Why USDC
One dollar, always.
USDC is a digital dollar. 1 USDC is always $1, so nothing you pay or earn
swings in value. Network fees on Base cost cents.
When you pay, your USDC goes into escrow. Not to us, and not yet to the seller.
It releases to the seller when you approve the work, or comes back to you if
the order is cancelled.
Technical details for the curious
USDC is a fully backed stablecoin issued by Circle. Base is an Ethereum
layer 2. Escrow is a non-custodial smart contract, so the platform never
takes custody. Escrow only accepts USDC on Base, so whatever you start with
(bitcoin, ETH, dollars on an exchange) has to land in your wallet as USDC
on Base first.