USDC
USD Coin (USDC) is a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar on a 1:1 basis, backed by a reserve of cash and short-term U.S. Treasury bonds. Launched in September 2018 by the Centre consortium, USDC is issued by regulated financial institutions. It aims to be "digital money for the digital age," facilitating cashless transactions. USDC serves various use cases, including a safe haven for crypto traders, enabling businesses to accept digital payments, and impacting sectors like decentralized finance and gaming. The goal is widespread acceptance across wallets, exchanges, and other platforms.
Circle Launches CCTP Gateway for Unified USDC Treasury Management Across Chains
Circle's new CCTP and Gateway integration on Arc testnet lets developers consolidate fragmented USDC balances into a single high-speed settlement layer.
Circle Mint Passes Deloitte SOC 1 Type 2 Audit as USDC Supply Hits $78B
Circle's institutional minting platform receives clean SOC 1 Type 2 report from Deloitte, strengthening compliance credentials as USDC market cap surges past $78 billion.
Circle Deploys USDC and CCTP on Morph Layer-2 Network
Circle launches native USDC and Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol on Morph L2, adding another Ethereum scaling solution to its growing multichain infrastructure.
Circle Launches Gas-Free USDC Nanopayments for AI Agent Economy
Circle's new Nanopayments testnet enables USDC transfers as small as $0.000001 with zero gas fees, targeting AI agents and machine-to-machine commerce.
Circle Launches Native USDC on EDGE Chain, Backs edgeX Perpetuals DEX
Circle deploys native USDC and CCTP on EDGE Chain with strategic investment in edgeX, expanding stablecoin infrastructure for perpetuals trading.
DeCard Brings USDC and USDT Spending to 150M Merchants via Polygon (MATIC)
DeCard's stablecoin card now works at 150 million merchants globally, using Polygon (MATIC)'s sub-cent fees for settlement. Lunar New Year campaign drove 10% user growth.
Circle Brings USDCx Stablecoin to Cardano via xReserve Integration
USDCx launches on Cardano with support from Liqwid, Minswap, and SundaeSwap, enabling cross-chain USDC liquidity without third-party bridges.
Polygon (MATIC) Boosts Network Capacity 83% as USDC Volume Hits Top Spot
Polygon (MATIC) raises gas limit to 110M, achieving 2,600 TPS as enterprise payment demand surges. Network now leads all chains in USDC transfer volume.
Circle USDC Hackathon Winners Show AI Agents Can Run Full Competitions
Circle's USDC OpenClaw Hackathon awarded $30K to AI-built projects, with autonomous agents handling submissions, evaluation, and voting without human judges.
Circle Pushes Switzerland to Accept Foreign Stablecoins Under New Crypto Rules
Circle's response to Swiss stablecoin consultation calls for equivalence pathway for regulated foreign stablecoins, warning current draft risks isolating Switzerland from $300B market.