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Circle USD Coin (USDC)

Last verified 2026-10-25. Published by Bitcoin Family Education.

USD stablecoin. Issuer: Circle Internet Financial, LLC (US); Circle Internet Financial Europe SAS co-issues in the EEA. Official page. 14 fields verified, 2 unknown, 0 disputed.

Who can buy Circle USDC?

As of 2026-10-25, who can invest for USDC: Circle Mint account holders (direct mint/redeem); others hold via third parties, per Circle.

What is the minimum investment for USDC?

As of 2026-10-25, we could not confirm this for USDC in an issuer or regulator document.

How do redemptions work for USDC?

As of 2026-10-25, redemption fee for USDC: Redeemable 1:1 'less fees where applicable' (see fee schedule), per Circle.

What does USDC charge?

As of 2026-10-25, subscription / mint fee for USDC: No fee to tokenize USD to USDC except as on Circle fee schedule, per Circle.

Where is the latest reserve or holdings report for USDC?

As of 2026-10-25, latest reserve / holdings report for USDC: https://6778953.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6778953/USDCAttestationReports/2026/2026%20USDC_Examination%20Report%20August%2026.pdf, per Circle USDC examination report.

All fields

FieldValueStatusSourceNote
IssuerCircle Internet Financial, LLC (US); Circle Internet Financial Europe SAS co-issues in the EEAverifiedCircle, retrieved 2026-10-25
Product typeFiat-backed payment stablecoin; reserves in cash and Circle Reserve Fund (USDXX, SEC 2a-7 MMF)verifiedCircle, retrieved 2026-10-25
RegulatorRegulated in the US as stored value/prepaid access under state money-transmission laws; NYDFS licensedverifiedCircle, retrieved 2026-10-25
BlockchainsEthereum, Solana, HyperEVM, Base, Arbitrum, Arc, Polygon, Avalanche, StellarverifiedCircle stablecoin API, retrieved 2026-10-25Largest circulating amounts by chain per Circle's public stablecoin API; 39 chains listed
Open to US persons (per issuer)YesverifiedCircle, retrieved 2026-10-25
Who can investCircle Mint account holders (direct mint/redeem); others hold via third partiesverifiedCircle, retrieved 2026-10-25
KYC requiredYesverifiedCircle, retrieved 2026-10-25KYC required to redeem; Circle Mint account in good standing
Minimum initial investmentUnknownunknownCircle Mint minimums not published in terms
Subscription / mint feeNo fee to tokenize USD to USDC except as on Circle fee scheduleverifiedCircle, retrieved 2026-10-25
Redemption feeRedeemable 1:1 'less fees where applicable' (see fee schedule)verifiedCircle, retrieved 2026-10-25
Redemption settlementUnknownunknownNot found in public issuer documents reviewed
Redemption limits or gatesCircle may delay or decline suspicious redemptions; blocklisting policyverifiedCircle, retrieved 2026-10-25
Circulating supply (issuer report or issuer contract)USD 71,542,295,767 as of 2026-10-25verifiedCircle stablecoin API, retrieved 2026-10-25Total USDC across chains per Circle's public stablecoin API, updated 2026-10-25 10:03 PM ET
Reserve / holdings report typeWeekly reserve disclosure + monthly Deloitte examination (AICPA)verifiedCircle, retrieved 2026-10-25
Latest reserve / holdings reporthttps://6778953.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6778953/USDCAttestationReports/2026/2026%20USDC_Examination%20Report%20August%2026.pdfverifiedCircle USDC examination report, retrieved 2026-10-25August 31, 2026 report
Report as-of date2026-08-31verifiedCircle USDC examination report, retrieved 2026-10-25August 2026 Deloitte examination is the latest we could open. Rechecked 2026-10-25: a September 2026 report was not at Circle's usual report URL. Weekly reserve composition on circle.com/transparency was as of 2026-10-22.

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