The risk investment department of stablecoin company Circle has partnered with crypto infrastructure company Crossmint to expand the USDC stablecoin across more blockchain rails as part of its goal to reach billions of users, including AI agents.
"By combining Crossmint's wallet and API for stablecoin deposits, orchestration, and agent payments with USDC […], we are laying the foundation for a new financial era: an era where funds flow almost instantly, are globally accessible, and build systems for both humans and machines," Crossmint stated on Wednesday when announcing its collaboration with Circle Ventures.
Crossmint's support for AI agents comes as expectations grow that they will ultimately become Ethereum's "largest super users," unlocking countless opportunities for on-chain e-commerce applications.
Two members of the Coinbase development team, Kevin Leffew and Lincoln Murr, stated that AI agents will utilize stablecoins for various purposes, from paying for autonomous taxi rides to on-demand content publishing, as well as applications automatically using stablecoins for permanent data storage.
Meanwhile, people in unstable, high-inflation countries are increasingly turning to stablecoins to protect their wealth. In Argentina, for instance, many are using "crypto caves" to purchase dollar-pegged stablecoins in an attempt to escape strict currency controls and high inflation.
Last week, MoneyGram announced that its crypto payment app—utilizing Crossmint's infrastructure and self-custody solutions—will launch in Colombia, providing locals with a new way to receive and store USDC as an alternative to the weak Colombian peso.
MoneyGram has served over 50 million customers in more than 190 countries, thereby expanding the number of customers who can rely on Crossmint technology for stablecoin savings.
Despite the partnership leveraging Circle's USDC, Tether (USDT) remains the most widely used stablecoin. According to CoinGecko, USDT's trading volume in the past 24 hours was nearly $100 billion—almost ten times USDC's $10.3 billion.
USDT's market capitalization of $173 billion also far exceeds USDC's $74.1 billion.
The supply of USDT on the Tron network surpassed $80 billion in June, and its fast, low-cost transfers make it an ideal choice for sending digital dollars in developing countries.
Crossmint also collaborated on Tuesday with the team behind the payment-focused layer one blockchain Tempo, as part of its broader efforts to drive stablecoin adoption.
Tempo is incubated by the payment infrastructure platform Stripe, which processed over $14 trillion in transaction volume in 2024, along with crypto investment firm Paradigm.
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