Circle mints another 250 million USDC on Solana, 2026 total reaches 72.01 billion
The reported issuance expands USDC supply on Solana, though the latest mint and the year-to-date total have not been independently verified in the current research pass.
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Fact Check
The claim is consistently reported across the original on-chain monitoring source (Onchain Lens), a major primary news outlet (CoinDesk), and multiple aggregators (Binance Square, KuCoin, PANews, Odaily, BingX). All specify the same figures: a 4th 250M USDC mint on Solana within two days and a 2026 cumulative total of 72.01B, with a matching Solana mint address (7VHU...BmE). The originator is an on-chain monitor rather than a direct Circle official disclosure, so I withhold full certainty, but the specificity of on-chain evidence and the breadth of independent corroboration make the claim highly likely to be accurate.
Summary
Circle was reported to have issued another 250 million USDC on Solana, lifting the stablecoin’s reported cumulative 2026 issuance on the network to 72.01 billion. The mint adds to USDC supply on one of Circle’s main issuance venues, but the current research pass did not independently confirm either the new issuance or the year-to-date figure. A fresh stablecoin mint is generally a supply expansion rather than proof of a demand surge, though USDC balances on Solana are closely watched because the token supports trading pairs, transfers and settlement across the ecosystem.
Terms & Concepts
- stablecoin: A crypto token designed to track a stable asset, often the U.S. dollar.
- issuance: The creation and release of new tokens into circulation.
- settlement: The process of completing a transaction by transferring funds or assets between parties.