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Major incident

Circle: USDC on X Layer — Delayed mints and burns (technical difficulties)

Oct 6, 2026, 13:24 UTC
started
14:44 UTC
resolved
1 h 20 min
duration

Affected: XLAYER - Cross-Chain Minting and Burning, USDC - XLAYER - Redeeming, USDC - XLAYER - Minting

Current status of Circle: Partial outage — live Circle status

Timeline

  1. Oct 6, 2026, 13:24 UTC
    investigating
    USDC mints and burns on X Layer are experiencing technical difficulties and temporary delays. We are currently investigating the cause and working to resolve the issue.
  2. Oct 6, 2026, 13:53 UTC
    investigating
    USDC mints and burns on X Layer are experiencing technical difficulties and temporary delays. Standard transfers via Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) on X Layer are experiencing degraded performance and delays. We are currently investigating the cause and working to resolve the issue.
  3. Oct 6, 2026, 14:44 UTC
    resolved
    This incident has been resolved.

Updates as published by Circle (original).

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