# Circle Developer Workshop I Corey Cooper

- Channel: [ETHGlobal](https://streameth.org/ethglobal)
- Date: 2025-10-09
- Duration: 26:41
- Topics: Circle, USDC, stablecoin, developer platform, wallet infrastructure, smart contracts, Paymaster, gas abstraction, CCTP, cross-chain, burn and mint, Gateway, unified balances, ARC, EVM-compatible, blockchain, compliance, liquidity, API, SDK, modular wallets, instant finality, privacy, FX engine, hackathon, payments, DeFi, treasury, multi-chain, Solana, Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Avalanche, notification, webhooks, enterprise, on-chain, transaction
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-NBj9DdWqTQk
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBj9DdWqTQk

## Description

Corey Cooper, head of the DevRel team at Circle, presents an in-depth overview of Circle's developer platform, focusing on tools and infrastructure for seamless USDC (USD Coin) integration. He highlights Circle's mission to drive global economic prosperity via frictionless value exchange, leveraging USDC—the largest regulated stablecoin. Key offerings include wallet infrastructure (dev control, user control, modular wallets), smart contract platform, Paymaster for gas fee abstraction, and the Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP v2) enabling fast, efficient cross-chain USDC transfers using burn-and-mint methodology.

Cooper introduces Gateway, a new tool for unifying fragmented USDC balances across chains, and previews ARC, Circle’s upcoming EVM-compatible L1 blockchain optimized for stablecoin finance, featuring USDC as the native gas token, on-chain FX, instant finality, and opt-in privacy. The session emphasizes developer empowerment, compliance, and the importance of robust, scalable, and user-friendly stablecoin infrastructure.

00:00 Introduction  
00:50 Circle’s Mission & USDC Overview  
03:06 Developer Platform & Services  
05:29 Wallet Infrastructure Deep Dive  
08:16 Gas Abstraction & Compliance  
10:08 Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP v2)  
14:17 CCTP Use Cases  
16:43 Paymaster for Gas Fees  
19:14 Gateway: Unified USDC Balances  
23:42 ARC: Circle’s EVM-Compatible L1 Blockchain  
26:10 Developer Resources & Closing

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