USDC
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | United States District Court |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Law & Legal, Technology & Computing |
USDC has two meanings. It stands for United States District Court (court) or USD Coin (cryptocurrency & blockchain).
Meanings of USDC at a glance
| # | USDC stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States District Court | Law & Legal › Court |
| 2 | USD Coin | Technology & Computing › Cryptocurrency & Blockchain |
1. United States District Court
Law & Legal · Court Abbreviations
General name for the federal trial courts, organized into 94 districts across the states, the District of Columbia and the territories. A USDC hears federal civil and criminal cases, including suits based on federal law and suits between citizens of different states.
Example: The insurer removed the case to the USDC for the Northern District of Georgia based on diversity jurisdiction.
Captions spell the name out ("United States District Court for the District of Arizona"); USDC appears on stamps, docket sheets and correspondence. Every state has at least one district, and California, New York and Texas have four each. The district courts for Guam, the Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands are territorial courts with fixed-term judges.
2. USD Coin
Technology & Computing · Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Abbreviations
A dollar-backed stablecoin issued by the US company Circle and backed by cash and short-term US Treasuries held at regulated institutions, with monthly attestations of its reserves.
Example: The supplier accepts payment in USDC, which settles in minutes, even on weekends.
Launched in 2018 by the Centre consortium of Circle and Coinbase, with Circle taking full control in 2023. In March 2023 it briefly lost its dollar peg after Circle disclosed $3.3 billion of reserves at the failed Silicon Valley Bank, recovering once deposits were guaranteed. Circle listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2025, the year the GENIUS Act set US federal rules for payment stablecoins.
Related abbreviations
More court abbreviations
- 10th Cir. – United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- 11th Cir. – United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- 1st Cir. – United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- 2d Cir. – United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- 3d Cir. – United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- 4th Cir. – United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- 5th Cir. – United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- 6th Cir. – United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
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More cryptocurrency & blockchain abbreviations
- SOL – Solana
- SPV – Simplified payment verification
- STO – Security token offering
- TVL – Total value locked
- USDT – Tether
- UTXO – Unspent transaction output
- VASP – Virtual asset service provider
- WAGMI – We're all gonna make it
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This entry is for general education and is not legal advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.