Circle launches ‘bridged USDC commonplace’ for deploying to new networks

Circle has launched a brand new commonplace to streamline the method of launching its stablecoin, USDC, on new networks, in line with a Nov. 21 weblog publish. 

The brand new “bridged USDC commonplace” permits builders to launch the token by a two-phase course of. Within the first section, the third-party developer has management of the token contracts, and the token on the brand new community is backed by a local model on one other community. Within the second section, Circle takes management of the contracts, and the token turns into backed straight by Circle’s reserves. The second section could not happen with all deployments.

Introducing Bridged USDC Normal, a brand new option to broaden entry to $USDC & cut back fragmentation.

EVM blockchain & rollup groups can now deploy a bridged USDC token contract with optionality for Circle to seamlessly improve to native issuance sooner or later.https://t.co/suSgllMQoQ

— Circle (@circle) November 21, 2023

In response to the publish, the token produced within the first section shall be “unofficial and never issued nor redeemable by Circle,” however will serve “as a proxy to USDC that’s extensible to any ecosystem the place bridging is made potential.” If Circle and the third-party developer later resolve they need to make the token official, they’ll “seamlessly improve to native issuance sooner or later.”

Circle mentioned it is releasing the usual to get rid of the necessity for “migrations,” the place customers should swap an unofficial model of USDC for an official model after it turns into accessible. If builders use the brand new commonplace, migrations ought to change into pointless, because it permits the unofficial tokens already held in a consumer’s pockets to change into official.

The usual’s Github documentation requires builders to make use of a bridge with improve performance for particular features and chorus from upgrading the bridge as soon as the token is issued.

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As soon as the developer and Circle resolve to transition the token to an official model, the third-party developer can freeze new mints on the bridge and “reconcile in-flight bridging exercise to harmonize the whole provide of native USDC.” Possession of the contract can then be transferred to Circle, at which level the native cash backing the tokens on the brand new community shall be burnt, inflicting the brand new community’s tokens to be backed straight by Circle’s reserves.

In September, Circle launched a native Base network version of USDC. In October, it did the same for Polygon.