According to official sources, Circle has announced that it will be launching native USDC on the Optimism network next week. Prior to this launch, the Ethereum bridge for USDC will be renamed to USDC.e for clarity.
In recent news, Circle has also revealed its plans to introduce native USDC on the Base network next week. Earlier, insiders disclosed that USDC will be rolled out on six new blockchains, including Polygon PoS, Base, Polkadot, NEAR, Optimism, and Cosmos, using the Noble network.