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USD Coin on Arbitrum (USDC)

USD Coin (USDC) is a fully-reserved US-dollar stablecoin, with one USDC designed to track one US dollar. It is issued across several EVM chains, including Ethereum, Base, and Polygon, and is a staple of payments and DeFi. On Arbitrum, USDC moves as a ERC-20 token: transfers pay Arbitrum network fees in ETH and settle with the network's own finality. Every U.CASH rail that runs on Arbitrum, from checkout to swap, supports USDC natively on this chain.

Open in the app: Swap · Buy · Sell USDC · Get UCASH

USD Coin on Arbitrum at a glance

Network
Arbitrum
Standard
ERC-20 token
Block time
~0.25 seconds
Consensus
Optimistic Rollup

USDC transfers confirm with the Arbitrum network (~0.25 seconds blocks). Settlement on U.CASH is non-custodial: every payment and swap moves on-chain, direct to a wallet you control.

Use USDC on Arbitrum

Every action opens with USDC already selected.

Swap USDC

Best-price routing from Arbitrum into any asset, cross-chain included, in one signed transaction.

Buy USDC

Card or bank where the fiat rails serve Arbitrum, or swap from any asset you already hold.

Get UCASH with USDC

Pay USDC from Arbitrum and receive UCASH, the U.CASH network token, non-custodial.

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Before you start

The setup is deliberately short. One wallet capable of holding USD Coin on Arbitrum and a little ETH for gas on its chain, one receiving address for the output, and you have everything: a web3 name resolves to the address just as well as the raw string. Read the preview before signing, since it carries the whole trade at a glance, the amounts in and out, the fee, and the network cost. The wallet remains yours throughout and signs nothing you have not seen on screen, which is the whole security posture in one sentence.

Fees and settlement

Two costs, both visible up front. The platform charges a flat 0.50% all-in on the swap and nothing hidden behind it, no spread and no routing cut. The network charges its gas in ETH, settling with about 0.25 seconds blocks on Optimistic Rollup, itemized per leg in the preview. What settles is on-chain to the address you chose, under this asset's policy of USDC transfers confirm with the Arbitrum network (~0.25 seconds blocks), and once confirmed the balance is entirely yours to move with no platform anywhere in the path.

Execution runs through the aggregated DEX route, which means the number you approved is the number that happens or the transaction reverts: swaps are atomic, with no half-settled state to unwind and no exposure window between legs. If a route cannot fill at your approved bounds it fails cleanly and you re-quote, which is the failure mode you want, cheap and loud rather than silent and expensive.

Tokenized assets price from their issuer's own feed rather than a crypto market, so the quote tracks the underlying's session, and transfer eligibility follows the issuer's on-chain rules: the contract enforces them at settlement, which is why the checkout asks buyers to confirm eligibility once. These assets are not card-buyable; acquisition runs through the swap rail, and the fee structure above applies unchanged. What the wrapper adds is exposure with wallet speed, not brokerage machinery: no deposit account, no settlement lag between deciding and holding. Holders keep the same options as any token: send it, spend it where it is accepted, or swap back out the way they came in, and every movement carries the chain's own finality with it.

USD Coin on Arbitrum: FAQ

What is the USDC contract address on Arbitrum?
0xaf88d065e77c8cC2239327C5EDb3A432268e5831. It is the verified ERC-20 token deployment listed above with its explorer link. Always check the address before you trade or accept USDC on Arbitrum.
How do I swap USDC on Arbitrum?
Open swap.u.cash/usdc-arbitrum and the pair arrives prefilled: USDC on Arbitrum as the asset you pay. Pick what you want to receive, confirm the route, and your wallet signs one transaction.
How fast are USDC transfers on Arbitrum?
Arbitrum runs Optimistic Rollup with ~0.25 seconds blocks, and USDC settles with the network. U.CASH watches confirmations per your checkout policy.
Can I move USDC from Arbitrum to another network?
Yes. The same swap screen routes cross-chain in one signed transaction: choose a destination network and the router bridges alongside the trade, so the output lands as USDC (or any asset you pick) on the other chain.
What does it cost to use USDC on Arbitrum?
You pay the Arbitrum network fee in ETH for each transfer. Swaps carry a flat, transparent fee shown before you confirm; there are no spreads or hidden routing cuts.
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USD Coin on Arbitrum, your keys

Swap, buy, and settle USDC on Arbitrum non-custodial, straight to the wallet you control.