Étienne Girard
USD Coin (USDC), the world’s most widely used regulated stablecoin, is now live on the XDC Network. With this native integration, users can transfer and hold real USDC directly on XDC — fully backed 1:1 by Circle’s reserves — without relying on wrapped tokens or third-party bridges.
This launch ensures faster, more secure, and seamless transfers, making USDC easier to use across decentralized applications within the XDC ecosystem.
The rollout leverages Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol V2 (CCTP V2), which uses a “burn and mint” mechanism to move assets across chains. Instead of wrapping tokens, USDC is burned on the source network and newly minted on the destination chain once Circle verifies the transaction. This design enhances security, interoperability, and efficiency for cross-chain payments.
Expanding USDC’s Multi-Chain Presence
Adding XDC to its list of supported blockchains further strengthens USDC’s role as the leading multi-chain stablecoin. It is now natively available on 24 networks, including Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, Avalanche, Base, Arbitrum, Stellar, and Polkadot.
Earlier this month, Circle also unveiled Gateway, a solution enabling instant USDC transfers across seven major blockchains: Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, Ethereum, OP Mainnet, Polygon PoS, and Unichain. Together, these moves reinforce Circle’s mission to make USDC the most accessible and interoperable digital dollar in the industry.
