Circle Mint Expands Local Currency USDC On- and Off-Ramps to Eight Currencies

Circle has expanded Circle Mint to support direct local-currency USDC on- and off-ramps across eight currencies. The company said in an Aug. 18 post that foreign exchange is handled inside Mint, removing the need for a separate conversion step or pre-funding additional accounts.

Alongside USD and EUR, Circle listed the Brazilian real, British pound, Hong Kong dollar, Mexican peso, offshore Chinese yuan and Singapore dollar among the local currencies supported for eligible Mint account holders.

How the proposed flow works Circle says customers can activate cross-currency exchange, link a bank account for the local-currency side and register that account for the currency they intend to trade.

The company describes each transaction as a quote, trade and settlement process, with USDC arriving in the Mint balance after conversion. Circle says settlement uses local payment rails nearly around the clock where supported.