According to Whale Alert monitoring, Circle expanded its stablecoin issuance on the Solana network by minting an additional 2.5 billion USDC at 23:25 Beijing time. The tally shows 2.5 billion minted in a minute, bringing the on-chain USDC supply on Solana to 5 billion within under 60 seconds, highlighting the scale of liquidity provisioning on the chain.

Such on-chain minting activity underscores Circle’s role in supporting stablecoin liquidity for Solana-based DeFi applications and cross-chain settlements. Market participants watch these spikes as a gauge of demand for fast settlement and capital efficiency on Layer-1 ecosystems.