Shopify launches early access to USDC stablecoin payments on Base

Shopify is rolling out USDC payments via Coinbase’s Base network, offering cashback perks and expanding crypto checkout options through Shopify Payments.

Global e-commerce giant Shopify is rolling out early access to stablecoin payments in Circle’s USDC in collaboration with major US exchange Coinbase.

Shopify plans to fully roll out USDC (USDC) payments on Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 (L2) network Base via Shopify Payments and Shop Pay later this year, the company announced on Thursday.

“We think that stablecoins are a natural way to transact on the internet and worked with Coinbase to develop the commerce payment protocol smart contract that powers this work,” Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke said in an X post on Thursday.

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