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What is USDC?

USDC is a US dollar stablecoin issued by Circle, designed to hold a value of about one dollar per token. Circle reports that USDC in circulation is backed by reserves of cash and short-dated US Treasury holdings, and publishes monthly third-party attestation reports on those reserves. USDC launched in 2018 and is issued on Ethereum as an ERC-20 token and on other networks including Solana, Avalanche, and Stellar.

Circle states that the peg is held by full reserve backing rather than an algorithm, minting tokens when customers deposit dollars and burning them on redemption. USDC launched in 2018 under the Centre Consortium, a Circle and Coinbase joint venture, and runs on several blockchains. Here is how it works and what to weigh first.

USDC at a glance

TickerUSDC
TypeFiat-backed US dollar stablecoin
IssuerCircle (sole issuer since 2023)
PegAbout 1 US dollar per token
ReservesCash and short-dated US Treasuries
Launched2018
NetworksEthereum (ERC-20), Solana, and others

How Circle keeps USDC at a dollar

Circle states the peg is held by full reserve backing rather than an algorithm, minting tokens when customers deposit dollars and burning them on redemption.
Circle reports that USDC in circulation is backed by cash and short-dated US Treasury holdings, kept in segregated accounts.
Circle publishes monthly attestation reports on those reserves from an independent accounting firm.
Eligible business and institutional accounts redeem at one dollar per token through Circle Mint, and that redemption path pulls the market price back toward a dollar.
Individual buyers instead buy and sell USDC on exchanges, where the price can drift slightly.

What people use USDC for

People use USDC to move dollar value between wallets and platforms without converting back to a bank account.
It lets holders keep a dollar-denominated balance without selling to fiat, and it is used to settle payments across borders.
USDC is issued on Ethereum as an ERC-20 token and on other networks including Solana, Avalanche, and Stellar.
Because the same USDC ticker is issued separately on each supported blockchain, tokens sent over the wrong network do not arrive in the balance you expected.
Confirm the network before you send USDC: a wrong-network transfer to an exchange or other custodial deposit address is often unrecoverable.

Risks to know before you buy USDC

Circle is a centralized issuer that can freeze USDC at specific addresses when required by law enforcement, so USDC is not censorship-resistant.
Using USDC does not remove the issuer and reserve risks that come with any centrally issued stablecoin.
The peg depends on the reserves staying safe and accessible, and in March 2023 USDC traded below a dollar for about three days.
That depeg followed Circle disclosing that $3.3 billion of its cash reserves sat at Silicon Valley Bank, which had failed; the price recovered once US regulators guaranteed the bank’s deposits.
USDC is not a bank deposit: it carries no FDIC or SIPC insurance, and holding the token itself pays no interest.

How do I buy USDC?

You can buy USDC on Coinmama with a credit card, a debit card, a bank transfer over SEPA or SWIFT, Apple Pay, or Google Pay, though available methods and supported coins vary by country. Coinmama has served buyers since 2013 and is non-custodial for purchases: your USDC goes to the wallet address you provide, not to a balance held for you. Verification is a one-time setup before your first purchase, though higher purchase limits can require extra documents later, and support is available 24/7 through the Coinmama support team.

USDC sits alongside the other cryptocurrencies Coinmama offers, so one verified account covers more than one asset. Many buyers hold USDC next to Bitcoin and Ethereum. If you want to compare projects before you decide, the pages for Cardano, Chainlink, and Compound explain what each project does and how its token is used.

Frequently asked questions

In most countries, yes. Buying and holding USDC is legal in the majority of jurisdictions, though stablecoin rules differ and some countries restrict crypto entirely. Check the regulations where you live, and expect to complete identity verification with any regulated exchange.

Verification usually finishes soon after you upload a government-issued ID and a selfie, though timing varies with document quality and how many requests are in the queue. Blurry or expired documents are the most common cause of delay. Coinmama support is available 24/7 if yours stalls.

Coinmama supports credit cards, debit cards, bank transfers over SEPA or SWIFT, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. Availability varies by country and sometimes by card issuer, so the checkout page shows the methods you can actually use once you sign in.

Store the USDC you buy from Coinmama in an Ethereum wallet that supports ERC-20 tokens, including hardware wallets. USDC also exists on other blockchains, so check that any address you use is on the right network – sending to an address for a different network can lose the tokens permanently.

Your USDC is sent to the Ethereum wallet address you entered during checkout, usually within a short time of the payment clearing. You will get an order confirmation by email, and you can check the transaction yourself on an Ethereum block explorer.

Yes. Coinmama is non-custodial for purchases, so you supply an Ethereum wallet address that supports ERC-20 tokens and the USDC is delivered there. A free software wallet works, and a hardware wallet adds protection if you plan to hold a larger amount.

Yes. Coinmama protects accounts with SSL encryption, mandatory two-factor authentication, and Cloudflare edge protection, and it follows KYC and AML rules for identity checks. Because purchases are non-custodial, Coinmama never holds your USDC or the keys to your wallet.

It depends. Selling is offered based on where you live and which coins Coinmama supports for sell orders at the time, so check your account for current options. If selling USDC is not available in your region, your USDC stays in your own wallet and you can move it to another platform that supports it.

Full reserve backing, not an algorithm. Circle holds the reserves in segregated accounts and publishes monthly attestation reports from an independent accounting firm. Eligible business and institutional accounts can redeem USDC with Circle at one dollar per token, and that redemption path pulls the market price back toward a dollar when it drifts.