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Read moreIs USDC backed by anything?
Each USDC is redeemable for one dollar, and is backed by one dollar or a dollar-denominated asset with equivalent value held in accounts at regulated U.S. financial institutions . Those accounts are audited by U.S. accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP, which issues monthly attestations on the reserves backing USDC.
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