Native USDC is now live on Aptos! This marks... a significant milestone for the Aptos ecosystem, empowering developers and users with access to the world’s largest regulated digital dollar. USDC powers innovative use cases: ✅Build secure apps for peer-to-peer payments, cross-border remittances, RWA settlement, gaming, and more ✅Supercharge DeFi with deep liquidity for digital asset trading and financial services ✅Empower merchants with global, instant, low-cost payment solutions that settle 24/7 Many leading ecosystem apps are expected to support native USDC on Aptos, including: Coinbase 🛡️, Echo Protocol, Petra, Pontem Labs (Liquidswap), Stripe Native USDC is officially issued by Circle and redeemable 1:1 for US dollars. There’s currently a bridged form of USDC in the Aptos ecosystem known as lzUSDC, which is bridged from Ethereum through the AptosBridge built on LayerZero. lzUSDC is not issued by Circle and not redeemable with Circle Mint. Native USDC issued by Circle: Token Name: USDC Token Symbol: USDC Mainnet Address: 0xbae207659db88bea0cbead6da0ed00aac12edcdda169e591cd41c94180b46f3b Testnet Address: 0x69091fbab5f7d635ee7ac5098cf0c1efbe31d68fec0f2cd565e8d168daf52832 Bridged USDC from LayerZero: Token Name: Bridged USDC (LayerZero) Token Symbol: lzUSDC Mainnet Address: 0xf22bede237a07e121b56d91a491eb7bcdfd1f5907926a9e58338f964a01b17fa::asset::USDC Developers can use our step-by-step migration guide for options on migrating bridged USDC to native USDC in their apps: CCTP is coming later this morning: With CCTP launching imminently, leading interoperability providers like Wormhole will enable seamless USDC transfers between Aptos and 9 other blockchains. With the addition of Aptos, USDC is now natively supported on 17 blockchains—with many more expansions planned this year. Start building with USDC on Aptos:show more

With a seamless upgrade from Bridged USDC Standard, Native... USDC is coming to Sonic! In the coming days, Circle will upgrade Sonic’s Bridged USDC Standard to native USDC and introduce support for CCTP V2. Key benefits for the Sonic ecosystem: ✅ Effortless transition for apps, developers, and users ✅ Automatic in-place upgrade with the same contract address ✅ Zero liquidity fragmentation ✅ Fast, secure, and frictionless crosschain experiences ✅ Institutional on/off-ramps with Circle Mint for eligible businesses For details on the upgrade process:show more

CCTP is now live on Aptos! Developers and their... users can now transfer USDC securely between 10 blockchains with 1:1 capital efficiency. With CCTP, you can: 💸Enable cross-chain onboarding for your app by allowing USDC deposits directly from Ethereum and more. ⚖️Meet withdrawal demand for USDC on Aptos on your exchange by rebalancing 1:1 with CCTP behind the scenes. ✨Accept USDC payments for your marketplace from multiple blockchains. Users never need to think about what blockchain they hold USDC. CCTP uses a native burn-and-mint process to securely move USDC from one blockchain to another. With no need to lock up liquidity or rely on third-party fillers, CCTP maximizes capital efficiency and minimizes trust assumptions. Powering 90 unique routes: With the addition of Aptos, CCTP can facilitate USDC transfers in a many-to-many fashion between Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche🔺, Base, Ethereum, Noble, Optimism, Polygon | POL PoS, Solana, and Sui. Dozens of apps, wallets, bridges, exchanges, and more support CCTP, including: Wormhole 🤝 CCTP Wormhole enables developers to integrate CCTP into their Aptos apps with Wormhole Connect – a customizable widget for seamless cross-chain transfers: Portal 🤝 CCTP Wormhole Portal supports CCTP on Aptos with its integration of Wormhole Connect to deliver fast and easy USDC transfers to users: Ecosystem apps using Wormhole Connect including Aries Markets, Cellana Finance, Echelon, Echo Protocol, Meso Finance, Pontem Labs (Liquidswap), Thala, and VibrantX Finance 🤖 are now live with CCTP routes for Aptos. Start building with CCTP on Aptos:show more

