Circle extends native cross-chain transfers to EURC

Circle added EURC support to CCTP, extending its cross-chain transfer infrastructure beyond USDC. The initial rollout connects Ethereum and Base, giving developers a shared integration for moving Circle's dollar and euro stablecoins.

Transfers burn EURC on the source chain and mint native EURC on the destination. The process avoids creating a separate wrapped version of the token at the receiving end, while continuing to rely on Circle's transfer infrastructure and supported networks.

Existing USDC burn-and-mint functionality remains unchanged. Circle positioned the EURC addition as the first step towards supporting further assets and capabilities, without announcing those later additions as available.

For applications operating across multiple chains, a common transfer mechanism can reduce integration work and fragmented liquidity. Its usefulness still depends on which chains and assets the issuer actually supports.