Jeremy Allaire: Asset issuers now have access to cross-chain transit protocol used for USDC

Jeremy Allaire: Asset issuers now have access to cross-chain transit protocol used for USDC
Cross-chain protocol opens to asset issuers

Circle Co-Founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire announced that the CCTP cross-chain protocol, previously used for ferrying USDC across blockchains, has been opened up to any token issuer.

Allaire described this as a major unlock, saying it provides the same safe and performant cross-chain transit for asset issuers that USDC has had for years.

The announcement follows other recent moves by Circle in the stablecoin space. In December, the company froze over $800 million USDC linked to a reported Binance exploit, working alongside law enforcement as part of the investigation, according to a previous statement from Allaire. Earlier last year, Allaria SA introduced two-side USDC/ARS liquidity in Argentina, a development Allaire said could help expand fintech and capital markets in the region.

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