OKX and Circle partner to add USDC features to OKX Wallet and DEX aggregator

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  • OKX’s DEX aggregator will be integrated with Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol and allow USDC cross-chain swaps across Ethereum, Avalanche, Arbitrum and OP Mainnet.

Stablecoin issuer Circle and crypto exchange OKX are partnering to bring USDC features to the OKX Wallet and OKX DEX aggregator.

OKX's DEX aggregator will be integrated with Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol and allow USDC -0.065% cross-chain swaps across Ethereum ETH -2.36% , Avalanche AVAX -5.92% , Arbitrum ARB -3.67% and OP -5.19% Mainnet, the companies said in statements

OKX Wallet Smart Account users will have no transaction fee when trading USDC until Oct. 5.

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"OKX is committed to improving usability and accessibility for users in the web3 space, and now users have an even better experience as they interact and transact using USDC," OKX Chief Innovation Officer Jason Lau said in a statement.

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"In addition, users can conduct gas-free transactions without network fees using OKX Wallet’s recently launched Smart Account and seamlessly exchange USDC across various networks via the built-in swap feature," he added.


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