USDC Treasury mints another $250 million as Solana minting streak continues

Circle's latest 250 million USDC mint on Solana extends a pattern of identical, repeated issuance through October and into November The USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC, according to a transaction flagged by blockchain monitoring service Whale Alert. Research findings put the mint on the Solana blockchain between October 27 and 28, 2026. The transaction was confirmed through Solscan as coming from the official USDC Treasury contract. That made it the fifth time in October that Circle, USDC’s issuer, created exactly 250 million tokens in a single move. A month of identical mints The October pattern was strikingly consistent. Circle minted 250 million USDC on October 2, then again on October 6, October 16, and October 23. The late-October mint closed out the run at five. Every one went through the verified USDC Treasury contract. All of those October mints happened exclusively on Solana. The findings show no matching activity on other blockchains during the month. The pace then sped up. On November 2, four separate 250 million USDC transactions went through, creating a total of $1 billion in new tokens. All four landed within about 10 minutes. Through all of this, USDC held its ...