Euro Coin (EURC) is a euro-denominated stablecoin issued by Circle, the same company behind USD Coin (USDC). It is built on a multi-chain architecture, with availability across ecosystems including Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, Optimism, Base, Stellar, and World Chain, and it is natively issued on Base. The token's primary function is to provide a digital representation of the euro on public blockchains, with each unit intended to be redeemable on a one-to-one basis for the underlying fiat currency. Reserves backing EURC are held in euro-denominated banking accounts, following the same reserve model used for USDC. This structure aims to keep the token's value closely tied to the euro. EURC falls within the category of regulated, fiat-collateralized stablecoins and is noted for its compliance with the European Union's MiCA regulatory framework. Its use cases include euro settlement for cross-border payments, trading and liquidity provision in decentralized finance, and serving as a euro-based reference asset for users and institutions operating across the supported blockchain networks.
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Euro Coin is a stablecoin issued by Circle under the same reserve model as USD Coin (USDC).
EURC (EURC) is categorised as: Stablecoins, EUR Stablecoin, Solana Ecosystem.
The official EURC site is https://www.circle.com.
Most recent EURC coverage: "SAP Pay Adds USDC Settlement via Circle and Tereina" — read at /en-US/a/sap-pay-adds-usdc-settlement-via-circle-and-tereina.
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