Gate News, April 6, according to SolanaFloor data, Circle minted about 3.25 billion USDC on the Solana chain over the past 7 days, setting a record for the largest stablecoin single-week minting volume in 2026.

Circle L1 blockchain Arc launched Arc House and the Architects plan on April 6. Arc House offers multiple features, covering education, events, and community showcases. The Architects plan, meanwhile, rewards users who contribute through a points system, providing promotions, badges, and exclusive benefits.

Circle L1 blockchain Arc releases quantum-resistant design and a roadmap, aimed at defending against threats posed by quantum computing and ensuring blockchain security. The roadmap covers quantum-resistant wallet signing, private state protection, and infrastructure upgrades, supporting user choice and compatibility with the EVM ecosystem.

On-chain investigator ZachXBT published a report stating that since 2022, Circle has repeatedly failed to properly carry out compliance in multiple incidents involving illegal funds, with amounts totaling more than $420 million. The report notes that in several security incidents, Circle did not freeze suspicious accounts in a timely manner, leading to severe losses. Despite having relevant mechanisms, Circle responded slowly when facing attacks and investigations into money laundering, which affected industry security.

Gate News message, Circle destroyed another 250 million USDC four hours ago. Over the past month, Circle has destroyed a total of 10.25 billion USDC on Solana. According to Lookonchain's earlier report on April 3, 2026, Circle has been destroying 750 million USDC per day over the past four days, tot

Gate News update: On April 3, according to Lookonchain monitoring, Circle has continued minting USDC over the past 4 days. The daily minting amount is 750 million tokens, for a total of 3 billion minted USDC over 4 days.

On-chain investigator ZachXBT accuses stablecoin issuer Circle of making more than $420 million in compliance execution mistakes since 2022, failing to promptly freeze the USDC funds involved, which led to funds draining in multiple security incidents, with a slower response time than competitors.

Circle announced the launch of Circle Wrapped Bitcoin (cirBTC), a tokenized bitcoin product backed 1:1 by BTC. It is designed for institutional markets, supports on-chain real-time verification, and is suitable for institutional use cases, with plans to expand to multiple chains in the future.

Gate News update, April 2, stablecoin issuer Circle announced that it is about to launch a wrapped Bitcoin cirBTC. cirBTC is backed 1:1 by BTC and can be verified on-chain; its design is intended to seamlessly collaborate with Circle’s infrastructure and the broader DeFi ecosystem, thereby creating a neutral foundation for new on-chain applications.