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Counterfeit tokenNot the official USDC

Counterfeit token: USD Coin (USDC) - Ethereum0x134E779aBde0acF3d2FfE5a80B90468e5c212eBa

This is not the official USDC on Ethereum.

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This token0x134E779aBde0acF3d2FfE5a80B90468e5c212eBa
Official contract (USDC)0xA0b86991c6218b36c1d19D4a2e9Eb0cE3606eB48
Groups that differ from the official address are highlighted.

Key facts

Deployed
23 February 2025
Recipient wallets (aggregate)
Not recorded
Last seen
23 February 2025
Reviewed
2 October 2026

Summary

The contract 0x134E779aBde0acF3d2FfE5a80B90468e5c212eBa on Ethereum presents itself as USD Coin (USDC). It is not the official USDC contract on Ethereum, which is 0xA0b86991c6218b36c1d19D4a2e9Eb0cE3606eB48. It was deployed on 23 February 2025 by the address 0x8d23980653e51C799e4c75f66dB2544F9C2391D9 in transaction 0xbda0705b59fe8c0d646ef49d8fa8ca8bad5da2c4cfaca31169580e7e07a77d42. An analyst reviewed this listing on 2 October 2026.

Contract facts

Chain
Ethereum
Token name
USD Coin
Symbol
USDC
Decimals
6
Total supply
100,000,000
owner() returns
Not recorded
Deployment transaction
0xbda0705b...07a77d42
Deployed
23 February 2025
First seen
23 February 2025
Last seen
23 February 2025
Recipient wallets (aggregate)
Not recorded
Reviewed
2 October 2026

Timeline

  1. Contract deployed
  2. First distribution observed
  3. Most recent activity observed
  4. Listing reviewed and published

What to do if you hold this token

  1. Do not pay anyone. No one can unlock, release, convert or withdraw the value of a counterfeit token, because it has none. Anyone who asks you for a fee, tax, gas deposit or verification payment to do so is attempting a further fraud.
  2. Do not interact with the token. Do not try to sell, swap or send it, and do not connect your wallet to any website that claims to support it. Doing so can expose your wallet to malicious approvals.
  3. Revoke token approvals. If you approved any contract or website connected with this token, revoke those approvals in your wallet's settings or with the block explorer's token approval tool.
  4. Report it. Report to the police or the national fraud reporting service where you live (for example Report Fraud in the UK or the FBI's IC3 in the US), to Chainabuse, and to any exchange or platform involved.
  5. Keep records. Keep screenshots, transaction hashes, messages, and the details of anyone who contacted you about the token.
  6. Get independent help if you need it. You can contact us using the form on this page. Contacting us is optional and is one option among those above.

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About this page

This page sets out facts recorded on a public blockchain, each linked to the public block explorer record from which it was taken. "Counterfeit token" means a token whose name or symbol imitates a recognised stablecoin but whose contract address is not that stablecoin's official contract address. "Addresses associated with the deployment" are blockchain addresses that, according to the public record, deployed, own, funded or distributed the token. That association describes on-chain activity only. It does not identify any person and is not a finding that any person has committed an offence. This page is not legal advice.

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