<s>
USD	B-Protocol
Coin	I-Protocol
(	O
USDC	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
digital	O
stablecoin	B-Protocol
pegged	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
dollar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USD	B-Protocol
Coin	I-Protocol
is	O
managed	O
by	O
a	O
consortium	O
called	O
Centre	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Circle	O
and	O
includes	O
members	O
from	O
the	O
cryptocurrency	O
exchange	O
Coinbase	O
and	O
Bitcoin	B-Protocol
mining	O
company	O
Bitmain	O
,	O
an	O
investor	O
in	O
Circle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USDC	O
is	O
primarily	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
Ethereum	O
ERC-20	O
token	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
blockchains	O
including	O
Hedera	B-Operating_System
Hashgraph	I-Operating_System
,	O
Algorand	O
,	O
Avalanche	B-Application
,	O
Solana	B-Protocol
,	O
Stellar	B-Protocol
,	O
Polygon	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
TRON	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
