Now Live: Native USDC and CCTP V2 on World Chain

We’re excited to announce that native USDC and CCTP V2 are now live on World Chain, following the Bridged USDC Standard to native upgrade. This upgrade enhances liquidity, security, and capital efficiency for developers and users across the World Chain ecosystem.

Key Benefits

• Seamless upgrade to native: Bridged USDC has been upgraded in-place to native USDC. With its contract address unchanged, existing integrations remain intact, requiring no action from developers or users.
• Institutional on/off-ramps: Native USDC is regulated¹, fully reserved, and redeemable 1:1 for US Dollars² with Circle Mint³, providing a trusted and scalable foundation for trading, payments, and financial services.
• Crosschain interoperability: CCTP V2 enables near-instant USDC transfers across supported blockchains with the ability to automate post-transfer actions via Hooks.
• Integrated USDC support for Mini Apps: Developers building Mini Apps can access a trusted digital dollar to create use cases like P2P payments, savings, and e-commerce.

Native USDC issued by Circle¹

Token Name: USDC

Token Symbol: USDC

Mainnet Address: 0x79A02482A880bCe3F13E09da970dC34dB4cD24D1

Testnet Address:  0x66145f38cBAC35Ca6F1Dfb4914dF98F1614aeA88

Powering new use cases
From DeFi protocols to payments and crosschain apps, USDC on World Chain unlocks powerful new experiences for developers and institutions:

• User-verified payments: Leverage World ID to restrict payments to verified humans—reducing fraud and sybil attacks. Apps like Daimo Pay, Morpho, and World App use USDC to deliver secure, identity-aware transfers.
• DeFi and financial services: Power trading, saving, and credit services with the world’s largest regulated¹ stablecoin—ideal for DEXs and financial markets. Businesses like BitGo are already serving institutional users with USDC on World Chain.
• Frictionless crosschain transfers: With CCTP V2, users can move USDC quickly and securely between supported blockchains in seconds—enabling smooth onboarding and capital efficiency with apps like Across, Uniswap Web App and Wallet, and beyond.
  
  

Get started today

Qualified businesses can access on/off-ramps to convert local fiat currency to USDC on World Chain by applying for a Circle Mint³ account.

Developers can dive into our documentation to begin building with USDC and CCTP V2 to create innovative onchain apps.

SMBs and individuals can access USDC on/off-ramps through Circle’s partner network. Visit USDC.com to learn more.
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^{1. USDC is issued by regulated affiliates of Circle. A list of Circle’s regulatory authorizations can be found here.}

^{2. 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.}

^{3. 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.}