Circle Mints 5 Billion USDC in a Week as Supply Race With Tether Heats up
Circle minted roughly 5 billion USDC over the past week, according to onchain trackers, in one of its largest weekly issuance pushes yet. A Record Week for Fresh Supply Onchain analytics platform Solscan revealed the rou...
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