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4.7 million increase in insurance expenses, and a $5.2 million
increase in legal fees due to ongoing legal matters.

Depreciation and amortization expenses. Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $16.0
million, or 45.8%, for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to a $17.2 million increase in amortization expense of internally developed software.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $21.6 million, or 162.8%, for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to the year ended December 31,
2022, primarily due to a $16.0 million increase in amortization expense of internally developed software and a $4.5 million increase in amortization expense of acquired intangible assets.

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IT infrastructure costs. IT infrastructure costs increased by $6.4 million, or 30.8%, for the year ended
December 31, 2024, compared to the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to a $3.0 million increase in cloud-based services and a $3.4 million increase in software licenses to support infrastructure build-out and enhanced product
offerings.

IT infrastructure costs increased by $8.9 million, or 75.1%, for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to the year ended December 31,
2022, primarily due to a $5.7 million increase in software licenses and a $3.2 million increase in cloud-based services due to infrastructure build-out and enhanced product offerings.

Marketing expenses. Marketing expenses decreased by $19.2 million, or 52.6%, for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to the year ended
December 31, 2023, driven by decreased spending on marketing, sponsorship campaigns, and advertising.

Marketing expenses decreased by $42.3 million, or 53.6%,
for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, mainly driven by a decrease in spending on marketing campaigns and advertising.

Gain on sale ofintangibleassets. Gain on sale of intangible assets increased by $21.6 million, or 100.0%, for the year ended
December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily