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USD Coin (USDC)

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Base·USDC·0x8335…2913

$1.00−1.52% (24h, feed)+0.46% (1h, feed)0.00% Change (3h)

Data snapshot: 2026-10-16 · source: live token feeds + on-chain flags · refreshed weekly · not financial advice

Market cap
$73.15B
Volume 24h · DEX
$801.21M
Circulating
4.37B USDC
FDV
$4.38B

USDC price and market data

$0.998$1.001$1.006$1.0092026-10-15 21:43 · $1.002026-10-16 · $1.002026-10-16 03:15 · $1.002026-10-16 06:15 · $1.002026-10-16 09:15 · $1.002026-10-16 15:15 · $1.002026-10-16 18:15 · $1.002026-10-16 21:15 · $1.0010-15 21:4310-16 03:1510-16 09:1510-16 21:15$1.00
$0.998$1.001$1.006$1.0092026-10-15 21:43 · $1.002026-10-16 · $1.002026-10-16 03:15 · $1.002026-10-16 06:15 · $1.002026-10-16 09:15 · $1.002026-10-16 15:15 · $1.002026-10-16 18:15 · $1.002026-10-16 21:15 · $1.0010-15 21:4310-16 03:1510-16 09:1510-16 21:15$1.00

Dated price measurements: 8, 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-16. Each point is a measurement, not an interpolation.

BHostDeFi Insightsstructural read · 80/100
  • the pool is large in dollars but thin against this token's own market cap — size an exit against the pool, not the cap
  • contract-level controls not assessed in this snapshot — verify with a live scan

Top-10 holders: 26.41% of supply (checked 2026-09-27)

Full safety read → · how grades are computed

USDC statistics

Market cap
$73.15B
Volume 24h
$801.21M DEX
Volume / Market cap
1.10%
FDV
$4.38B
Circulating supply
4.37B USDC (100.0%)
Total supply
4.37B USDC
Max supply
—
Liquidity
$190.79M
Holders
—
Age
911 days
Low measured
$0.9937 · 10-04
High measured
$1.01 · 10-04
Top-10 holders
26.41%

About USD Coin

USD Coin (USDC) is a Base token, 911 days on the tracked record, carrying a HostDeFi structural grade of B. The desk's full analysis sits on the News tab; the scanner's live checks sit in the Insights panel above.

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USDC price history

Every dated snapshot we hold — nothing interpolated between them.

DatePriceMarket capLiquidityHoldersGrade
2026-10-16$1.00$72.86B$202.37M—B
2026-10-15$1.00$72.90B$206.84M—B
2026-10-14$1.00$72.93B$167.75M—B
2026-10-13$1.00$73.01B$204.71M—B
2026-10-12$1.00$72.82B$203.28M—B
2026-10-11$1.00$73.13B$220.65M—B
2026-10-10$0.9954$72.60B$212.48M—B
2026-10-09$1.00$73.15B$190.79M—B
2026-10-08$0.995$73.17B$189.40M10,807,109B
2026-10-07$0.9979$73.66B$203.28M10,807,109B
2026-10-06$0.9956$73.81B$242.76M10,978,998B
2026-10-05$1.00$74.29B$259.20M10,807,109B
2026-10-04$1.01$74.52B$243.36M10,807,109B
2026-10-03$0.9977$73.94B$234.22M10,807,109B
2026-10-02$0.9971$73.85B$217.59M10,807,109B
2026-10-01$0.9962$73.72B$239.14M10,807,109B
2026-09-30$0.9999$74.06B$226.22M10,807,109B
2026-09-27$1.00$75.48B$232.60M10,807,109B
2026-09-26$0.9999$60.90B$253.04M10,762,006B
2026-09-21$0.996$73.98B$253.04M10,762,006B
2026-09-20$0.9997$74.23B$9.24M—B
2026-09-16$0.9998—$8.64M—B
2026-09-15$1.00—$8.83M—B
2026-09-14$1.00—$9.33M—B
2026-08-31$1.00—$8.76M—B

FAQ

Is USDC a safe token?

As of the 2026-10-09 snapshot, USDC scores 80/100 (grade B) on HostDeFi's on-chain read — based on a contract that has unconfirmed mint controls, has unconfirmed freeze and blacklist controls, liquidity of $190.79M. That grades contract and market structure, not price direction — a clean read is not a guarantee, so re-scan before trading, since on-chain state can change.

Can you sell USDC, or is it a honeypot?

Our Base read covers market structure, not sell-side contract behaviour like honeypots or transfer taxes, as of 2026-10-09. Before assuming you can exit freely, run the live scan above — it reads the contract directly.

Who holds most of USDC?

Per-wallet distribution for USDC wasn't resolved in the 2026-10-09 snapshot. Run the live scan, which reads holder concentration directly from the chain.

