what's usdc?
Circle is a financial technology company that issues USDC, the world's largest regulated stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the US dollar, providing stability and trust in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Founded in 2013, Circle focuses on building open infrastructure for global payments, commerce, and financial applications using digital currencies and blockchains. Key features include the Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) for seamless USDC transfers across multiple blockchains like Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, and others, as well as Circle Mint for institutional onramps and treasury management. USDC is fully reserved with assets like US dollars and short-term government securities, with monthly attestations for transparency. Circle also powers innovations like Circle Gateway for unified cross-chain USDC balances and supports real-world applications in trade finance, DeFi, and payments. As of October 2025, USDC has over $75 billion in circulation, underscoring Circle's role in bridging traditional finance and crypto.
750 million USDC minted on February 2, 2026.
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Experienced net redemption of $452 million USDC on Ethereum over the rolling 30-day period ending February 26, 2026.
Issued $250 million USDC on Solana and $90 million USDC on Ethereum on February 26, 2026.
Issued net $9.51 billion USDC on Solana and negative $452 million on Ethereum over the rolling 30-day period ending February 26, 2026.
Integrated as the payment method for Purch, an agentic shopping concierge on MoltBook that enables AI agents to place Amazon orders with onchain settlement on Solana.
CCTP transfer volume increased approximately 200% year-over-year.
Powers payroll functionality in the Zebec SuperApp desktop version, which launched on February 25, 2026.
Reached $75.3 billion in total supply as of Q4 2025.
Minted over $20 billion worth of USDC on Solana since the beginning of 2026.
The SEC's Division of Trading and Markets issued guidance in February 2026 reducing the regulatory capital haircut for USDC and other qualifying payment stablecoins from 100% to 2% under Exchange Act Rule 15c3-1 for broker-dealers, allowing firms to count 98% of USDC's market value toward net capital requirements.
Supported as one of the vault assets in Summer Finance's upcoming DAO Managed Vaults on Mainnet and Base, launching the week of 2026-02-24.
Became available as a borrowable asset (up to $100k) on Coinbase's crypto-backed loan platform, supporting collateral in XRP, DOGE, ADA, and LTC.
integrated into Vultisig's Smart Contract Accounts alongside Circle's infrastructure, enabling native USDC tooling within a seedless MPC/TSS vault for self-custody digital dollar operations
Lighter signed a revenue-sharing agreement with Circle for $920 million in USDC deposited on its platform.
Integrated into Coinbase's Agentic Wallets infrastructure on Base network, enabling AI agents to hold USDC and execute transactions via the x402 protocol.
Integrated with ZeroHash on Monad network to enable stablecoin payments on that platform.
Integrated into Stripe's machine and AI agent payments preview alongside X.402.
Minted $250 million USDC on Solana on February 16, 2026.
Minted 750 million USDC in a one-hour period on February 2, 2026.
Hurupay platform automatically converts received fiat payments to USDC and EURC stablecoins for users.
Hurupay has processed over $37 million in total transaction volume using USDC.
Integrated with Ledger Wallet and Noah_HQ to enable direct fiat-to-USDC conversions from bank accounts without centralized exchanges.
Accepted as bid currency in the ZAMA token public auction on Ethereum alongside USDT and DAI, with bids denominated in $0.005 increments.
Partners with Bermuda government, alongside Coinbase, to integrate USDC into the nation's financial infrastructure for government transactions, business payments, and consumer use as part of Bermuda's initiative to become the world's first fully onchain national economy.
Maintains a market cap above $10 billion on Ethereum, ranking as the second-largest tokenized asset on the network after USDT and ahead of USDS.
Integrated with Interactive Brokers to enable 24/7 funding for their platform.
Integrated as a cashback reward option (1% uncapped) on the CL Card by BaanxGroup for Ledger users, now available in the United States.
Featured in Binance Earn's Dual Investment promotion offering up to 5,888 USDC rewards in January 2026.
Recorded $18.3 trillion in total on-chain transfer volume across all blockchains for the full year 2025, leading all stablecoins and representing a 72% increase from 2024 levels.
