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USDC
USD Coin
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Short definition
The dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Circle, presented as more transparent about its reserves than USDT.
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Intuition
USDC represents the stablecoin most integrated into the US regulatory framework and institutional finance.
Why it matters now
The competition plays out less on technology than on reserve transparency, banking access and regulatory status.
Related analyses
- Hyperliquid and on-chain tradfiPerpetuals, DEXs and bridges to traditional assets.
Related guides
- Stablecoins and the GENIUS ActReserves, licensed issuers, audits and supervision.
- MiCA, acronym by acronymARTs, EMTs, CASPs and European supervision.
Related datasets
- catalog.jsonMachine-readable catalogue of l0g surfaces.
- claims.jsonClassified claims with their evidence level.
- evidence-graph.jsonClaims, evidence and their sources as a graph.
- risk-diff.json1, 7 and 30-day diff of signals, sources and models.
Signals using it
- Risk DiffRecent change in risk and source freshness.
- Black Box RecorderHashed frames to replay a point-in-time state.
Primary sources
- Congress.gov & GovInfoLegislative texts, including the GENIUS Act and US crypto policy.
- U.S. Treasury Fiscal DataT-bills and short debt serving as stablecoin reserves.
- SEC EDGARDisclosures of listed issuers and crypto-exposed companies.
- Federal Reserve & FREDShort rates, dollar liquidity and risk-free assets.