USDC price stands at 1.0010 USD as November 12 oversight nears

Published on 10/22/2026 at 07:08 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Circulation reaches 72.16 billion tokens. The USDC price is 1.0010 USD on October 22, 2026, near its dollar peg.

Regulation and network activity

The European Banking Authority classified USDC on October 14, 2026, among 45 notified e-money tokens.
USDC settled 131.9 billion USD across six networks on October 21, 2026, in 7,857,831 transfers.
The USDC price stands at 1.0010 USD as of October 22, 2026.
Direct EBA supervision of reserves and liquidity begins on November 12, 2026.

USDC, XCRYPTOUSDC0, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

USDC (USDC) trades at 1.0010 USD as of October 22, 2026, according to Investing.com, while its circulating supply stands at 72.16 billion tokens. The European Banking Authority classified the stablecoin as a significant e-money token on October 14, 2026, with direct supervision of selected reserve and liquidity functions scheduled for November 12, 2026.

EBA classification sets November 12 date

The European Banking Authority designated USDC as the first significant e-money token among 45 tokens notified under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation. As Yahoo Finance reported on October 21, 2026, the EBA will take responsibility on November 12, 2026, for own funds, reserve assets, liquidity requirements, and recovery and redemption plans. France's Autorite de Controle Prudentiel et de Resolution retains responsibilities including governance, qualifying holdings, outsourcing, and conflicts of interest.

The classification is subject to annual reassessment, according to CoinMarketCap. The regulatory change concerns supervisory responsibilities for the European issuer and does not create a new USDC token.

131.9 billion USD settled on October 21

USDC transactions totaled 131.9 billion USD across six networks on October 21, 2026, according to the ACHIVX stablecoin scanner. The activity involved 7,857,831 transfers across Base, Ethereum, Optimism, Solana, Arbitrum One, and BNB Chain. Settlement volume measures token movement and does not by itself show net issuance or redemption.

A separate August 31, 2026, examination cited by The Financial Current listed 73.321 billion USDC in circulation and 73.399 billion USD in reserve assets. That dated reserve snapshot is distinct from the live circulation figure reported by Investing.com.

USDC market data on October 22, 2026

The USDC price stands at 1.0010 USD as of October 22, 2026, according to Investing.com. The daily high is 1.0010 USD and the daily low (UTC day) is 1.0009 USD. Market capitalization is 72.15 billion USD, ranking USDC sixth, while 24-hour volume is 14.05 billion USD. Circulating supply is 72.16 billion USDC.