Circle incident

USDC on Stellar — Delayed mints and burns

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Circle experienced a major incident on August 16, 2026 affecting USDC - XLM - Minting and USDC - XLM - Redeeming, lasting 29m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Aug 16, 2026, 08:11 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 16, 2026, 08:40 PM UTC
Duration
29m
Detected by Pingoru
Aug 16, 2026, 08:11 PM UTC

Affected components

USDC - XLM - MintingUSDC - XLM - Redeeming

Update timeline

  1. investigating Aug 16, 2026, 08:11 PM UTC

    USDC mints and burns on Stellar are experiencing technical difficulties and temporary delays. We are currently investigating the cause and working to resolve the issue.

  2. resolved Aug 16, 2026, 08:40 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.