USDC is now live on the XRP Ledger (RippleX)!... With the launch of native USDC on the XRPL, developers, institutions, and users gain the support of the world’s largest regulated stablecoin. ✅ Enterprise B2B payments: Use USDC for global money movement and improve capital efficiency across borders. ✅ DeFi liquidity provisioning: USDC can be used by market makers to bootstrap liquidity for token pairs and FX flows. ✅ Financial infrastructure apps: Custodians, wallets, and fintech platforms can integrate USDC to offer faster, more transparent settlement options. USDC is a trusted digital dollar powering innovation in payments, DeFi, and global finance. With the addition of the XRPL, USDC is now supported natively on 22 blockchains. Get started today:show more

USDC and Circle’s developer tools are now live on... Unichain! Developers building on Unichain now have access to USDC, CCTP, and Programmable Wallets to build secure and scalable onchain apps that can easily onboard users across blockchains. As the world’s largest regulated dollar stablecoin, USDC enhances user confidence and settlement for digital asset trading use cases on Unichain. Do more onchain with USDC ✅ Build dollar-backed financial products for swapping, trading, and more ✅ Provide liquidity to Coinbase 🛡️ (Coming Soon), Uniswap and other DeFi protocols ✅ Create new and innovative DeFi apps like Uniswap USDC issued by Circle Token Name: USDC Token Symbol: USDC Mainnet Address: 0x078D782b760474a361dDA0AF3839290b0EF57AD6 Testnet Address: 0x31d0220469e10c4E71834a79b1f276d740d3768F Developers can experiment with funds flows in their Unichain apps by getting free testnet USDC from Circle’s Faucet: The Circle Platform: A Complete Suite for Builders This launch goes beyond USDC—it’s about equipping developers on Unichain with a robust platform to build next-generation onchain apps: 🔗 CCTP allows Unichain developers to create secure and capital-efficient cross-chain swaps, deposits, and rebalancing with USDC. Connect your Unichain apps to networks like Arbitrum, Base, Ethereum, Solana, and more to access unified liquidity across blockchains. 💼 Programmable Wallets offers Unichain developers flexible, secure infrastructure for the easy creation of in-app wallets across EVM and non-EVM blockchains. Leverage built-in compliance tools for transaction screening and enable gas abstraction to simplify user experience. 📄 Smart Contract Platform (coming soon) simplifies contract deployment and management with a curated library of audited templates so you can get to market fast. Tokenize real-world assets, integrate with DeFi apps, and enhance customer engagement with NFTs and loyalty programs. With the addition of Unichain, USDC is now supported natively on 18 blockchains. Get started with USDC on Unichain today:show more

Native USDC and CCTP V2 are coming soon to... Hyperliquid. What native USDC brings: ✅ A regulated, fully reserved stablecoin, redeemable 1:1 for US dollars ✅ Institutional on/offramps via Circle Mint ✅ Liquidity for DeFi, trading, perps, and more What CCTP V2 unlocks: ✅ Frictionless USDC transfers between Hyperliquid and the network of CCTP V2 supported blockchains ✅ Fast, capital-efficient liquidity routing for crosschain apps Learn what this means for the ecosystem:show more

Native USDC and CCTP are now live on X... Layer by OKX! PSPs, fintechs, AI agents, and DeFi apps and protocols on X Layer can now access the world’s largest regulated dollar stablecoin for a range of use cases: → DeFi activity: Use USDC as collateral to enable onchain lending, borrowing, and spot and perps trading with 24/7 settlement → Crosschain money movement: Move USDC seamlessly across chains with CCTP for robust liquidity access to power swaps, purchases, and treasury management → AI-powered workflows: Support agentic payments on X Layer’s x402 ecosystem, enabling automated AI agent payments for services, APIs, and more → Institutional-grade settlement: Seamless USDC issuance and redemption on X Layer via Circle Mint for qualified businesses Day 1 apps: OKX, OKX DEX Bridge With this integration, USDC is supported natively on 36 blockchains. CCTP is now available on 26 blockchains and enables secure USDC crosschain transfers.show more

