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USD Coin (USDC) · Ethereum · on-chain safety read, grade B (80/100)

Data snapshot: 2026-11-02 · source: live token feeds + on-chain flags · refreshed weekly · not financial advice

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USDC price and market data

Market cap
$48.61B
Liquidity
$440.97M
FDV
$48.61B
Holders
9,248,454
Age
11 days
24h volume
$667.64M DEX
Volume / Mcap
1.37%
Circulating supply
48,677,079,014 USDC (100.0%)
Total supply
48,677,079,014 USDC
Max supply
—
Low measured
$0.998 · 10-08
High measured
$1.04 · 09-07
Top-10
27.6%

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USDC markets — tracked pools

Most active tracked pools — read live.

PoolVenueLiquidity24h volumeVolume %
USDC / USDTFluid (Ethereum)$44.98M$79.07M18.7%Trade
USDC / USDTUniswap V4 (Ethereum)$4.85M$69.60M16.5%Trade
USDC / USDTUniswap V4 (Ethereum)$3.43M$65.70M15.5%Trade
USDC / WETH 0.01%Uniswap V3$8.54M$60.70M14.4%Trade
WETH / USDC 0.05%Uniswap V3$95.64M$45.36M10.7%Trade
USDC / USDTUniswap V4 (Ethereum)$3.57M$20.20M4.8%Trade
USDC / WETHUniswap V4 (Ethereum)$3.12M$14.06M3.3%Trade
USDC / USDT 0.01%Uniswap V3$33.75M$10.17M2.4%Trade
PRIME / USDC 0.01%Uniswap V3$9.00M$8.51M2.0%Trade
USDC / USDTCurve$6.07M$7.56M1.8%Trade
USDC / fxUSDCurve$9.79M$7.41M1.8%Trade
USDG / USDCCurve$20.04M$6.45M1.5%Trade
USDC / WETH 0.3%Uniswap V3$44.40M$6.39M1.5%Trade
GHO / USDCFluid (Ethereum)$24.63M$3.97M0.9%Trade
DAI / USDC / USDTCurve$159.75M$3.91M0.9%Trade
AUSD / USDC 0.01%Uniswap V3$34.05M$3.42M0.8%Trade
crvUSD / USDCCurve$12.64M$3.23M0.8%Trade
ETH / USDC 0.3%Uniswap V4 (Ethereum)$34.39M$2.87M0.7%Trade
PYUSD / USDCCurve$16.87M$2.46M0.6%Trade
sUSDai / USDCFluid (Ethereum)$26.50M$1.61M0.4%Trade

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Flags to weigh
  • upgradeable proxy contract — the code behind the address can be swapped after you buy
  • the pool is large in dollars but thin against this token's own market cap — size an exit against the pool, not the cap
  • young token (under 30 days)
  • contract-level controls not assessed in this snapshot — verify with a live scan
Clean checks
  • contract source code is verified
  • on a major token-security registry's trust list
  • the creator wallet holds under 5% of supply (<0.01%) dev-wallet flags

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What the data says about USDC

This is the canonical USDC — Circle's dollar at the original Ethereum mint 0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48, the stablecoin institutional DeFi settles in, backed by cash and short-dated Treasuries with monthly Big-Four attestations. The October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $441.0 million of tracked pool liquidity on this pair set — a deliberate-looking small print for the most liquid digital dollar on earth, whose real depth spans every venue and chain.

That modest figure is the index's window, not the asset's reality — and worth contrasting with its sibling row: a second USDC-branded contract (0x26d2…) prints nearly a hundred times this depth in our data, which is exactly the shape that should trigger the verify-address reflex rather than the "bigger is better" one. This address is the one Circle actually operates; the other is whatever its deployer is.

Figures are HostDeFi's read dated October 9, 2026; the live scan refreshes them. When in doubt, the mint above is the identity.

Balance concentration: the 10 largest token accounts hold 27.6% of USDC's supply as of 2026-09-27 — a comparatively wide distribution for its size. Note these are token accounts: liquidity pools, exchange wallets and lockers count among them, so read this together with liquidity, not instead of it.

Price and safety history of USDC

Every dated snapshot we hold for USDC — price, market structure and grade, as measured, with nothing interpolated between them.

DatePriceMarket capLiquidityHoldersGrade
2026-11-02$1.00$71.49B$392.08M9,248,454B
2026-11-01$1.00$71.70B$385.02M9,248,454B
2026-10-31$1.00$71.82B$378.52M9,248,454B
2026-10-29$0.9992$71.20B$402.47M9,248,454B
2026-10-26$1.00$71.54B$376.75M9,248,454B
2026-10-25$1.0000$71.61B$388.20M9,248,454B
2026-10-24$1.00$71.63B$379.30M9,248,454B
2026-10-23$0.9995$72.00B$391.44M9,248,454B
2026-10-22$1.00$72.48B$396.01M9,248,454B
2026-10-21$0.9996$72.08B$408.66M9,248,454B
2026-10-20$1.00$72.33B$399.80M9,248,454B
2026-10-19$0.9994$72.32B$389.76M9,248,454B
2026-10-18$0.999$72.47B$386.70M9,248,454B
2026-10-17$1.00$72.68B$386.83M9,248,454B
2026-10-16$0.9999$72.41B$384.20M9,248,454B
2026-10-15$1.00$72.63B$400.06M9,248,454B
2026-10-14$1.00$72.87B$392.86M9,248,454B
2026-10-13$1.00$72.72B$428.30M9,248,454B
2026-10-12$1.00$72.94B$432.87M9,248,454B
2026-10-11$1.00$73.01B$433.42M9,248,454B
2026-10-09$0.9986$72.89B$440.97M9,248,454B
2026-10-08$1.00$73.63B$455.19M9,165,997B
2026-10-07$1.00$73.84B$481.70M9,165,997B
2026-10-06$1.00$74.15B$529.29M9,231,921B
2026-10-05$0.9996$73.94B$523.59M9,165,997B
2026-10-04$0.9996$74.08B$528.98M9,165,997B
2026-10-03$1.00$74.13B$523.02M9,165,997B
2026-10-02$1.00$74.09B$516.45M9,165,997B
2026-10-01$1.00$74.04B$506.93M9,165,997B
2026-09-30$1.0000$74.07B$495.82M9,165,997B
2026-09-29$1.00$74.70B$522.72M9,165,997B
2026-09-27$0.9997$75.18B$525.98M9,165,997B
2026-09-26$1.00$75.45B$565.57M9,156,316B
2026-09-21$1.0000$74.28B$565.57M9,156,316B
2026-09-20$1.00$74.31B$8.95M9,113,146B
2026-09-07$1.04—$639.17M—B

Contract

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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 $440.97M and 9,248,454 holders, with the creator wallet holding <0.01% of supply. 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 Ethereum 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?

The wallet that created USDC holds <0.01% of the supply as of 2026-10-09 — a small stake, under the 5% the scanners flag. That sits alongside a holder base of 9,248,454; a broad base lowers the odds that any one seller can steer the price, but the creator's share is the number to watch first.

Can USDC's supply be inflated?

This snapshot grades market structure only — contract-level supply controls on Ethereum 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 Ethereum is 0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48. 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 (0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48) exactly before trading — copying the ticker is how clone scams catch buyers, and the address is the one field they can't fake.

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