Partnering with Squads, Coinbase aims to boost USDC usage on the Solana network, expediting the adoption process for the stablecoin.
Coinbase Boosts USDC Adoption on Solana with Squads Partnership
Coinbase, the leading cryptocurrency exchange, has announced a strategic partnership with Squads to accelerate the adoption and liquidity of the USDC stablecoin on the Solana blockchain. This move is part of Coinbase's broader strategy to expand USDC's usage and liquidity in the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.
Squads, a protocol offering a suite of products including a stablecoin-powered API Grid and the personal finance app Fuse, has been a key player in the growth of stablecoins, particularly USDC, over the past 18 months. The integration of USDC into Squads' products and APIs is aimed at leveraging their existing traction with over $1 million in USDC usage.
As part of Coinbase's Stablecoin Bootstrap Fund, the initial USDC deployments will target leading Ethereum DeFi lenders like Aave and Morpho, as well as Solana-based trading platforms Kamino and Jupiter. Coinbase Asset Management will oversee these liquidity placements to ensure reliable rates for users across mature and emerging protocols.
This renewed fund builds on Coinbase’s original 2019 Bootstrap Fund, which helped establish USDC as a major stablecoin in DeFi by seeding protocols such as Compound and dYdX. The current initiative reflects Coinbase’s strategy to challenge Tether’s large market share in stablecoins and capitalize on growing institutional and decentralized finance adoption.
In addition to this partnership, Squads has made significant strides in the crypto space. The protocol has secured over $10 billion in value and launched its programmable self-custody infrastructure in 2021. Furthermore, BitPay has integrated Solana, enabling global payments with SOL, USDC, and USDT. The protocol's suite of products also includes the U.S. dollar savings business account Altitude.
Shan Aggarwal, chief business officer at Coinbase, stated that this integration reinforces the role of USDC in the DeFi space and the broader onchain economy. The partnership between Coinbase and Squads is a significant step towards expanding USDC's usage and liquidity in the DeFi ecosystem, supported by the Stablecoin Bootstrap Fund’s recent revival.
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