$USDC

Here’s the latest price for USDC (USD Coin):

• 1 USDC ≈ $0.9999–1.00 USD, consistently holding its dollar peg with negligible fluctuations (e.g., $0.999885 on Binance) .

• Market cap is around $61.5 billion, with 24‑hour trading volume near $10–11 billion .

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Popular trading pairs with USDC

Pair Exchange Use Case

USDC/USDT Binance, Bybit, MEXC, etc. Stablecoin swaps between USD-pegged tokens 

ETH/USDC, BTC/USDC Binance, Uniswap, Coinbase Trade crypto ⇄ USD‑pegged stablecoin

Many altcoin/USDC pairs OKX, Binance, Bybit, etc.

• For example, Binance just listed FLUX/USDC, MASK/USDC, and SUSHI/USDC, while Bybit launched HBAR/USDC and CRV/USDC in mid‑June 2025 .

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Why USDC is popular:

• It’s a fully-backed stablecoin, regularly attested by accountants (e.g., Grant Thornton), and avoids major volatility .

• Widely available across hundreds of markets and exchanges (over 6,000 markets on CoinGecko), USDC is a common trading pair anchor .

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Bottom line:

USDC continues to serve as a reliable, dollar-pegged stablecoin trading smoothly near $1. It’s commonly paired with other crypto assets (BTC, ETH, various altcoins) and remains essential for stable, low-volatility trades, hedging, and liquidity strategies.