# USDC

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**`Official Site:`** <https://www.circle.com/en/usdc>

[USDC](https://www.circle.com/en/usdc) was created by [Circle](https://www.circle.com/en/) and is considered the de facto settlement currency for DFX. USDC will be used across all DFX liquidity pools to ensure cross compatibility for all stablecoin swaps.

**`To mint/redeem:`** Visit [Circle](https://www.circle.com/en/usdc) or [Coinbase](https://www.coinbase.com/usdc)

#### `Links:`

* [CoinGecko](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/usd-coin)
* [Etherscan](https://etherscan.io/token/0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48)