The dumbest story with $USDC happened in April 2025, when a user from the Netherlands, Jan Van Ders, accidentally transferred 500 USDC ($500) to his dog through a smart contract. Wanting to test the Trust Wallet, he entered the dog's chip address as a joke, but the transaction went through. By 06:59 AM CEST on June 19, 2025, the funds remained locked, as the chip did not support cryptocurrency. Jan wrote: "My dog is now a stablecoin millionaire!" Circle refused to help, considering it a "user error." The community was in stitches, calling the dog a "crypto baron." This absurd story became a lesson in attentiveness and a reason for memes of dogs in business suits.