USDC for Developers | Stable, programmable liquidity | Circle
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Stable, programmable liquidity

USDC unites people, businesses and communities around a common purpose: building a more open, prosperous world.

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Foundational. Composable.
Built to last.

USDC is a core building block of the crypto economy, serving as a trusted, interoperable, and highly liquid digital dollar for thousands of projects running on the world’s leading blockchains.

As the issuer of USDC, Circle is committed to supporting developers globally across blockchain communities and helping to deliver the vision of a free, open, and permissionless internet.

Whether you’re just getting started or consider yourself a seasoned developer, it’s easy to integrate USDC into your app or dApp today. USDC is open-source, composable, and accessible for anyone to build upon.

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More than just a stablecoin

USDC is an open platform for digital dollars running on global, always-on infrastructure. Developers build on USDC to connect their products to an uber-money API that delivers 24/7 liquidity and near-instant payments to anyone with an internet connection.

Leading payment service providers built on USDC to transcend the traditional banking system’s limitations and deliver real-time settlement to their customers.

Institutional DeFi protocols like Credix use USDC for stable, programmable liquidity their users can trust. Novel DeFi apps like Friktion leverage USDC in on-chain structured products as their trusted digital dollar of choice.

USDC’s reach is ever-growing as Circle continues to bring USDC to more of the world’s leading blockchains and contribute to open crypto payment standards. USDC is a platform designed to keep pace with the speed of Web3 innovation.

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A global ecosystem, built on USDC

Businesses around the globe are tapping new markets and unleashing new growth potential with USDC today. Explore how developers are building on USDC’s platform, and submit your project for users to discover.

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Multi-chain

Interoperable for a multi-chain world

USDC is available natively for 15 blockchain networks, with more integrations expected. For EVM-compatible chains and Flow, USDC is deployed via smart contract. For non-EVM chains, USDC uses built-in token primitives.
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Algorand USDC
Total Supply1 $53.1M
Token Standard ASA
Mainnet Address 31566704
Testnet Address 10458941
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Total Supply1 $53.1M
Token Standard ASA
Mainnet Address 31566704
Testnet Address 10458941

Algorand is one of the world's most decentralized, scalable, and secure blockchain infrastructure. From decentralized finance to generative NFT art (and everything in between), our sustainable blockchain is powering economic models of the future.

Learn more about Algorand USDC

 

Top Projects using Algorand USDC

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Arbitrum USDC
Total Supply1 $405M
Token Standard ERC-20
Mainnet Address 0xaf...5831
Testnet Address 0xfd...2d63
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Total Supply1 $405M
Token Standard ERC-20
Mainnet Address 0xaf...5831
Testnet Address 0xfd...2d63

Arbitrum is a layer 2 (L2) scaling solution for Ethereum that went live on mainnet in August 2021. Arbitrum uses Optimistic Rollups to increase the number of transactions that can be processed in parallel and reduce costs, while benefiting from the shared security of the layer 1 (L1) Ethereum blockchain.

Learn more about Arbitrum USDC

 

Top Projects using Arbitrum USDC

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Avalanche USDC
Total Supply1 $203M
Token Standard ERC-20
Mainnet Address 0xB9...8a6E
Testnet Address 0x54...Bc65
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Total Supply1 $203M
Token Standard ERC-20
Mainnet Address 0xB9...8a6E
Testnet Address 0x54...Bc65

Avalanche is an open, programmable smart contracts platform for decentralized applications. Avalanche is the fastest smart contracts platform in the blockchain industry, as measured by time-to-finality. Avalanche is Solidity-compatible, so all of your favorite tools like Remix, Truffle, and Tenderly work out of the box.

Learn more about Avalanche USDC

 

Top Projects using Avalanche USDC

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Base USDC
Total Supply1 $158M
Token Standard ERC-20
Mainnet Address 0x83...2913
Testnet Address 0xf1...1c19
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Total Supply1 $158M
Token Standard ERC-20
Mainnet Address 0x83...2913
Testnet Address 0xf1...1c19

Base is a secure, low-cost, builder-friendly Ethereum L2 built to bring the next billion users on-chain. Built on the OP Stack, Base enables developers to confidently deploy any EVM codebase and on-ramp users and assets from Ethereum L1, Coinbase, and other interoperable chains.

Learn more about Base USDC

 

Top Projects using Base USDC

 

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Ethereum USDC
Total Supply1 $22.3B
Token Standard ERC-20
Mainnet Address 0xa0...eb48
Testnet Address 0x07...a37F
Multichain Ethereum
Total Supply1 $22.3B
Token Standard ERC-20
Mainnet Address 0xa0...eb48
Testnet Address 0x07...a37F

Ethereum is open access to digital money and data-friendly services for everyone – no matter your background or location. It's a community-built technology behind the cryptocurrency ether (ETH) and thousands of applications you can use today.

