Whale Alert Detects Circle Minting 100M USDC on Ethereum

PANews reported that Whale Alert monitoring detected three USDC minting events on Ethereum, totaling approximately 250 million tokens in early Beijing morning, indicating a significant surge in circulating supply.

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Summary

PANews reported on August 12 that Whale Alert monitoring detected three distinct USDC minting events by the USDC Treasury on the Ethereum network at 00:59, 02:01, and 02:23 Beijing time, minting 75M, 100M, and 75M USDC respectively, with an approximate total value of US$250 million.

Terms & Concepts
  • USDC: A stablecoin issued by Circle, pegged to the U.S. dollar.
  • Ethereum: A decentralized blockchain platform that supports smart contracts and various decentralized applications.
  • Whale Alert: A blockchain analytics service that monitors and reports large cryptocurrency transactions in real time.