Circle incident
Third-Party Blockchain Infrastructure Degradation
Circle experienced a major incident on January 15, 2026 affecting 3rd Party Infrastructure & Systems, lasting 2h 6m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
3rd Party Infrastructure & Systems
Update timeline
- investigating Jan 15, 2026, 03:02 PM UTC
We are investigating an issue with a third-party blockchain infrastructure provider that is causing delayed block monitoring across multiple blockchain networks. This may result in delayed transaction confirmations or balance updates for some customers. Our team is actively working on mitigation. Further updates will be shared as progress is made.
- investigating Jan 15, 2026, 03:40 PM UTC
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
- resolved Jan 15, 2026, 05:08 PM UTC
This incident has been resolved.