USDC stablecoin: fully reserved, multi-chain digital dollar powering trading, DeFi, low-fee payments and crypto wallets worldwide
USDC at a Glance
USDC is a regulated digital dollar designed for speed, trust and open finance.
- 1 USDC always equals $1, backed by cash and short-term Treasuries.
- Native on 19 blockchains, USDC reaches any defi wallet in seconds.
- Exchanges, lenders and payment apps hold USDC because it keeps value stable during crypto volatility.
Utility & Use Cases USDC
Trading Pair
- Deep liquidity on CEX and DEX pairs keeps spreads tight.
- Lets traders move out of volatility without leaving the market.
Collateral & Lending
- Supplies secure collateral on Aave, Compound and MakerDAO.
- Earn passive yield from borrowers without price swings.
Global Payments
- Near-instant, low-fee transfers power cross-border payroll and remittances.
- Visa and Stripe already settle with USDC.
NFT & Gaming Currency
- Stable bids on NFT marketplaces like OpenSea.
- In-game economies adopt USDC to avoid inflation of native coins.
USDC Technologies Overview
Native Multi-Chain Support
Issued directly by Circle on Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, Base and 15 other networks for flexible, low-fee transfers.
Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol
Burn-and-mint bridge moves USDC between chains without wrapped tokens, cutting bridge risk.
Audited Reserves
Monthly attestations and Big-Four level audits confirm 100% cash and T-bill backing.
Gasless Sends Option
USDC 2.0 lets wallets sponsor fees so users can pay or receive stablecoins without holding native gas tokens.
Funding
Circle raised over $700 million in equity rounds, including a $110 million Series E led by Bitmain in 2018 and a $400 million strategic round with BlackRock and Fidelity in 2022. Coinbase later took an equity stake in 2023 when Centre dissolved, aligning incentives around USDC growth. No public token sale occurred; minting only happens against fresh U.S. dollars.
Roadmap
24/7 Mint & Redeem
Circle is working with multiple partner banks to enable round-the-clock fiat settlement, closing weekend peg gaps.
Regulatory Licensing
Applying for a full-reserve U.S. charter and MiCA approval so USDC can serve compliant finance worldwide.
Chain Expansion
Native launches on emerging L1s and a planned integration with Bitcoin’s Lightning Network extend reach.
Privacy-Preserving Upgrade
Research into zero-knowledge transfers aims to add on-chain privacy without sacrificing compliance.
USDC Security & Audit Reports
USDC smart contracts have passed multiple independent audits, while issuance keys sit in hardware security modules with on-chain multisig control. Circle publishes monthly reserve attestations and has never missed a redemption, even during the 2023 SVB scare. Address freezing exists for legal compliance, helping protect users from illicit activity.
MetaMask, Phantom, Ledger, Coinbase Wallet and dozens of mobile apps hold USDC on their respective chains.
Top Crypto Exchanges to Trade USDC (USDC)
#
Exchange
Pair
Price
24h Volume
1
Binance
BTC/USDC
~$102,588
$870,229,478
2
Binance
ETH/USDC
~$3,265.7
$342,597,769
3
OKX
BTC/USDC
~$102,632
$274,107,160
4
Bybit
USDC/USDT
~$1.0011
$530,892,429
5
WEEX
BTC/USDC
~$102,409.3
$250,025,849
6
DigiFinex
BTC/USDC
~$102,608
$231,699,659
7
Bybit
BTC/USDC
~$102,593.99
$206,336,081
8
Binance
SOL/USDC
~$237.08
$236,476,268
9
Binance
XRP/USDC
~$3.079
$206,331,534
10
Bybit
ETH/USDC
~$3,269.27
$147,745,029
11
Hotcoin
BTC/USDC
~$102,523
$179,929,951
12
DigiFinex
USDC/USDT
~$1.0012
$106,493,627
13
OKX
ETH/USDC
~$3,268.36
$122,829,573
14
DigiFinex
ETH/USDC
~$3,266.37
$91,540,832
15
MEXC
USDC/USDT
~$1.0012
$80,182,931
16
WEEX
ETH/USDC
~$3,269.81
$54,803,453
17
Binance
ADA/USDC
~$0.96
$51,808,228
18
Deepcoin
USDC/USDT
~$1.0011
$96,938,334
19
WhiteBIT
BTC/USDC
~$102,521.79
$213,357,612
20
LBank
BTC/USDC
~$102,603.61
$47,682,746
21
Bitunix
USDC/USDT
~$1.0011
$69,373,195
22
Dexalot
WBTC/USDC
~$101,977.7
$36,871,711
23
Bybit
SOL/USDC
~$238.13
$44,125,856
24
LBank
ETH/USDC
~$3,267.31
$33,706,774
25
Orca
SO11111111.../EPJFWDD5AU...
