$USDC On March 7, 2025, at 14:35 UTC, a significant event occurred in the cryptocurrency market when 50,000,000 USDC was minted, just minutes before a speech by former President Donald Trump (Source: Crypto Rover on X, @rovercrc, March 7, 2025). This event was immediately followed by a sharp increase in the trading volume and price of USDC. At 14:40 UTC, USDC's trading volume surged by 150% within the first 5 minutes following the minting event, with the price of USDC rising from $0.9995 to $1.0002 (Source: CoinMarketCap, March 7, 2025).