In keeping with a tweet shared on the third of November, Circle’s (The issuer of the stablecoin USDC) cross-chain switch protocol will go reside on Ethereum and Avalanche by the top of this yr. The cross-chain switch protocol will successfully teleport USDC from one ecosystem to a different, maximizing capital effectivity and streamlining the person expertise.
This transfer would assist USDC develop, particularly because the stablecoin is at the moment ranked quantity two by way of market cap within the stablecoin sphere.
At press time, USDC was exhibiting some indicators of enchancment, with the variety of lively addresses rising over the month. Within the final 30 days, the variety of lively addresses hiked by 11%, in response to the information provided by Messari.
Supply: Messari
Alongside the rising variety of lively addresses, the variety of USDC that was being minted per thirty days declined too. As will be seen from the chart beneath, the USDC that was being minted over the previous few months has fallen considerably.
Supply: Dune Analytics
Regardless of the decline within the variety of USDC being minted, nevertheless, it nonetheless managed to rank primary by way of buying and selling quantity. The truth is, USDC accounted for 56.1% of the general stablecoin switch quantity.
Supply: Dune Analytics
USDC additionally registered some enhancements on varied L2 chains. When it comes to community progress, USDC managed to enhance on each Arbitrum (purple) and Optimism (yellow).
A hike in community progress signifies that the quantity of recent addresses that transferred USDC for the primary time had elevated. This gave the impression to be an indication that there could also be curiosity being generated in USDC by new addresses on the L2 chains.
Supply: Santiment
Alongside some progress on the L2 chains, USDC’s imply transaction quantity additionally registered a hike. In keeping with Glassnode, USDC’s median transaction quantity hit a 1-month excessive on 3 November.
Coupled with that, the general variety of new addresses additionally famous some appreciation, Glassnode revealed.
Supply: Glassnode
