What is USDC.e? Is it legit?

USDC, short for USD Coin, is a stablecoin pegged to the US Dollar's value offered by Circle. USDC.e represents the bridged version of USDC on the Linea network. It retains all the characteristics of USDC but operates within the Linea ecosystem, and follows Circle's bridged USDC standard.

Is USDC.e Legit?

Absolutely. While USDC is native to the Ethereum blockchain, USDC tokens can be bridged or purchased on other L2 networks, such as Linea, and are represented as USDC.e.

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The only correct contract address of USDC.e on Linea is 0x176211869cA2b568f2A7D4EE941E073a821EE1ff.