Can USDC's supply be inflated?

This snapshot grades market structure only — contract-level supply controls on Base aren't assessed here yet. Run the live scanner, which reads the contract in real time.

What is the USDC contract address?

The USDC contract address on Base is 0x833589fcd6edb6e08f4c7c32d4f71b54bda02913. Always verify a token by its contract address, not its name or ticker — scam clones copy tickers, but the address is unique.

Where can you buy USDC safely?

Run the live on-chain scan at the top of this page first; if USDC clears, you can swap it here directly. Whatever venue you use, match the contract address (0x833589fcd6edb6e08f4c7c32d4f71b54bda02913) exactly before trading — copying the ticker is how clone scams catch buyers, and the address is the one field they can't fake.

More Base tokens

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USDC markets

PairVenuePriceTxns 24hVolume 24hLiquidityVol %
WETH / USDC 0.05%Aerodrome SlipStream$0.998412,957$57.46M$7.98M17.3%Trade
WETH / USDC 0.05%Aerodrome Slipstream 3$0.999711,812$51.50M$8.84M15.5%Trade
WETH / USDC 0.3%Uniswap V3 (Base)$0.9954,103$40.17M$147.12M12.1%Trade
cbBTC / USDC 0.05%Aerodrome Slipstream 3$0.99512,568$36.50M$5.13M11.0%Trade
WETH / USDC 0.01%Pancakeswap V3 (Base)$0.999142,804$33.87M$4.49M10.2%Trade
USDC / WETH 0.05%Uniswap V3 (Base)$0.998918,213$12.49M$9.42M3.8%Trade
MSTRc / USDC 0.05%Aerodrome Slipstream 3$0.9958,931$11.71M$1.51M3.5%Trade
cbBTC / USDC 0.05%Aerodrome SlipStream$0.9954,452$11.29M$7.61M3.4%Trade
METAc / USDC 0.021%Aerodrome Slipstream 3$0.99524,420$9.29M$1.93M2.8%Trade
cbBTC / USDC 0.05%Uniswap V3 (Base)$0.9955,363$8.46M$9.64M2.6%Trade
USDT / USDC 0.01%Aerodrome SlipStream$0.99511,353$7.67M$906.30K2.3%Trade
AAPL / USDC 0.04%Aerodrome Slipstream 3$0.99523,807$7.66M$1.70M2.3%Trade
DRV / USDC 0.49%Uniswap V4 (Base)$0.9957,151$7.51M$4.15M2.3%Trade
NVDAc / USDC 0.2%Aerodrome Slipstream 3$0.99524,860$7.43M$1.82M2.2%Trade
GOOGLc / USDC 0.05%Aerodrome Slipstream 3$0.99493,098$7.14M$1.58M2.2%Trade
USDC / cbBTC 1%Aerodrome SlipStream$0.99525,500$6.27M$8.39M1.9%Trade
cbBTC / USDC 0.01%Pancakeswap V3 (Base)$0.99515,060$5.80M$1.69M1.8%Trade
AMZNc / USDC 0.004%Aerodrome Slipstream 3$0.99524,466$5.37M$1.69M1.6%Trade
AERO / USDCAerodrome (Base)$0.99525,745$3.72M$43.41M1.1%Trade

Top tracked pools by 24h volume — GeckoTerminal via our lane. Pool age where the feed carried it; pair price prints only when the feed reported one.

DEX pairs only — we track decentralized venues; there is no CEX table to imitate honestly. Rows click through to our pool page, the Trade action opens our own swap.

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USDC to USD converter

USDC=$1.00USD
USD=99.6377USDC

At the latest measured price (2026-10-16).

Global USDC prices

USDC to EURUSDC to GBPUSDC to JPYUSDC to AUDUSDC to CADUSDC to CHFUSDC to CNYUSDC to BRLUSDC to INRUSDC to KRW

USD Coin intel

HostDeFi's generated read on USDC — written from the stored snapshot, figures re-rendered at each refresh.

USDC on Base is Circle's native dollar on the chain Coinbase built — the canonical mint 0x833589fcd6edb6e08f4c7c32d4f71b54bda02913, issued directly by Circle rather than bridged, which makes it the default settlement asset for Base DeFi. Our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $190.8 million of tracked pool liquidity.

The chain note worth saying: Base USDC being native means redemption runs through Circle's rails — no bridge custody between the holder and the reserve, which is the cleanest form a fiat-backed stable takes. The risk profile is the same issuer-shaped one as USDC everywhere (freeze controls, attestations, Circle's solvency); what changes across chains is only the custody path, and on Base that path is as short as it gets.

Figures are HostDeFi's read dated October 9, 2026; the live scan refreshes them.

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USDC community

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