Experience the power of USDC on Arbitrum
Arbitrum is helping shape the future of Ethereum with a powerful suite of Layer 2 scaling solutions. Arbitrum’s optimistic rollups help developers build next-gen apps while leveraging Ethereum’s security. Build with USDC in a growing community built on principles of neutrality, openness, and inclusivity, where you can code in languages like Rust, C, and C++ while staying fully interoperable with the Ethereum Virtual Machine.1
Accessing USDC on
Arbitrum
Businesses and developers can access USDC on Arbitrum from digital asset exchanges, on/off-ramp providers, and apps on Arbitrum. Institutions can apply for a Circle Mint account to gain access to USDC directly from Circle.
Apply for a Circle Account
Submit your business information, and we’ll get the process started.
Create a deposit
Once approved, you can deposit funds into your Circle Mint account via wire transfer. All funds will settle seamlessly in USDC.
Choose USDC on Arbitrum
You can use a Circle Mint account to directly convert USD to USDC on Arbitrum, and easily convert back to USD the same way. Circle Mint also enables you to swap USDC across supported blockchains, such as swapping USDC on Arbitrum for USDC on Ethereum without needing to use a third-party bridge.
Preguntas frecuentes
Yes, USDC on Arbitrum is native to the Arbitrum blockchain and can be found at this token address. Bridged forms of USDC are not issued by Circle and are not supported by Circle Mint or Circle APIs.
Please do not attempt to send bridged USDC on Arbitrum to a Circle Mint account, as it may not be recoverable and could result in a loss of funds.
Yes, USDC is a digital dollar backed 100% by highly liquid cash and cash-equivalent assets and is redeemable 1:1 for US dollars. The majority of the USDC reserve is invested in the Circle Reserve Fund (USDXX), an SEC-registered 2a-7 government money market fund. Daily, independent, third-party reporting on the Circle Reserve Fund portfolio is publicly available via BlackRock.
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Circle Mint is available to qualified businesses and institutions who can redeem USDC 1:1 for USD directly from Circle. End users of USDC (who are not Circle Mint customers) can redeem for USD from digital asset exchanges or other market participants
Yes, USDC on Arbitrum can be quickly and easily swapped to USDC on any other supported blockchain with Circle Mint and Circle APIs.
Please do not attempt to send bridged USDC on to a Circle Mint account, as it may not be recoverable and could result in a loss of funds.
Swap USDC
across chains
Programmatically move USDC from one chain to another. Circle APIs make it easy for wallets, exchanges, custodians and more to rebalance their holdings of USDC across supported chains at no additional cost.
Maximize your vision. Do more with USDC.
As an open-source, programmable dollar with global reach, USDC is powerful market infrastructure you can begin building with immediately. Developers leverage Circle APIs to do even more with USDC.
1. Arbitrum website, last accessed July 23, 2024
2. Highlighted apps provided by the Avalanche Foundation, last accessed July 23, 2024