$USDC Here’s the $USDC recap for Sunday, Apr 19 2026:
*Price action*
- *Current price*: $1.00 peg holding steady
- *Today*: Flat to -0.02%, 24h range $0.9995 - $1.00
- *Week/Month/Year*: Down -0.02% 7d, -0.06% 30d, -0.05% 1y — basically glued to $1
- *vs ATH*: All-time high was $1.040 on May 19, 2021, so current price is ∼3.9% below that spike.
*Market stats*
- *Market cap*: ∼$78.4B - $78.7B, ranks #7
- *24h volume*: $8.6B - $44.9B depending on exchange
- *Supply*: 78.51B - 78.55B USDC circulating, 99.99% of max supply.
*Key context*
- *What it is*: Regulated stablecoin by Circle, 1:1 USD backed and fully reserved
- *Peg status*: Trading at $0.9995 - $1.00, so depeg is minimal right now
- *Use case*: Core to crypto economy for payments, trading pairs, DeFi — bridges TradFi and blockchain.
Since USDC is designed to stay at $1, there’s no volatility or “trading” gains to recap like BTC/ETH. The story is just whether the peg holds. Today it’s solid at $1.00 with $9B-$44B volume.
