Sonic Dumps Bridged USDC for Native—Adds CCTP V2 Support in Latest Power Move

Sonic just cut the middleman—bridged USDC gets the boot as the platform shifts to native USDC integration. Faster settlements, fewer counterparty risks, and one less excuse for ’temporary’ liquidity crunches.

The upgrade ships with CCTP V2 support, letting users hop chains without the usual stablecoin roulette. Because nothing says ’Web3 maturity’ like not losing 5% on every cross-chain swap.

Another ’infrastructure play’ that might actually matter—unless the SEC decides stablecoins are suddenly unregistered securities next Tuesday.

CCTP V2

The transition also brings CCTP V2 to Sonic, a protocol that uses a burn-and-mint model to enable faster and more secure USDC transfers across supported blockchains. 

In other words, CCTP V2 is Circle’s protocol that enables native USDC to be burned on one blockchain and instantly minted on another, allowing fast, secure, and capital-efficient cross-chain transfers without using wrapped assets. 

It enhances interoperability across supported chains and simplifies integration for developers.

Sonic will join Avalanche, Base, Ethereum, and Linea as part of CCTP V2’s interoperable network.

Circle will take over ownership of the bridged USDC contract during the transition, allowing the rollout of native USDC and integration of Circle Mint services for institutional access.

This move is expected to enhance smart contract functionality, improve liquidity, and unlock new use cases across Sonic’s growing ecosystem of over 125 applications.