USDC
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USDC

The compliant stablecoin. Reserves partially in BUIDL. The stack is circular: stablecoins fund the treasuries that back the stablecoins.

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Brief

Circle's dollar stablecoin. $76B market cap. Fully backed by cash and short-term US Treasuries. Native on 30+ chains. BUIDL uses USDC as its redemption layer via Circle Reserve Fund.

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Snapshot

Key terms and identifiers.

Asset classes
Treasuries
Token standards
erc-20, erc-7528
Jurisdiction
US
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Milestones

How this player got here.

  1. Dec 2025Established as the dollar leg for Coinbase Wrapped Assets via CCIP bridges
  2. Jun 2025Circle IPO on NYSE accelerated USDC institutional adoption
  3. Mar 2025Crossed $60B market cap
  4. Jun 2024Native issuance on 14 chains
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Connections

Who they build with, build on, integrate with.

Dependency

Where this player builds on, integrates, or relies on others.

Tension

Direct competition or overlapping market position.