Protocols
DeFi protocols, payment systems, and bridges that move stablecoins

Uniswap
DEXThe largest decentralized exchange by volume.

Curve Finance
DEXThe stablecoin DEX, optimized for low-slippage pegged asset swaps.

Aave
LendingThe largest DeFi lending protocol. Issues GHO stablecoin.

MakerDAO / Sky
LendingThe original DeFi lending protocol. Issues DAI and USDS.

Compound
LendingAlgorithmic money market protocol for stablecoin lending and borrowing.

Circle CCTP
BridgeCross-Chain Transfer Protocol for native USDC bridging.

LayerZero / Stargate
BridgeOmnichain interoperability protocol with native stablecoin bridging.

Morpho
LendingPermissionless lending protocol with curated vaults for optimized stablecoin yields.

Pendle
YieldYield tokenization protocol for trading and hedging stablecoin yields.

x402 Protocol
PaymentsHTTP 402 payment protocol by Coinbase for AI agent stablecoin payments.

Machine Payments Protocol
PaymentsStripe + Tempo protocol for machine-to-machine stablecoin payments.