Circle Sets October 13 Cutoff for New USDC Minting on Noble

Key Takeaways

• New USDC issuance on Noble through Circle Mint ends October 13, 2026.
• The Noble contract and CCTP routes are scheduled to pause January 12, 2027.

Details

Circle outlined the withdrawal of Noble support in a September 10, 2026 announcement. Circle Mint access remains unchanged through October 12, and Noble will not receive CCTP V2.

The schedule separates issuance from redemptions. Circle Mint redemptions remain available until the January pause, but CCTP V1 burn limits start shrinking October 31. Cross-chain exits may narrow further after December 1 as destination networks withdraw legacy support.

Circle plans to snapshot remaining balances on January 12. Manual redemption begins January 13, subject to compliance and security checks, a holder-controlled wallet and inclusion in that snapshot. Further details will appear in its Help Center.

Market Analysis

For wallets and applications, the change affects both the network route and the protocol version. Circle's August 27, 2026 migration notice explains that V2 uses separate contracts and APIs and is not backward compatible with V1. It also adds standard and fast transfers and programmable hooks for actions on the receiving chain.

Noble's exclusion from V2 makes this a change of supported network for affected integrations. The earlier reduction in burn limits also makes cross-chain capacity an earlier constraint than the final contract pause.

Note: This article is for news reporting purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.