Experience the power of USDC on Celo
Celo is a mobile-first, EVM-compatible blockchain that’s built for the real world and designed for fast, low-cost payments worldwide. The Celo ecosystem has over 1,000 projects in more than 150 countries, who are committed to Celo’s mission of creating economic prosperity for all.
Accessing USDC on
Celo
Businesses can access USDC on Celo from a free Circle Mint account, digital asset exchanges, and apps on Celo. Regardless of your choice, it’s easy to get started.
Open a Circle Mint account
Submit your business information, and we’ll get the account opening 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 Celo
You can use a Circle Mint account to directly convert fiat currency to USDC on Celo, and easily convert back to fiat currency the same way. Circle Mint also enables you to swap USDC across supported blockchains, such as swapping USDC on Ethereum for USDC on Celo, without needing to use a third-party bridge.
Perguntas frequentes
Yes, USDC is native to the Celo blockchain and can be found at this contract address. Bridged forms of USDC, such as USDC.e, are not issued by Circle.
Yes. Always. For every USDC in circulation, Circle holds a dollar worth of cash and cash-equivalent assets in reserve. Read more about the USDC reserve.
Yes, USDC on Celo can be quickly and easily swapped to USDC on any other supported blockchain with Circle Mint and Circle APIs.
Yes, USDC on Base is native to the Base blockchain and can be found at this contract address. Bridged versions of USDC, such as USDbC, are not issued by Circle and are not supported by Circle Mint or Circle APIs.
Please do not attempt to send bridged USDbC on Base to your Circle Mint account, as it may not be recoverable and could result in a loss of funds.
To learn more about native USDC vs. bridged USDC, please see our blog.
Yes. Always. For every USDC in circulation, Circle holds a dollar worth of cash and cash-equivalent assets in reserve. Read more about the USDC reserve.
Yes, USDC on Base 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 USDbC on Base to your Circle Mint account, as it may not be recoverable and could result in a loss of funds.
To learn more about USDC vs. bridged USDbC, please see our blog.
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.