EURC is a euro stablecoin issued by Circle, the company behind USDC: one EURC is designed to equal one euro. It lets you hold and send euros on-chain the way USDC does for dollars. On October 29, 2026, 1 EURC was priced at about $1.11, following the EUR/USD rate.
Key Takeaways
- Issuer: Circle (same issuer as USDC).
- Peg: 1 EURC = 1 euro, so its dollar price moves with EUR/USD.
- Networks: issued on several chains, including Ethereum and Base.
- Other euro stablecoins: EURe (Monerium) and jEUR (Jarvis) also exist and can be swapped into each other.
- Get it: swap USDC to EURC on the same network in seconds.
What Is EURC?
EURC is a fiat-backed stablecoin: Circle holds euro reserves and issues tokens against them, and holders can redeem through Circle’s channels. It plays the same role for the euro that USDC plays for the dollar: payments, savings in euros without a bank account in the eurozone, and euro liquidity in DeFi.
EURC vs USDC
| EURC | USDC | |
|---|---|---|
| Tracks | Euro | US dollar |
| Issuer | Circle | Circle |
| 1 token ≈ | 1 euro (about $1.11 on Oct 29, 2026) | 1 dollar |
| Main use | euro payments and savings on-chain | dollar payments, trading, DeFi |
Because the two track different currencies, swapping between them is effectively a currency exchange: on our live check, $1,000 of USDC on Base bought about 895 EURC, and $1,000 of EURC returned about $998 of USDC.
Euro Stablecoins Compared
| Token | Issuer | Type | Where you meet it |
|---|---|---|---|
| EURC | Circle | fiat-backed euro stablecoin | Ethereum, Base and other chains |
| EURe | Monerium | e-money euro token | Ethereum, Gnosis, Base and others |
| jEUR | Jarvis Network | synthetic euro | mostly Polygon |
All three aim at 1 euro, but they differ in issuer, backing and liquidity. Pools between them exist, so you can move from one to another on-chain; check price impact on smaller pools before you sign.
How to Get EURC
- Hold a stablecoin or ETH on Base or Ethereum.
- Open the widget: from USDC (or another token), to EURC on the same network.
- Review the quote: fewer EURC than USDC is normal because a euro is worth more than a dollar.
- Confirm in your wallet; on Base it settles in one transaction.
Detailed routes and live quotes: how to swap USDC to EURC.
What to Watch Out For
- Network: EURC on Base and EURC on Ethereum are separate tokens on separate networks; send only to an address on the same network. See sent crypto to the wrong network.
- Exchange rate risk: if you think in dollars, EURC goes up and down with EUR/USD.
- Gas: on Base and Ethereum you need a little ETH to move EURC.
- Wallet support: use a self-custodial wallet that shows Base and Ethereum tokens, such as Gem Wallet.
More stablecoin guides: USDC to USDT, bridged vs native USDC.
