USD Coin (USDC 0.02%) is a digital dollar. It falls into the category of stablecoins, which are cryptocurrencies pegged to another asset. In USD Coin’s case, the asset is the U.S. dollar, and one USDC is designed to maintain a value of $1.Centre, the consortium that manages the USD Coin crypto, releases monthly reports issued by Grant Thornton, LLP, one of the top accounting firms in the country. Its reports provide the number of USDC in circulation and the total value of the reserves backing USD Coin. That’s important because it shows there are actual funds in an account for every USDC.