Circle and NEAR Foundation team up to expand USDC stablecoin

The recent partnership between Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, and the NEAR Foundation offers a compelling snapshot of the rapidly evolving crypto landscape. By introducing native USDC stablecoins on the NEAR blockchain, this alliance effectively ushers in a new era of financial flexibility.

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FinTech company and issuer of USD Coin (CRYPTO: USDC), Circle introduced the native stablecoin liquidity access on the Layer-1 Blockchain NEAR (CRYPTO: NEAR) protocol ecosystem. Circle has officially issued Native USDC and is always redeemable 1:1 for U.S. dollars.

Circle, a prominent stablecoin company, has made a significant announcement regarding its USD Coin (USDC) cryptocurrency. USDC is a stablecoin, and Circle has revealed that it is now natively available on the NEAR blockchain.

Financial technology company Circle, the issuer of USD Coin (USDC), announced the native stablecoin liquidity access on the NEAR protocol ecosystem. The USDC NEAR access can be gained from Circle Account and Circle APIs, the company announced on Wednesday.

As the list of Web3 players is growing, the Kresus crypto SuperApp has extended its crypto cash-out service, allowing users to off-ramp at 0% fees when they withdraw USDC through integrating with Coinflow Labs. On- and off-ramp processes are one of the weak links connecting the crypto economy to the broader financial system.

Coinbase is now offering up to a 5% interest rate on any USDC held on the exchange, up from the 4% introduced earlier in the year. Based on historical data from the company's website, the increase marks an impressive 150% bump from the 2% reward rate on USDC that was active as of June 9.

Open Forest Protocol's (OFP) leaked pitch deck on Reddit reveals its aim to transform the $2 billion voluntary carbon market, projected to reach $50 billion by 2050. OFP, on the NEAR Protocol, showcases advantages over traditional carbon credit methods.

In a recent revelation, Michael Barr, a vice chair for supervision at the US Federal Reserve, has voiced apprehensions over the growing influence of unregulated stablecoins pegged to the US

Krafton, the game development company renowned for its popular battle royale game PUBG: Battlegrounds, has announced plans to launch Settlus, a layer 1 blockchain utilizing the Cosmos SDK.

USDC stablecoin issuer Circle is likely set to make a big announcement soon following the recent revelation that US-based crypto exchange Coinbase acquired a stake in the company. The deal announcement came at a crucial time when the US lawmakers are working on a bill to regulate the stablecoin market.

The major stablecoin company Circle said it will launch its USDC stablecoin natively on two blockchains in the first week of September. The company said on Aug. 30 that it will launch USDC on Optimism's OP Mainnet.