Circle clears “substantially all” USDC minting and redemption requests
Circle Internet Financial seems to have successfully navigated the challenges posed by the chaos in the banking system. The stablecoin giant was caught in the turmoil induced by the liquidation of Silvergate Bank.
This eventually led to the seizure of Silicon Valley Bank and the subsequent shutting down of Signature Bank. According to a 15 March update from Circle, the implications of the closure of the three crypto-friendly banks have been managed.
Before the close of United States banking operations on the aforementioned date, the stablecoin firm had cleared “substantially all” of the backlog of minting and redemption requests.
Since 13 March, the stablecoin giant has minted $800 million worth of USD Coins and redeemed a whopping $3.8 billion. In its blog post, Circle acknowledged the impact that the recent events in the traditional finance space had on the liquidity operations of its stablecoin.
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