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's Arc Network Targets Banks With Basel-Friendly USDC Rails
Circle launches Arc, a permissioned validator network designed to help banks achieve favorable capital treatment for USDC holdings under Basel standards.
Circle Targets $27 Trillion Trapped in Global Payment System With New Network
BIS data shows $27 trillion sits idle in correspondent banking accounts. Circle's Payments Network aims to unlock this trapped liquidity using USDC settlement.
Circle Secures SOC 2 Type 2 Certification for USDC Mint and Wallets
Circle receives Deloitte-audited SOC 2 Type 2 report covering 12 months of security controls for its Mint and Wallets system, strengthening enterprise compliance credentials.
BNB Chain Extends Zero-Fee Stablecoin Transfers to March 31
BNB Chain pushes its 0 Fee Carnival to March 31, 2026, covering gas costs for USDC, USD1, and U transfers across major exchanges and wallets.
Injective (INJ)to Integrate Native USDC and CCTP for Cross-Chain Transfers
Circle bringing USDC and Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol to Injective, enabling direct access to $79B stablecoin liquidity across 30+ blockchains.
Circle Brings Native USDC to Injective With Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol
USDC and Circle's CCTP launching on Injective blockchain enables seamless cross-chain transfers and institutional-grade settlement for DeFi traders.
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.