Circle: $1B USDC Minted on Solana

Circle has minted another $1B USDC on Solana, lifting the 2026 cumulative total to $64.25B and underscoring sustained demand for on-chain dollar liquidity. This fresh supply arrives while SOL holds a bullish trend structure above the EMA50 at $71.97 and EMA200 at $74.28, with price currently at $74.82 inside the Bollinger Bands. Momentum remains constructive as the MACD registers a golden cross at 0.87 and RSI sits neutral at 60.09, suggesting room for continuation toward the upper band resistance at $76.04 before any pullback tests the EMA50 support. Traders tracking SOL price prediction models note that rising stablecoin supply often precedes increased DeFi activity and spot volume, while broader crypto market crash fears appear muted given the constructive technical backdrop. Institutional desks are also monitoring whether this liquidity wave spills into correlated assets such as BTC and emerging narratives around TAO.