USDC and CCTP are now live on Morph! Developers,... businesses, and DeFi traders on Morph can now access the world’s largest regulated stablecoin for a range of use cases: → Payments: Use Morph’s stablecoin-first settlement layer to enable rapid 24/7 transaction settlement and remittances with USDC. → DeFi: Traders can engage in high-performance DeFi trading and lending using Circle’s fully reserved digital dollar for collateral with 24/7 settlement. → Crosschain simplicity: Move USDC seamlessly between Morph and supported blockchains with CCTP. With the Morph integration, USDC is supported natively on 32 blockchains and moves securely across 21 with CCTP. Day 1 apps: Bitget, Bulba, Stargate Get started today:show more

Native USDC and CCTP V2 are live on Sei!... Institutions, developers, and businesses on Sei can now access the world’s largest regulated stablecoin for a range of use cases. ✅ DeFi: Power trading, swaps, and credit in financial apps ✅ Gaming: Enable in-game payments and rewards with USDC in Sei games ✅ Payments: Run global payroll and remittances in real time Day 1 partners: DRAGONDEX, OverHerd, Yei Finance, Socket With the addition of Sei, USDC is now supported natively on 24 blockchains and securely moves between 13 of these blockchains with CCTP V2. Get started today:show more

USDC is now LIVE on the XDC Network USDC... , a fully reserved and regulated stablecoin, is now natively supported on XDC. This integration brings powerful advantages: - Near instant settlement at low cost - Enhanced liquidity for DeFi protocols and XDC-based applications - Stronger utility for trade finance and institutional adoption - Cross-chain efficiency powered by CCTP V2, enabling native USDC transfers across 15 blockchains with no wrapped or bridged assets. We invite our community and partners to start building, transacting, and experiencing the advantages of Circle 's USDC on XDC.show more

Native USDC, EURC, and CCTP are now live on... Cronos, powering Cronos and the wider ecosystem. Developers, PSPs, and DeFi teams on Cronos can now access the world’s largest regulated dollar and euro stablecoins for a range of use cases: → DeFi activity: Use USDC and EURC for lending, trading, and settlement → Crosschain money movement: Move USDC seamlessly across chains with CCTP for robust liquidity access → Payments and treasury: Manage payouts, settlement, and treasury operations → AI-powered workflows: Support agentic payments and emerging agent-to-agent applications with programmable stablecoins Day 1 apps: Crypto.com, LI.FI, Relay, VVS-Finance, WolfSWAP | SWAP & WIN With this integration, USDC and EURC are supported natively on 35 and 7 blockchains, respectively. CCTP is now available on 25 blockchains and enables smooth USDC crosschain transfers without third-party bridges. Get started today:show more

CCTP V2 is coming to Stellar! ✅ Native crosschain... USDC transfers between Stellar and 15 blockchains ✅ Fast, capital-efficient crosschain liquidity for apps ✅ Secured by Circle, no additional trust assumptions Learn what this means for the Stellar ecosystem:show more

USDCx on Cardano Community, a USDC-backed stablecoin with seamless... access to crosschain USDC liquidity, is now available via Circle xReserve. With USDCx, enterprises and end users can power payments, lending, trading, borrowing, liquidity provision, and more using a highly liquid stablecoin. Supported at launch by Cardano DeFi apps Liqwid, Minswap Labs, and Sundae Labs 🍨. Key benefits: ✅USDCx is 1:1 backed by USDC held in xReserve ✅Fully interoperable with USDC across supported chains ✅Trust minimized with no third-party bridges required **For the first 10 days, IOG will be covering all costs for bridging USDC to USDCx on Cardano, helping early adopters get started without fees or friction.** Learn more:show more

USDCx on Movement is now available via Circle xReserve,... a USDC-backed stablecoin with seamless access to crosschain USDC liquidity. With USDCx, users can use it for near-zero-fee payments and remittances, RWA access, and robust DeFi-compatible crosschain liquidity. Key benefits: → USDCx is 1:1 backed by USDC held in xReserve → Trust minimized with no third-party bridges required → Fully interoperable with both USDC and USDCx across supported chains Supported at launch by Movement apps: Avalon Labs, Canopy, Echelon, Fireblocks, LayerBank, Matrix.fun, Meridian, Mosaic, MPCVault | crypto banking for institutions, Nightly, and YUZU 🍋. Learn more:show more

