Major incident
Circle: USDC on Stellar — Delayed mints and burns
Aug 16, 2026, 20:11 UTC
started
20:40 UTC
resolved
29 min
duration
Affected: USDC - XLM - Minting, USDC - XLM - Redeeming
Current status of Circle: Partial outage — live Circle status
Timeline
- Aug 16, 2026, 20:11 UTCinvestigatingUSDC mints and burns on Stellar are experiencing technical difficulties and temporary delays. We are currently investigating the cause and working to resolve the issue.
- Aug 16, 2026, 20:40 UTCresolvedThis incident has been resolved.
Updates as published by Circle (original).
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