Circle has reported a significant decrease in the circulation of its USDC stablecoin over the past week. According to PANews, official data indicates that between March 20 and March 26, Circle issued approximately 3.8 billion USDC while redeeming around 4.9 billion USDC, resulting in a net reduction of about 1.1 billion USDC in circulation.
The total circulation of USDC now stands at 78 billion coins, backed by reserves of approximately $78.2 billion. These reserves include $44.1 billion in overnight reverse repurchase agreements with U.S. Treasury securities, $22.4 billion in Treasury bills with maturities of less than three months, $11.1 billion in deposits with systemically important financial institutions, and $600 million in other bank deposits.