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USDC is a US-dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Circle. Reserves are held in cash and short-term US Treasuries at regulated financial institutions, audited monthly. Edited by Sead Fadilpašić.

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$0.9995
+0.01%
sparkline — 30d
Mkt cap$69.78B
Vol 24h$14.28B
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What is USDC? The regulated US-dollar stablecoin explained
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What is USDC? The regulated US-dollar stablecoin explained

USDC is a US-dollar stablecoin issued by Circle. Each USDC is backed 1:1 by cash and short-duration US Treasuries. Here's how it works and where it fits.

Eric Nkando · 2 min · Updated 15 Sep
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What is USDC? The regulated US-dollar stablecoin explained

USDC is a US-dollar stablecoin issued by Circle. Each USDC is backed 1:1 by cash and short-duration US Treasuries. Here's how it works and where it fits.

Eric Nkando · 2 min · 15 Sep
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USDC vs USDT — which is safer?
USDC has stronger regulatory posture (US-regulated issuer, monthly attestations, cash + short-duration Treasuries only). USDT is larger and more liquid globally. Both have depegged briefly under stress (USDC during SVB, USDT multiple times).