Circle incident

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

Major Resolved View vendor source →

Circle experienced a major incident on October 6, 2026 affecting XLAYER - Cross-Chain Minting and Burning and USDC - XLAYER - Redeeming and 1 more component, lasting 1h 20m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Oct 06, 2026, 01:24 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 06, 2026, 02:44 PM UTC
Duration
1h 20m
Detected by Pingoru
Oct 06, 2026, 01:24 PM UTC

Affected components

XLAYER - Cross-Chain Minting and BurningUSDC - XLAYER - RedeemingUSDC - XLAYER - Minting

Update timeline

  1. investigating Oct 06, 2026, 01:24 PM UTC

    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. investigating Oct 06, 2026, 01:53 PM UTC

    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. resolved Oct 06, 2026, 02:44 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.