World Chain Upgrades to Native USDC on OP Stack
World Chain Upgrades to Native USDC on OP Stack
馃寪 USDC Bridge Just Leveled Up
World Chain has successfully transitioned from opUSDC to native USDC on the OP Stack, demonstrating seamless bridged liquidity upgrades. This achievement was enabled by the Bridged USDC Standard from OP Labs.
Key points:
- Zero-friction upgrade from opUSDC to native USDC
- No migration required for users
- Part of growing OP Stack ecosystem
The OP Stack continues to lead L2 development with:
- 50+ active chains
- $17B+ Total Value Locked
- 6 of top 10 L2s running on OP Stack
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World Chain just graduated from opUSDC to native USDC, proving the OP Stack as the premiere rollup framework where bridged liquidity upgrades occur with zero friction.
CCTP V2 is now live on @world_chain_! Developers and their users can now transfer @USDC securely between World Chain and supported blockchains at near-instant speeds. With CCTP V2, you can: 馃捀Enable crosschain onboarding for your app by allowing USDC deposits directly from
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