SONIC HITS $5.5 BILLION USDC BRIDGED THROUGH CIRCLE'S CCTP... As announced by Sonic itself, some $5.48 billion worth of $USDC has been bridged to its network through Circle's CCTP. Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) is a secure, permissionless on-chain utility that enables native USDC to move across different blockchain networks by burning it on the source chain and minting it 1:1 on the destination chain. The milestone is a bullish one for Sonic itself, with stablecoins praised as perhaps the most promising sector in the blockchain industry right now.show more

CCTP V2 is now available on Optimism Mainnet! Key... benefits for developers and users: ⚡ Fast Transfer: crosschain USDC settlement in seconds 🔀 Hooks: smart contract integrations for post-transfer actions 💸 Capital Efficient: 1:1 burn-and-mint, no liquidity pools or fillers 🔒 Secured by Circle: no additional trust assumptions Day 1 apps, bridges, and infra providers include: 1 Click USDC, Interport Finance, and Router Protocol with more expected in the coming weeks. OP Mainnet is now securely connected to a network of CCTP V2 supported blockchains, including: Arbitrum, Avalanche🔺, Base, Ethereum, Linea.eth, Sonic, and World Chain with support for coming soon. Start building now:show more

🌍 The 2025 State of the USDC Economy Report... is here! USDC continues to demonstrate its strength as a leading platform for global financial inclusion. Dive into the highlights from the past year: USDC circulation grew 78% year-over-year, outpacing the growth rate of all other large, global stablecoins. USDC’s total all-time transaction volume has surpassed $20 trillion, with a monthly transaction volume of $1 trillion in November 2024. Accessible to more than 500 million end-users through digital wallets and consumer apps, USDC is helping to lead the mainstream adoption of digital dollars. In 2024, Circle became: ✔️ The first major global stablecoin issuer to comply with EU’s MiCA ✔️ The first stablecoin issuer to meet Canada’s listing rules We’re setting the standard for trust, transparency, and resilience in digital finance. From remittances and payments to humanitarian aid, this year’s report showcases how USDC is driving real-world impact with leading global innovators including Bullish, Chipper Cash, Coinbase 🛡️, dYdX, Mastercard, MoneyGram, Nubank, Standard Chartered, Stripe, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Goodwall, Worldpay, Zodia Markets, Ensuro, Lemon Argentina USDC supports financial access in 180+ countries, providing low-cost, secure access to digital dollars. Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) has now facilitated $20B+ in USDC transfers across supported blockchain networks. USDC is powering the rise of an open, programmable financial system—one that is faster, cheaper, and inherently global. Explore the 2025 State of the USDC Economy Report to learn more about our journey:show more

USDC and CCTP V2 are now live on XDC... Network! Institutions, developers, and businesses on XDC can now access the world’s largest regulated stablecoin for key use cases: ✅ Global Trade Finance: Settle tokenized invoices, letters of credit, and other trade instruments ✅ RWA Tokenization: Issue and exchange tokenized assets like treasuries, private credit, and real estate ✅ Enterprise Payments: Enable fast, low-cost, B2B and cross-border transactions Day 1 partners: Fireblocks SBI XDC Network APAC 株式会社 With XDC, USDC is supported natively on 26 blockchains and securely moves across 15 with CCTP V2. Get started today:show more

Don’t miss this once-in-a-few-months opportunity! Native $USDC + CCTP... on Starknet (Privacy Arc) is finally live 🔥 This upgrade completely ends the bridge $USDC.e era and makes Starknet’s stablecoin ecosystem more complete and efficient. Circle Now you can participate directly and earn early rewards: • Swap USDC.e → native USDC, safer and easier to manage • Use native USDC for spot/perps or AMM/Perp, getting in early • Cross-chain transfers and game payments are convenient, zero slippage, ready to act anytime I tried migrating $USDC.e to avnu — super smooth, low fees, and you can start participating in all kinds of DeFi activity on Starknet right away 💎 Starknet’s DeFi is heating up, and native $USDC gives retail a real chance to earn , don’t miss out! #Starknet #USDC #DeFishow more