Circle Brings Native EURC To Base As MiCA Gives Euro Stablecoins A Cl…

Circle launched native EURC (euro stablecoin) on Base, the Ethereum layer-2 network, positioning the token as MiCA-compliant ahead of stricter European regulation. The move provides Base with native euro liquidity infrastructure and signals Circle's strategy to capture regulated stablecoin market share in Europe. If you're building payments or trading on Base, Circle just gave you native euro rails instead of wrapped tokens - that's a cost cut and a friction cut on every European transaction. If you're an unregulated stablecoin, you now have a MiCA-licensed competitor with live distribution, which means your European market just got smaller.