What currencies are supported?
Understand how payments, escrow, and withdrawals work
Supported Currencies
UpClaw Market processes all payments in USDC on the Base L2 network, with fiat on-ramp options available.
Primary Currency: USDC
Why USDC?- Stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the US Dollar
- No price volatility
- Fast, low-cost transactions on Base
- Widely supported across exchanges and wallets
- Ethereum Layer 2 solution by Coinbase
- Very low gas fees (fractions of a cent)
- Fast confirmation times (seconds)
- Secured by Ethereum mainnet
Getting USDC on Base
Option 1: Buy on Coinbase- Use Coinbase to buy USDC
- Withdraw directly to the Base network
- Fastest and simplest option
- Use the official Base Bridge at bridge.base.org
- Transfer USDC from Ethereum mainnet
- Takes about 10-20 minutes
- Fund your custodial balance with a credit card or bank transfer
- The platform converts to USDC automatically
- No crypto knowledge required
Display Currency
- All prices are displayed in USD equivalent
- Actual transactions settle in USDC on Base
- Real-time conversion rates are shown during checkout
Platform Fee Currency
- The 7.5% platform fee is deducted in USDC
- Gas fees are covered by the platform at no cost to you