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- Circle Modular Wallets leverage the ERC-6900 open standard to promote interoperability and seamless integration within the blockchain ecosystem.
- Modular Wallets initially support Polygon PoS and Arbitrum, with plans to expand to Base, OP Mainnet, and other EVM-compatible blockchains.
USDC stablecoin issuer Circle announced the launch of Modular Wallet, which is a new version of Programmable Wallets designed to give developers unparalleled flexibility in managing smart contract accounts.
Unlike the current user-controlled and developer-controlled wallets, which offer comprehensive services with blockchain node management, account creation, and key management, the Modular Wallet will undertake a more customizable approach. They feature an à la carte structure wherein developers can choose specific components to build customized wallet solutions as per their project needs.
The launch of Modular Wallets underscores Circle’s commitment to empowering developers with advanced tools that enhance adaptability and innovation in decentralized application ecosystems.
Key Details Regarding Circle’s Modular Wallets
To introduce its Modelar Wallets framework ERC-6900, which aims to standardize smart contract account (SCA) implementations, Circle has teamed up with some of the top industry players, such as Alchemy, Quantstamp, Trust Wallet, and Ethereum Foundation.
Building on ERC-6900, Circle has unveiled Modular Wallets, a cutting-edge solution enabling developers to create and customize wallets using an open standard. This ensures openness and interoperability offering developers the flexibility to design tailored wallet experiences.
Circle has emphasized the importance of industry-wide collaboration to provide a more unified and user-friendly blockchain ecosystem. The stablecoin issuer believes that Modular wallets will help them achieve this goal.
The Circle Modular Wallets will be initially available on Polygon Proof-of-Stake (PoS) and Arbitrum blockchain networks. The wallet’s key features include a developer-friendly SDK, flexible key management, indexing service, transaction screening, and gas abstraction.
Circle’s Modular Wallets introduce advanced methods for managing stablecoins like USDC, interacting with digital assets, and seamlessly engaging with DeFi applications. The platform debuts with passkey support as its first feature, with plans to expand ERC-6900 module compatibility in the coming months.
Currently supporting Arbitrum and Polygon PoS, Circle aims to broaden chain compatibility to include Base, OP Mainnet, and other EVM-compatible blockchains, further strengthening interoperability across the ecosystem. Speaking on the development, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said:
Modular Wallets build on new open standards to enable wallets with plug-ins, like browser extensions in Chrome, or app-extensions in Slack. This is a big step forward.
Jeremy Allaire Pitches Wants Stablecoin Issuers to be US-Based
Jeremy Allaire, co-founder of Circle Internet Financial, argues that issuers of dollar-backed stablecoins, which form the foundation of much of the digital asset market, should be registered and regulated within the United States. In a Bloomberg interview, he said:
It shouldn’t be a free pass, right? Where you can just ignore the US law and go do whatever the hell you want wherever and sell into the United States. This is about consumer protection and financial integrity. Whether you’re an offshore company or based in Hong Kong, if you want to offer your dollar stablecoin in the US, you should need to register in the US just like we have to go register everywhere else.
Circle has been aggressively expanding over the past year, doubling its market cap to $56 billion. As noted in our earlier post, the firm has issued a large number of USD on the Solana blockchain amid the meme coin frenzy on the network.
