USDC.e is the bridged version of USD Coin (USDC) originally issued on Ethereum and moved to other chains like Avalanche C-Chain or Polygon PoS via third-party bridges (e.g., Avalanche Bridge, Polygon PoS Bridge). It is not the same as native USDC minted by Circle and cannot be redeemed through Circle services without first bridging back to Ethereum. USDC.e exists on multiple chains such as Avalanche, Arbitrum, Polygon, Optimism, and zkSync, each with its own contract. It is actively used in DeFi protocols and liquidity pools, but it comes with bridge-related risks, liquidity fragmentation, and limited Circle support.
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