Major incident
Circle: USDC on X Layer — Delayed mints and burns (technical difficulties)
Oct 29, 2026, 21:15 UTC
started
21:45 UTC
resolved
29 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
- Oct 29, 2026, 21:15 UTCinvestigatingUSDC 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.
- Oct 29, 2026, 21:45 UTCresolvedThis incident has been resolved.
Updates as published by Circle (original).
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