Learn more about Ethereum USDC

 

Top Projects using Ethereum USDC

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Flow USDC
Total Supply1 $10.1M
Token Standard Flow Token
Mainnet Address A.b1...oken
Testnet Address A.a9...oken
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Total Supply1 $10.1M
Token Standard Flow Token
Mainnet Address A.b1...oken
Testnet Address A.a9...oken

Flow is a new blockchain built for the next generation of apps, games, and the digital assets that power them. Flow is easy to use and powerful to build with. Every aspect of the platform was designed from the ground up to support exceptional user experience at mainstream scale.

Learn more about Flow USDC

 

Top Projects using Flow USDC

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Hedera USDC
Total Supply1 $4.39M
Token Standard Hedera Token
Mainnet Address 0.0.456858
Testnet Address 0.0.2276691
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Total Supply1 $4.39M
Token Standard Hedera Token
Mainnet Address 0.0.456858
Testnet Address 0.0.2276691

Hedera is an enterprise-grade public network for you to make your digital world exactly as it should be – yours. Whether you're a startup or enterprise, a creator or consumer, Hedera goes beyond blockchain for developers to create the next era of fast, fair, and secure applications.

Learn more about Hedera USDC

 

Top Projects using Hedera USDC

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NEAR USDC
Total Supply1 $4.7M
Token Standard NEP-141
Mainnet Address 1720...33a1
Testnet Address 3e22...b8af
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Total Supply1 $4.7M
Token Standard NEP-141
Mainnet Address 1720...33a1
Testnet Address 3e22...b8af

NEAR Protocol is a high-performance blockchain featuring a unique scaling solution based on ‘sharding’ to deliver low-cost transactions that can settle in seconds. Developers can build on NEAR with familiar programming languages like JavaScript and Rust to accelerate time-to-market.

Learn more about NEAR USDC

 

Top Projects using NEAR USDC

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Noble USDC
Total Supply1 $37.9M
Token Standard Native SDK
Mainnet Address uusdc
Testnet Address uusdc
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Total Supply1 $37.9M
Token Standard Native SDK
Mainnet Address uusdc
Testnet Address uusdc

Noble is an appchain purpose-built for native asset issuance in Cosmos and the boundless Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) ecosystem. Dozens of appchains can access USDC issued on Noble via an integration leveraging IBC that is simple, safe and seamless.

Learn more about Noble USDC

 

Top projects using Noble USDC

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OP Mainnet USDC
Total Supply1 $45.6M
Token Standard ERC-20
Mainnet Address 0x0b...ff85
Testnet Address 0xe0...f8c6
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Total Supply1 $45.6M
Token Standard ERC-20
Mainnet Address 0x0b...ff85
Testnet Address 0xe0...f8c6

OP Mainnet is a layer 2 (L2) scaling solution for Ethereum, designed to increase transaction throughput and streamline costs. OP Mainnet uses optimistic rollup technology, which bundles together transactions to boost efficiency while leveraging the underlying security of Ethereum.

Learn more about OP Mainnet USDC

 

Top Projects using OP Mainnet USDC

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Polkadot USDC
Total Supply1 $4.03M
Token Standard Assets
Mainnet Address 1337
Testnet Address 31337
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Total Supply1 $4.03M
Token Standard Assets
Mainnet Address 1337
Testnet Address 31337

Polkadot is a network of many sovereign blockchains, also known as parachains. Parachains enable parallel execution to allow for faster transactions while contributing to Polkadot’s shared security and decentralization. Polkadot Asset Hub is a common-good parachain that’s designed for efficiently deploying, storing, and transferring digital assets. From Polkadot Asset Hub, digital assets can be readily transferred to parachains via the XCM protocol.

Learn more about Polkadot USDC

 

Top Projects using Polkadot USDC

 

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Polygon PoS USDC
Total Supply1 $108M
Token Standard ERC-20
Mainnet Address 0x3c...3359
Testnet Address 0x99...4f97
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Total Supply1 $108M
Token Standard ERC-20
Mainnet Address 0x3c...3359
Testnet Address 0x99...4f97

Polygon PoS is a scalable proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain that complements Ethereum’s decentralized security with faster settlement times and greater cost efficiency. Businesses and developers can create applications on Polygon PoS that appeal to the general public and benefit from near-instant, near-zero cost transactions worldwide.

Learn more about Polygon PoS USDC

 

Top Projects using Polygon PoS USDC

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Solana USDC
Total Supply1 $615M
Token Standard SPL
Mainnet Address EPjF...Dt1v
Testnet Address 4zMM...ncDU
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Total Supply1 $615M
Token Standard SPL
Mainnet Address EPjF...Dt1v
Testnet Address 4zMM...ncDU

Solana is a decentralized blockchain built to enable scalable, user-friendly apps for the world. Solana ensures composability between ecosystem projects by maintaining a single global state as the network scales.

