Circle (@circle): Native USDC is now live on @Aptos!

Native USDC is now live on @Aptos! This marks a significant milestone for the Aptos ecosystem, empowering developers and users with access to the world’s largest regulated digital dollar. circle.com/blog/now-avail… USDC powers innovative use cases: ✅Build secure apps for peer-to-peer payments, cross-border remittances, RWA settlement, gaming, and more ✅Supercharge DeFi with deep liquidity for digital asset trading and financial services ✅Empower merchants with global, instant, low-cost payment solutions that settle 24/7 Many leading ecosystem apps are expected to support native USDC on Aptos, including: @coinbase, @EchoProtocol_, @PetraWallet, @PontemNetwork (Liquidswap), @stripe Native USDC is officially issued by Circle and redeemable 1:1 for US dollars. There’s currently a bridged form of USDC in the Aptos ecosystem known as lzUSDC, which is bridged from Ethereum through the AptosBridge built on @LayerZero_Core. lzUSDC is not issued by Circle and not redeemable with Circle Mint. Native USDC issued by Circle: Token Name: USDC Token Symbol: USDC Mainnet Address: 0xbae207659db88bea0cbead6da0ed00aac12edcdda169e591cd41c94180b46f3b Testnet Address: 0x69091fbab5f7d635ee7ac5098cf0c1efbe31d68fec0f2cd565e8d168daf52832 Bridged USDC from LayerZero: Token Name: Bridged USDC (LayerZero) Token Symbol: lzUSDC Mainnet Address: 0xf22bede237a07e121b56d91a491eb7bcdfd1f5907926a9e58338f964a01b17fa::asset::USDC Developers can use our step-by-step migration guide for options on migrating bridged USDC to native USDC in their apps: circle.com/blog/aptos-mig… CCTP is coming later this morning: With CCTP launching imminently, leading interoperability providers like @wormhole will enable seamless USDC transfers between Aptos and 9 other blockchains. With the addition of Aptos, USDC is now natively supported on 17 blockchains—with many more expansions planned this year. Start building with USDC on Aptos: circle.com/en/multi-chain…