Wallchain campaign rewards are now denominated in USDC, reflecting integration as a reward currency for the campaign.
A wallet associated with Galaxy Digital received 500 million USDC from a Syrup Finance loan on December 23, 2025.
Has native rails on Sei Network for settlement and transactions.
Holder base of native USDC on Starknet increased by approximately 100% over a two-week period ending December 22, 2025.
Partnered with Coinbase to enable institutional USDC funding acceptance for BNPL provider Klarna, which is exploring stablecoins for treasury and capital markets use.
Has 6.2 million holders of native USDC on Polygon chain.
Supply on XDC Network surpassed $200 million.
Combined supply of USDT and USDC on Ethereum reached approximately $130 billion.
Entered into a multi-year strategic alliance with Intuit, where USDC will be integrated and used across Intuit's products.
Enabled as a payment method for stock trading on Coinbase's main app for U.S. users, allowing direct share purchases without moving funds to a brokerage account.
Integrated with MoneyGram to enable cash-out functionality for remittance recipients.
Received $32M in transfers to Arthur Hayes from Binance, Galaxy Digital, Wintermute, and other platforms over a 48-hour period ending December 17, 2025.
Collaborates with LianLian Global to explore stablecoin-powered infrastructure for cross-border payments, focusing on evaluating how USDC can support more efficient payment experiences for global businesses within regulated financial systems.
Visa offers stablecoin settlement for US institutions using USDC on Solana through Circle.
Circle minted $3 billion USDC on Solana over a 7-day period ending February 17, 2026.
J.P. Morgan builds permissioned DeFi product on Ethereum that accepts USDC, issues on-chain tokens, generates yield using treasuries as backing, and operates 24/7.
Acquires Interop Labs team and IP, closing early 2026, as CCTP handles over 50% of bridged traffic. Launches Arc chain with stablecoin native fees, opt-in privacy, and high performance. Receives native issuance and CCTP integration on EDGE Chain, an L3 on Arbitrum, allowing direct 1:1 USD redemption and institutional on/off ramps via Circle Mint.
Circle pilots USDCx, a privacy-preserving version of USDC built on Aleo using zero-knowledge technology that maintains bank-level privacy while keeping compliance records intact.
USDC on Solana ranks as fastest growing among top 20 tokenized assets with market cap up 41.3% over the past month.
Swap volume between USDN and USDC on Noble platform totals $545,352,960 with ongoing growth.
Hyperlane enables direct USDC bridging into MANTRA ecosystem from any EVM chain.
The CFTC launches a digital asset collateral pilot allowing USDC alongside BTC and ETH as acceptable forms of collateral.
Circle and OpenMind collaborated on USDC-powered micropayment rails for robots and AI agents, enabling machine-to-machine and agent-to-agent payments in the machine economy.
A whale deposits 110 million USDC to Hyperliquid to open long positions on BTC and SOL, bringing total deployed capital to 230 million USDC across leveraged positions in ETH, BTC, and SOL with 2.3x leverage.
Minted 500 million USDC on Solana in the 24-hour period ending February 17, 2026.
J.P. Morgan issues $50M in US commercial paper on Solana, with Coinbase and Franklin Templeton purchasing the on-chain debt using USDC.
SGB Bank waives fees for users and institutions to mint and redeem USDC on Solana.
USDC records highest onchain volume on Solana with increasing adoption by major consumer and merchant platforms.
AleoHQ launches USDCx on Testnet as the first private programmable stablecoin, powered by Circle xReserve with native USDC interoperability and transaction privacy features.
Circle minted 500 million USDC on Solana in a 20-minute period.
Lipaworld integrates USDC to power cross-border payments app for African diaspora families and small businesses, enabling users to send essentials and pay bills across borders.
Ondo Finance tokenizes Circle (the company behind USDC) onchain with CRCLon.
Abu Dhabi Global Market FSRA license secured, enabling USDC operations for payments, FX, settlements, and social applications in the region.
Hyperliquid enables direct USDC transfer functionality on its platform.
CFTC Acting Chairman Caroline Pham announces pilot program enabling USDC as tokenized collateral in U.S. derivatives markets and withdraws Staff Advisory 20-34 citing GENIUS Act developments.
