Circle CCTP (Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol)

About Circle CCTP (Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol)

Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP), live on Stellar since May 2026. Moves native USDC between Stellar and 23+ chains (Ethereum, Solana, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism) via a 1:1 burn-and-mint model rather than wrapped or locked assets, settling in seconds. CCTP is bridging INFRASTRUCTURE, not a user-facing bridge: there is no Circle-hosted bridge app — builders integrate it (and pass execution metadata via Hooks), and end-users move USDC through bridges built on it, e.g. Rozo's Intent Bridge on Stellar.