February 26th, 2026 – Singapore, Singapore
class=”ql-align-justify”>Stablecoins have become a foundational layer for settlement, moving value across payments, remittances, and treasury operations worldwide.
The infrastructure that supports dollar-denominated stabilitycoins is as important as the assets.
USDC, Circle Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol and CCTP will launch on Morph. This brings payment stablecoins to the infrastructure for payments and standardized settlement across chains.
USDC Morph
Circle’sregulated affiliated companies will issue USDC on Morph, making it a network-wide settlement asset.
The issuance of dollars provides a solid foundation for all dollar-denominated activities. USDC will have a canonical approach to Morph, with uniformity across all applications and a clear source at protocol level.
This simplifies the dollar settlement for developers who are building payment apps by eliminating bridge risk and fragmented liquidity. USDC provides access to an open stablecoin that is supported by Circle’s existing on-ramp and off-ramp systems for institutions running treasury, merchant, or cross border payment rails.
“Morph spent several months investing meaningfully in the core network offering. We have found that global payment leaders need a stablecoin with a dollar value to suit their requirements. Working with Circle on USDC was an obvious choice for us,” Colin Goltra said, CEO of MorphTHESTREET
Cross-Chain Infrastructure
CCTP allows USDC to transfer between blockchains supported by a process called burn and mint, which preserves the supply integrity.
USDC will be burned in the source chain when it is sent to Morph by CCTP. It will then be minted on Morph natively. Assets will be fully-backed, verifiable and backed by the same reserves.
The applications will have the option to choose between Standard Transfer and Fast Transfer based on security requirements.
Payments and Use Cases
USDC and CCTP support a wide range of financial and payment applications which rely on a reliable dollar settlement system and access to other chains.
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Crypto Cards & Neobanks
The CCTP will allow users to deposit funds into their accounts using supported blockchains.
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Cross-Border Remittance
Transparent, stablecoin-based settlement will allow for near-instantaneous cross-chain transfer across regions.
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Payment Gateways
The checkout providers can accept payment from customers across different chains, while still settling the USDC. This will simplify reconciliation for merchants and reduce FX delays.
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Trading and DeFi
USDC is a collateral asset and a settlement currency across decentralized lending protocols, while CCTP supports liquidity movements between Morph, and supported blockchains including the Bitget eco-system.
Building Settlement Layers for Digital Dollars
Morph launched its $150 million Payment Accelerator to support teams in bringing payments on-chain. The accelerator provides funding, technical assistance, access to payment partners, as well as institutional onramps.
USDC, CCTP (standard cross-chain settlement) and ecosystem support all work together to position Morph, as a settlement layer, for actual financial activity.
Morph builds the institutional execution environment as stablecoins are used to support payments, Treasury operations and Onchain Commerce.
The speed of money.
Morph
Morph, the native home on the chain of BGB and an Ethereum-based payments-first layer, is focused on building a foundation for global consumer financing on the blockchain. Morph is a real-world settlement layer that supports payments, rewards, saving, and identity. It enables scalable on-chain settlements for consumers and businesses. The network, which is guided by the Morph Foundation and connects over 120 million users via the Bitget Wallet and Bitget ecosystems, has been developed.
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The post USDC and CCTP are Coming to Morph – Advancing Settlement for Payments, may be updated as new information becomes available.
