Circle gives USDC apps 95 days before cross-chain routes stop

News-screening summary only. This is not investment advice and does not confirm market response.

Circle is deprecating CCTP V1, giving developers 95 days to migrate to the incompatible V2 before legacy contracts stop processing USDC cross-chain transfers on December 1, 2026. Burn limits begin decreasing October 31, 2026, and three blockchains (Aptos, Noble, Sui) are V1-only.

Status

Scheduled

Confirmation

Confirmed

Event type

OTHER_MATERIAL_EVENT

Market scope

SECTOR

Direction

0

Impact / urgency

4 / 4

Impact category

HIGH

Risk stance

NEUTRAL

Promotion

PROMOTED · 68/100

Promotion reason

Official deprecation announcement from a major stablecoin issuer with clear timeline, migration guidance, and significant infrastructure impact affecting cross-chain USDC transfers.

Duration class

SHORT

Assets

USDC

Sectors

Cross-chain infrastructure, DeFi

First detected

2026-08-28T10:59:51 UTC

Impact started

2026-12-01T00:00:00 UTC

Scheduled for

2026-12-01T00:00:00 UTC

Occurred at

Not published

Sources