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A dollar-denominated stablecoin that institutions mint and redeem one-for-one through Circle.
What it changes
Gives settlement a dollar-denominated asset that moves on public chains, with redemption from the issuer instead of a market counterparty.
Availability
Generally available (global)
Access and cost
Get Circle USDC — Per-transaction pricing for Circle Mint is not published; USDC is redeemed one-for-one for US dollars.
Evidence it works
- States that Circle Mint lets institutions redeem USDC one-for-one for USD directly from the issuer. — source
- Reports more than 333 billion USDC minted and lists Stripe, Visa, OKX and MoneyGram as users of the platform. — source
What it cannot do yet
- Circle Mint access is account-gated for institutions; individuals buy and sell through an exchange instead.
- A stablecoin is a claim on an issuer, so reserves and redemption terms, not code, are what stand behind the peg.
Circle · Business · Last verified 2026-09-17. Claims are re-checked on a 30-day clock; the date above is when this line was last confirmed.
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