Circle partners with Bybit to integrate USDC support and increase stablecoin liquidity across Bybit's trading products through a Circle affiliate.
Circle mints ~$2.25B USDC on Solana in 7-day period.
French banking giant BPCE launches crypto trading service offering USDC to 2M retail customers, with plans to expand to 12M customers by 2026 through its Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Épargne apps managed by Hexarq.
Circle mints $9.5 billion USDC in the past month. New SIERRA/USDC liquidity pool launches on LFJ with four-sided yield opportunities.
USDC holders gain access to new oDOLO rewards program. USDC integrates into Velocity DeFi ecosystem on Saga blockchain as core stablecoin.
Circle minted $500M USDC on Solana within the last 60 minutes.
New mint of 250 million USDC completed.
Large USDC flows from Coinbase, Circle, and Bullish exchange to Wintermute market maker occur over recent days to purchase SOL for institutional investors.
New USDC mint of $124,515,013 completed, with total circulating supply reaching $77,957,618,424.
On Base network, USDC shows 4.6% market cap growth over 30-day period, placing fifth among fastest-growing tokenized assets.
New USDC mint of $194,081,181 completed, with total circulating supply at $77,636,004,268.
HoudiniSwap now supports USDC for private payments on Polkadot network.
Across protocol launches zero-fee bridging for USDC to Hyperliquid with 1:1 USDH conversion and zero slippage.
Circle mints ~$750M USDC on Solana within a 10-minute period.
Borrow incentives go live on Monad with 600K $MON token rewards for USDC and AUSD.
USDT and USDC account for up to 90% of Brazil's monthly crypto transaction volume of $6 billion to $8 billion, according to Brazil tax authority auditor Flavio Correa Prado.
Circle mints ~$8B USDC on Solana in both October and November 2025, showing consistent high-volume monthly issuance on the network.
Circle stock rallies 10% on Friday as Bitcoin surges to nearly $93,000 and crypto stocks gain across the board.
Binance builds wallet and payment app with USDC native rails, reaching more than 300 million users.
New FISH-USDC liquidity pool deploys on Ronin Blitz with boosted rewards for liquidity providers.
Treasury mints $500M USDC on Solana.
USDC ranks as one of the four highest-revenue protocols in crypto alongside USDT, HYPE, and PUMP.
oDOLO distributes weekly rewards to USDC holders every Thursday. Skate AMM deploys cross-chain MON-USDC liquidity pool across Monad and Solana networks.
Circle mints $1.25B USDC on Solana within 24 hours. Upbit exchange hack results in $36.6M loss including USDC among other Solana tokens.
USDC completes testnet integration with mainnet deployment expected in approximately two weeks.
Tether Gold (XAUt) flips USDC in 24-hour trading volume. A new wallet deposits 2.5M USDC into Hyperliquid and opens a 5x leveraged long position on WLFI.
USDC/WETH liquidity pool on Lynex offers 163% Vote APR through Gamma Narrow strategy.
USDC liquidity pools on Velodrome (Optimism) show ~390% APY for USDC-WETH and ~209% APY for USDC-WBTC pairs.
On Monad network, AUSD overtakes USDC and USDT to become the largest stablecoin with $95m in TVL.
Circle mints 500 million USDC on Solana network.
Fogo launches mainnet with USDC transfer functionality enabled at genesis.
USDC inflows to exchanges have increased notably over the past few days, showing increasing stablecoin liquidity.
A whale deposits $5.3M USDC into HyperLiquid and opens a 20x leveraged Bitcoin short position.
Binance enables on-chain USDC deposits and withdrawals on Sei network.
Major market maker Flow Traders goes live accessing USDC liquidity via Cap Protocol on EigenLayer. Polymarket adds support for USDC on Monad.
Polygon processed 64M USDC via Stripe through November, matching Ethereum volumes and ahead of Base. Over $170M in stablecoins including USDC bridged to Monad within first 24 hours.
USDC-WETH liquidity pool on Velodrome Slipstream (Unichain) offers ~221% APY rewards.