#CircleIPO June 5 (Reuters) - Circle Internet's (CRCL.N), opens new tab shares surged to open at more than double above their offer price on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, in what is the second-largest listing by a crypto company.

The stock opened for trading at $69 apiece, valuing the stablecoin issuer at nearly $18 billion, on a fully-diluted basis. That compared with its IPO price of $31.