USDC

Contradiction

Slug collision: [[usdc]] exists as both wiki/concepts/usdc.md and wiki/entities/usdc.md. Prefer entity page for product timeline (includes 2026-07-31 circle/nydfs trust developments). This concept page is a thin duplicate — do not treat as authoritative for Recent Developments.

Definition

USD-pegged stablecoin issued by circle, widely used for cross-border settlement and on-chain payment rails. See entity page for product chronology.

Key Points

• 2026-08-04: Used as on-ramp for dinari tokenized S&P 500 dshares U.S. launch (2026-08-04-dinari-tokenized-sp500-usdc-us-launch)
• Issued by circle; second-largest dollar-pegged stablecoin by common market rankings
• 2026-07-08: flutterwave embeds USDC settlement via Circle Ventures investment (2026-07-08-flutterwave-circle-usdc-africa-payments)
• Later regulatory posture (OCC national trust + NYDFS limited purpose trust) tracked on entity usdc / circle

Related

• circle
• stablecoin
• cross-border-payments
• africa-fintech

Sources

• 2026-07-08-flutterwave-circle-usdc-africa-payments