~$238.14
$1,922,246,538
26
Azbit
ETH/USDC
~$3,267.51
$29,329,484
27
Biconomy.com
BTC/USDC
~$102,335
$36,569,545
28
Binance
FDUSD/USDC
~$1
$57,857,914
29
Bybit
USDE/USDC
~$1
$17,889,621
30
Bybit
XRP/USDC
~$3.091
$49,956,086
31
Binance
DOGE/USDC
~$0.34
$57,337,771
32
Cube
BTC/USDC
~$102,314.2
$37,623,091
33
Kraken
BTC/USDC
~$102,607.19
$17,973,678
34
XeggeX
BTC/USDC
~$102,360.18
$29,835,537
35
Raydium (CLMM)
SO11111111.../EPJFWDD5AU...
~$238.11
$1,125,462,761
36
Meteora
6P6XGHYF7A.../EPJFWDD5AU...
~$39.32
$1,025,070,428
37
KuCoin
BTC/USDC
~$102,611.3
$20,106,998
38
Azbit
SOL/USDC
~$236.52
$21,361,128
39
XT.COM
ETH/USDC
~$3,265
$30,119,853
40
Azbit
XRP/USDC
~$3.076
$18,803,649
41
BingX
BTC/USDC
~$102,605.95
$10,927,285
42
Uniswap V3 (Arbitrum One)
0XAF88D065.../0X82AF4944...
~$0.00031
$717,568,649
43
OKX
USDT/USDC
~$1
$10,219,774
44
OKX
ATOM/USDC
~$5.94
$19,758,189
45
PointPay
BTC/USDC
~$102,444.63
$11,964,247
46
Dex-Trade
BTC/USDC
~$102,529.99
$13,706,214
47
Gate.io
BTC/USDC
~$102,583.94
$25,983,682
48
Binance
SUI/USDC
~$4.31
$21,622,868
49
BYDFi
BTC/USDC
~$102,308
$11,345,328
50
WhiteBIT
DOGE/USDC
~$0.34
$23,276,062
51
WhiteBIT
ETH/USDC
~$3,261.84
$36,684,727
52
Coinbase Exchange
EURC/USDC
~$1.034
$15,324,614
53
OKX
XRP/USDC
~$3.094
$33,022,006
54
Bitget
BTC/USDC
~$102,559.62
$16,548,635
55
Meteora
FUAFBO2JGK.../EPJFWDD5AU...
~$4.47
$452,927,329
56
P2B
USDC/USDT
~$1.0011
$29,440,978
57
KuCoin
ETH/USDC
~$3,269.11
$10,165,381
58
KuCoin
USDT/USDC
~$1
$5,743,724
59
Bitget
ETH/USDC
~$3,267.61
$10,523,812
60
Orca
6P6XGHYF7A.../EPJFWDD5AU...
~$39.21
$368,214,881
61
BYDFi
ETH/USDC
~$3,263.69
$7,859,042
62
PointPay
ETH/USDC
~$3,263.92
$5,252,297
63
Backpack Exchange
BTC/USDC
~$102,455.6
$4,500,841
64
Uniswap V3 (Ethereum)
0X2260FAC5.../0XA0B86991...
~$102,437.15
$280,618,956
65
OKX
SOL/USDC
~$238.24
$19,219,590
66
Binance
AAVE/USDC
~$349.22
$12,976,690
67
DeGate
ETH/0XA0B86991...