Learn more about Solana USDC

 

Top Projects using Solana USDC

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Stellar USDC
Total Supply1 $87.2M
Token Standard Stellar Asset
Mainnet Address USDC...KZVN
Testnet Address USDC...FLA5
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Total Supply1 $87.2M
Token Standard Stellar Asset
Mainnet Address USDC...KZVN
Testnet Address USDC...FLA5

The Stellar network is a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable blockchain built for financial products and services. It offers builders a protocol optimized for payments, with a design intended to keep fees low and to provide transaction speeds that can scale with increased adoption.

Learn more about Stellar USDC

 

Top Projects using Stellar USDC

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Tron USDC
Total Supply1 $301M
Token Standard TRC-20
Mainnet Address TEkx...rdz8
Testnet Address TFGB...Pjnh
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Total Supply1 $301M
Token Standard TRC-20
Mainnet Address TEkx...rdz8
Testnet Address TFGB...Pjnh

TRON is one of the largest blockchain-based operating systems in the world, offering public blockchain support of high throughput, high scalability, and high availability for all Decentralized Applications (DApps) in the TRON ecosystem.

Learn more about TRON USDC

 

Top Projects using TRON USDC

Bridged

Extensible to any blockchain

With the help of third-party bridge providers, USDC can be bridged from Ethereum to reach additional blockchains in the form of “Bridged USDC.”

Bridged USDC on Linea

Bridged USDC on zkSync

There are many examples of Bridged USDC, including implementations on emerging blockchain networks such as Aptos, Celo, Metis, Orbit, and more.

Maximize your vision.
Do more with USDC.

As an open-source, programmable dollar with global reach, USDC is powerful market infrastructure you can begin building with immediately. Circle exists to make it even faster and easier for developers to realize their vision for USDC.

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We believe the ability to rapidly test and iterate is critical to shipping great products. Use Circle’s multi-chain testnet faucet to begin experimenting with USDC flows within your project.

Circle offers composable APIs for programmable payments and wallet infrastructure. Access Circle Sandbox today to generate wallets, accept and make USDC payments, and manage funds flow between users.

Reach out to us if you’re interested in the production version of Circle’s payments and treasury platform.

FAQ

No, USDC is permissionless, open-source and accessible to anyone to build with. You can add support for USDC in your app or dApp without needing a commercial business relationship with Circle.

If you’re interested in Circle’s APIs, you can start testing for free with a sandbox key.

Circle aims to bring native USDC to all of the largest blockchain ecosystems in Web3.

In addition, the Web3 community has built permissionless bridge infrastructure to enable USDC to flow across blockchains as a bridged asset and add liquidity to emerging ecosystems.

Circle has a blocklisting policy and will follow appropriate financial crime compliance measures. In response to court orders and sanctions compliance, Circle has the ability to deny access to individual wallet addresses from sending and receiving USDC. When an address is denied access, it can no longer receive USDC and USDC held by that address cannot be transferred on-chain.

We take this responsibility very seriously and can share the following data:

  • As of 4/17/23: Of the total $31B+ USDC in circulation, only $8.6M USDC is currently blocked, which is <0.03% of USDC in circulation. A total of 159 unique addresses have ever been blocked to date, all of which comply with OFAC sanctions and court orders.

Importantly, the blocking of addresses emits events on-chain, and we encourage the community to monitor those events. Blocking is never done unilaterally or arbitrarily and follows the highest duty of care.

The US government acts through its agencies which must follow the law. There is currently no suggestion that the law would permit any agency to compel Circle to KYC every holder of USDC. Additionally, Circle does not track every individual who holds USDC.

There is currently bipartisan recognition, at all levels of the US government, that public blockchains and well-regulated stablecoins like USDC are important to US economic competitiveness. Circle expects to see a variety of proposals from the US Congress for how to best regulate - not ban - stablecoins.

USDC reserves are bankruptcy remote, which means they are held separately from Circle’s operating funds for the benefit of USDC holders. USDC is fully backed by cash and short-dated US Treasuries, and those reserves are held in the custody and management of leading US financial institutions.

The key factors to consider for choosing a stablecoin are: (1) what is backing the reserves; (2) how are the reserves managed; and (3) how large and diversified is the market for the stablecoin. There is no other stablecoin that compares to USDC on its reserves backing, reserves management, and liquidity across public blockchains.

As open-source code, USDC can be integrated, bought, sold, lent, borrowed, traded, and spent without ever touching Circle’s commercial products and services. The universe of protocols, wallets, exchanges, merchants, and other market participants that support USDC is expanding because USDC represents stability you can trust. Fully-backed by cash and short-dated US treasuries, USDC is always redeemable 1:1 for US dollars.