(Reuters) -Crypto firm Circle Internet said on Monday it was targeting a valuation of up to $7.2 billion on a fully diluted basis in its upsized initial public offering in the United States, underscoring growing momentum in the stablecoin market.

Circle now forecasts that its stock will go for as much as $28 a share on Wall Street—a sign of increased investor interest in the stablecoin issuer's offering.

Circle Internet Group, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, upsized the price and range of its initial public offering in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. Circle said it plans to sell 32 million shares in an IPO at a price range of $27 to $28 a share.