$USDC What is USDC?
A stablecoin pegged to the US dollar at a 1:1 ratio.
Issued by Circle in collaboration with Coinbase.
Backed by cash or assets of equivalent value, and the reserves are regularly audited.
Features of USDC:
Value stability: Always equals approximately 1 dollar.
Reliable and regulated: Supervised by US authorities and publishes transparency reports.
Wide support: Used on platforms like Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, and others.
Fast and low-cost transfers (especially on networks like Solana or Polygon).
Ideal for payments, remittances, and trading without market volatility.
Where can USDC be used?
Electronic payments (like Shopify, some stores support it).
Trading on platforms (as a medium of exchange).
DeFi (lending, yield farming, liquidity).
International money transfers (an alternative to bank remittances).
Supported networks:
Ethereum (ERC-20)
Solana (SPL)
Polygon
Avalanche
Arbitrum and Optimism (Layer 2)
Base and others