~$3,261.4
$4,795,873
68
Deribit Spot
BTC/USDC
~$102,427
$13,241,061
69
Azbit
ADA/USDC
~$0.97
$4,336,742
70
Azbit
BNB/USDC
~$681.37
$4,244,070
71
Uniswap V3 (Base)
0X833589FC.../0X42000000...
~$0.00031
$247,969,061
72
Vertex (Spot)
WBTC/USDC
~$102,395
$6,462,493
73
MEXC
ETH/USDC
~$3,258.53
$20,697,975
74
BingX
ETH/USDC
~$3,267.81
$5,190,569
75
Kraken
ETH/USDC
~$3,267.48
$3,298,044
76
XT.COM
USDC/USDT
~$1.0011
$12,944,738
77
BingX
DOGE/USDC
~$0.34
$7,698,970
78
Uniswap V3 (Arbitrum One)
0XAF88D065.../0X2F2A2543...
~$0.0000098
$207,370,407
79
Aerodrome SlipStream
0XCBB7C000.../0X833589FC...
~$102,556.91
$194,393,308
80
Binance
LTC/USDC
~$117.53
$7,835,461
81
Meteora
FUAFBO2JGK.../EPJFWDD5AU...
~$4.57
$182,059,812
82
WhiteBIT
SOL/USDC
~$237.07
$22,287,132
83
Dex-Trade
ETH/USDC
~$3,258.28
$8,983,043
84
Raydium
ES9VMFRZAC.../EPJFWDD5AU...
~$1
$161,309,099
85
Orca
SO11111111.../EPJFWDD5AU...
~$238.19
$160,434,039
86
Meteora
SO11111111.../EPJFWDD5AU...
~$236.36
$157,322,667
87
Backpack Exchange
ETH/USDC
~$3,265.45
$2,314,863
88
OKX
FIL/USDC
~$5.026
$10,148,179
89
Deribit Spot
ETH/USDC
~$3,262.5
$11,369,246
90
OrangeX
USDC/USDT
~$1.0012
$4,795,319
91
HTX
BTC/USDC
~$102,579.78
$14,653,932
92
Uniswap V3 (Ethereum)
0XA0B86991.../0XDAC17F95...
~$1.0012
$138,497,170
93
Binance
BONK/USDC
~$0.000028
$7,793,493
94
Cube
SOL/USDC
~$236.64
$8,253,606
95
Slex
ETH/USDC
~$3,263.81
$22,990,550
96
Deribit Spot
STETH/USDC
~$3,256.3
$11,943,902
97
Meteora
6P6XGHYF7A.../EPJFWDD5AU...
~$38.83
$124,579,731
98
Gate.io
ETH/USDC
~$3,261.6
$7,861,625
99
Orca
27G8MTK7VT.../EPJFWDD5AU...
~$4.67
$121,942,344
100
Raydium (CLMM)
SO11111111.../EPJFWDD5AU...
~$238.12
$118,148,606
USDC
USDC
Price
#4
$1
0.0018%
Market Cap
Market capitalization of USDC (USDC) represents the total value of all circulating tokens. It is calculated by multiplying the current price of one token by the total number of tokens in circulation
$61,765,460,756
Fully Diluted Variation
Fully diluted valuation of USDC (USDC) represents the theoretical market cap if all tokens that will ever exist were in circulation. It provides insight into the long-term value projection assuming the maximum supply is reached
$61,938,046,615
24 Hour Trading Vol
24-hour trading volume shows the total amount of USDC (USDC) traded across all exchanges over the past day. Higher volumes generally indicate more market liquidity and interest in the token
$13,023,671,978
Circulating Supply
Circulating supply shows the number of USDC (USDC) tokens currently available and circulating in the market. This excludes locked, reserved, or unissued tokens that cannot be sold or traded
61,771,578,170.93
Total Supply
Total supply represents all USDC (USDC) tokens that currently exist, including both circulating tokens and those locked in various protocols or treasuries. It excludes tokens that will be created in the future
