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The supply of USDC reached $81.1B, breaking a new record after the latest printing ot $500M. USDC is widely used on Ethereum, Base, Solana, and other chains, boosting derivative trading, prediction markets, and lending.  Circle’s USDC reached a new record supply of 81.1B tokens, moving closer to USDT. The stablecoin expanded its influence in prediction markets, perpetual futures trading, and lending, while also widely replacing USDT on US and European exchanges.  BREAKING: USDC supply reaches all-time high of $81.1 billion pic.twitter.com/Ra1UxALDbk — Artemis (@artemis) March 13, 2026 Currently, the main competitor, USDT, carries over 183B tokens with a specific liquidity structure split between Ethereum and TRON. Circle, on the other hand, is mostly carried by Ethereum and Solana, with an emerging Base ecosystem.  USDC is catching up with the ERC-20 version of USDT, which has a supply of 96B tokens. Previously, USDC accounted for a much smaller fraction of stablecoins, whereas in 2025, liquidity expanded with USD-denominated tokens and a range of other tokenized currencies.  USDC may turn into an institutional token While USDT serves international whales and retail investors, Circle focuses on its potential to become an institutional-grade platform.  The token was expanding more aggressively in the past week, adding a total of $2B to its supply, potentially targeting large-scale institutional usage.  CIRCLE JUST MINTED $500M USDC Circle has minted $500M USDC in the past 24 hours – and $2 BILLION USDC in the past week. Institutional money wants access to crypto. pic.twitter.com/eI7ZrAxzjp — Arkham (@arkham) March 13, 2026 Stablecoin supply has been relatively flat for the past five months, with no significant minting following the October 2025 crash. The recent revival of minting coincided with a market-wide recovery and an improving sentiment.  USDC increased its transaction velocity The total supply of USDC is still down by 1.24% net…

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