Getting Started
- Acquire USDC from any major centralized exchange (Coinbase, Kraken, etc.) or swap for it on a DEX like Uniswap.
- Store USDC in any Ethereum-compatible wallet like MetaMask, Rainbow, or a hardware wallet.
- Use USDC across DeFi protocols for lending (Aave), trading (Uniswap), or yield strategies.
- Bridge USDC across chains using Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) for native transfers.
Key Features
- Fully backed reserves every USDC is backed 1:1 by cash and short-term US Treasury holdings, with regular audits.
- Multi-chain native available natively on Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, Base, Polygon, Avalanche, and more.
- Regulatory compliance issued by Circle under US money transmitter licenses with transparent reserve reporting.
- Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) enables native USDC transfers between supported chains without wrapped tokens.
- DeFi ubiquity accepted as a core asset across virtually every DeFi protocol for trading, lending, and collateral.
- Developer APIs Circle provides APIs for minting, redeeming, and programmatically managing USDC at scale.
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