Native USDC & CCTP V2 are coming to Plume: What You Need to Know

We’re excited to announce that native USDC and CCTP V2 are coming soon to Plume! 

Plume is a RWA blockchain designed for real-world asset finance (RWAfi) and DeFi. It features fast finality, is fully EVM compatible, and is designed to help institutions and developers bring financial assets onchain.

Since Plume’s Genesis mainnet launch on June 5, 2025, Plume’s Total Value Locked (TVL) has grown more than ~441%, from $44M to $238M (as of Sep 4, 2025)¹. The ecosystem has 200+ apps and protocols building on Plume.²

With the upcoming launch of native USDC and CCTP V2 on Plume, the network will gain access to the world’s largest regulated³ stablecoin and seamless crosschain transfers across supported blockchains. This unlocks new use cases across RWAfi, DeFi, social, and more. 

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Benefits of native USDC on Plume:

• Offers a regulated³, fully reserved digital dollar redeemable 1:1 for US dollars⁴
• Enables institutional on/offramps like Circle Mint⁵ for eligible users
• Integrates easily into existing Plume apps

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With CCTP V2, developers will be able to:

• Enable users to move native USDC securely between Plume and supported blockchains with 1:1 capital efficiency
• Build apps with seamless crosschain onboarding, swaps, purchases, treasury rebalancing, and more

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Key Use Cases‍

Native USDC serves as a foundational building block for a range of use cases across the Plume ecosystem, including:

• RWA tokenization: Use USDC to collateralize and settle real-world assets with a fully reserved, regulated stablecoin designed for institutional-grade flows
• DeFi financial apps: Integrate USDC to enable AMMs and other financial primitives for fast settlement and seamless crosschain transfers

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Bridged vs. Native USDC ‍

Currently, Bridged USDC (USDC.e via Stargate from Ethereum) exists on Plume. Plume will work with ecosystem apps to smoothly migrate from bridged to native USDC over time.

There will be no immediate changes to the Stargate bridge and it will continue to operate normally. Bridged USDC will remain labeled as “USDC.e” in block explorers and across app UIs and documentation.

‍Native USDC issued by Circle³

Token Name: USDC

Token Symbol: USDC

Mainnet Address: 0x222365EF19F7947e5484218551B56bb3965Aa7aF

Testnet Address: 0xcB5f30e335672893c7eb944B374c196392C19D18

Bridged USDC from Ethereum

Token Name: Bridged USDC (Stargate)

Token Symbol: USDC.e

Mainnet Address: 0x78adD880A697070c1e765Ac44D65323a0DcCE913

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Stay tuned for launch

We’re thrilled for the impact this launch will have on the Plume ecosystem. More details to come. Feel free to reach out on Discord and engage with our team if you have any questions.

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^{1. Source:https://defillama.com/chain/plume-mainnet,   last accessed Sep 3, 2025} 

^{2. Source: https://plume.org/ecosystem,  last accessed Sep 3, 2025}  

^{3.  USDC is issued by regulated affiliates of Circle. A list of Circle’s regulatory authorizations can be found here.} 

^{4. Circle Mint customers are able to redeem USDC directly from Circle. In addition, Circle will redeem all USDC presented to it for redemption in compliance with MiCAR, regardless of whether the holder is a Circle Mint customer. Circle Mint is currently available only to institutions and is not available to individuals.}

^{5. Circle Mint and money transmission services are provided by Circle Internet Financial, LLC. Circle Internet Financial, LLC, NMLS # 1201441, is a licensed provider of money transmission services. A full list of Circle’s licenses can be found here. Circle Mint is currently available only to institutions and is not available to individuals.}