Bridges

Bridges let you transfer USDC from one blockchain to another. Since USDC exists natively on 15+ networks, you may need to move it between chains to access different DeFi protocols, take advantage of lower fees, or send to someone on a different network. The safest bridges produce native USDC on the destination chain rather than wrapped tokens.

Payments Bridges

Official Bridge

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Circle CCTP

Circle's official cross-chain protocol. Burns USDC on the source chain and mints native USDC on the destination.

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Bridge Protocol

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Across

Fast, low-cost bridge with optimistic verification. Often the fastest way to bridge USDC between L2s.

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Stargate

LayerZero-powered bridge with unified liquidity pools. Guaranteed finality on the destination chain.

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Messaging Protocol

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Wormhole

Cross-chain messaging protocol connecting EVM chains, Solana, and more. One of the most established bridges.

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L2 Bridge

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Hop Protocol

Bridge optimized for Ethereum L2 transfers. Fast USDC bridging between rollups.

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