Exchange USD Coin (USDC ERC-20)
Circle’s dollar token on Ethereum, fully reserved and fully freezable.
USDC at a glance
- Price (indicative)
- $1
- Block time
- ~12 sec
- Network
- Ethereum
- Token standard
- ERC-20
The price is a reference figure from our own rate feed, not a quote — every swap is re-priced across our liquidity partners at the moment you confirm, and the best receive amount wins. How that comparison works is on the methodology page.
About USD Coin
USDC is a dollar token issued by Circle against reserves held in cash and short-term treasuries, with regular attestations. The ERC-20 version on Ethereum is the original and the most widely integrated.
Its compliance posture is the trade-off. Reserves are transparent and redemption is dependable, and the same machinery that makes that possible lets the issuer freeze any address on request. USDC has been frozen in practice, not just in theory.
Circle discontinued USDC on Tron in 2024, which is why no TRC-20 variant is quoted here.
Sending and receiving USDC
- Before you send. This is the Ethereum ERC-20 contract; the receiving address must be an Ethereum address.
- Set a refund address. It is the only route funds have back to you if a swap cannot complete — a deposit below the minimum, or one arriving after the quote window closed. See refund handling.
- Nothing is held for you. Deposits are forwarded, not stored, and the data kept is the amount and the two addresses — purged once the swap finalizes. The full picture is on the privacy page.
USDC exchange pairs
Any pair is quotable, not just these — every supported coin can be swapped against every other, and the popular routes each have a page of their own.
USDC — common questions
How do I swap USDC without an account?
Pick the pair, enter an amount, and give a destination address and a refund address. There is no registration, no email and no identity check — you send the deposit from your own wallet and the funds are forwarded on. Nothing is held on your behalf at any point.
When is my USDC sent out?
As soon as the deposit has the confirmations the network requires — the exchange runs automatically, with no manual approval step and no queue on our side. You can follow every stage on the tracking page a swap gets the moment it is created.
Is there a minimum USDC amount?
Yes, and it moves with network conditions, so the widget shows the live figure for whichever pair you pick before you confirm. Minimums exist to keep on-chain costs a small fraction of the swap rather than swallowing it. There is no maximum.
Which network does USDC settle on here?
Ethereum, as a ERC-20 token. The same ticker exists on several chains and the versions are not interchangeable — a transfer to an address on the wrong network cannot be recovered by us or by the exchange.