USDC at Stake: Four Named Networks and a Floor Written in Dollars

The four networks Stake names

Stake's article on acceptable blockchain networks, stamped late August 2026, lists the networks for each coin, and for USD Coin it gives ERC20, BSC (BEP20), Polygon and Solana. The article opens with a warning that coins have to be sent through their matching network, and presents that as the way to be sure a deposit is credited.

The article also lists networks Stake does not take. Arbitrum, Optimism and Base are on that list, along with Cronos. That matters for USDC in particular, because USDC is issued on Base and the other networks as well, and a deposit from a wallet that defaults to one of them is a deposit the cashier cannot see.

A floor in cents, for every coin

The second article, about deposit limits and stamped the same month, says Stake cannot automatically process crypto deposits under one cent, asks you to contact support if you send less, and says there is no maximum. Note the unit: dollars, for every coin, whatever the coin's own price.

For a volatile coin, a floor in dollars is a moving target in coin units: the amount that equals one cent changes whenever the price does. For USDC the two readings are the same number, because one unit is meant to equal one dollar. This is a small but concrete example of what a pegged unit simplifies: the cashier's number and your coin amount agree without any conversion.

What is not on those pages

We did not find a smallest withdrawal, a confirmation count, a withdrawal fee or any statement about processing time in the pages we read, so none is given here. Stake's help center may carry them elsewhere. If you need them, they are in the cashier, which is where they are changed.

What to check before sending

Choose one of the four networks Stake names, and make sure your sending wallet is holding USDC on that road and not on one of the ruled-out ones. Copy the deposit address for the road you chose. Keep the transaction hash. If the amount is tiny, remember that a deposit under a cent is outside the automatic process.

Left out on purpose

There is no welcome offer, wagering multiple, licence detail or rating for Stake here. None of them was read from Stake's own pages, and a figure from a third party is not a figure we can vouch for.