USD Coin (USDC) is a stablecoin that is pegged to the US dollar. USDC is classified as a centralized stablecoin, backed by U.S. dollars or dollar-denominated assets like U.S. Treasury securities. It is issued by Circle.
USD Coin (USDC)
USD Coin (USDC) is a stablecoin that is pegged to the US dollar. USDC is classified as a centralized stablecoin, backed by U.S. dollars or dollar-denominated assets like U.S. Treasury securities. It is issued by Circle.
While USDT dominates payments and centralized exchanges, USDC has taken the lead in decentralized markets. USDC has actively fostered relationships with DeFi dApps and is often viewed as a more secure stablecoin.
The payments giant has been accepting USDC payments on Ethereum from card-issuer Crypto.com in Australia since 2021, and will now use the cheaper Solana network to settle cross-border transactions with Merchant Acquirers, Worldpay and Nuvei, which collect payments on behalf of global retailers.
Circle brings USDC stablecoin to Polkadot's Asset Hub parachain allongside five other blockchains to enable faster, cheaper transactions and multi-chain transfers via the new Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol.
Circle brings USDC stablecoin to Polkadot's Asset Hub parachain allongside five other blockchains to enable faster, cheaper transactions and multi-chain transfers via the new Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol.
While USDT dominates payments and centralized exchanges, USDC has taken the lead in decentralized markets. USDC has actively fostered relationships with DeFi dApps and is often viewed as a more secure stablecoin.
The payments giant has been accepting USDC payments on Ethereum from card-issuer Crypto.com in Australia since 2021, and will now use the cheaper Solana network to settle cross-border transactions with Merchant Acquirers, Worldpay and Nuvei, which collect payments on behalf of global retailers.
Coinbase is increasing its support for USDC with an investment in Circle, which will take full control over the second largest stablecoin issuance and governance.
The crypto payment specialist has announced multiple new initiatives over the past few weeks, including a partnership with Latin American exchange Bitso enabling USDC transactions to Argentina, Colombia and Mexico.
Circle is finding its way past a rough year. In the last couple of months, the FinTech company launched USDC on Arbitrium, Euro Coin on Avalanche and introduced its own cross-chain bridge protocol.
At the end of May, when everyone was watching the U.S. debt ceiling drama, Blackrock, the manager of Circle stablecoin reserves, precautiously moved the holdings from T-bills to commercial banks. Now that the storm alert has passed, T-bills have started to appear on the balance sheets again.
