With its latest update, Circle Paymaster lets regular wallets (EOAs) pay gas fees using USDC. It’s also expanding to seven major blockchains, making onchain activity more accessible than ever.
Gas fees are one of the most annoying parts of using crypto. Circle Paymaster is here to change that.
What’s New with Circle Paymaster?
Circle has upgraded its Paymaster service to support EOAs (Externally Owned Accounts), the type of crypto wallet most people use, like MetaMask. Before now, only smart contract wallets could use Paymaster features. Ethereum’s new EIP-7702 upgrade has made it feasible for EOAs to pay the gas fees in USDC rather than native blockchain tokens.
Announcing Circle Payments Network!
A streamlined way for financial institutions to connect, orchestrating global money movement, powered by stablecoins like USDC and EURC for 24/7 real-time settlement.
Existing cross-border payments can be slow and expensive.
CPN is designed… pic.twitter.com/PIyHKRCPQP
— Circle (@circle) April 21, 2025
This means:
- No more scrambling for ETH, MATIC, or AVAX.
- You can pay gas fees with a stablecoin you already hold.
- It works with your regular wallet—no fancy setup needed.
7 Blockchains, One Stable Experience
That’s not all—Circle Paymaster is expanding support across seven major blockchains:
- Ethereum.
- Arbitrum.
- Base.
- Optimism.
- Polygon (PoS).
- Avalanche.
- Unichain.
This makes it easier than ever to enjoy low-hassle transactions on your networks. If you wish to mint NFTs on Polygon or trade tokens on Arbitrum, you don’t need to worry about native Gas token requirements because of USDC.
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Why It Matters
Following blockchain services, users should expect a more seamless and effortless interaction. There will be no more wallet errors, last-minute token swaps, or failed transactions just because you didn’t top up on gas. It makes it easier for developers to build Web3 applications.
Circle Paymaster now supports EOAs and is expanding to 7 blockchains!
Paymaster is the official solution for paying gas fees in @USDC, eliminating the need to manage native tokens.
Now EOA wallets can enjoy streamlined onchain transactions.
What’s New:
EOA Support: Now… pic.twitter.com/pjegEFdpbo
— Circle (@circle) May 7, 2025
Conclusion
Using Circle Paymaster, transaction on-chain operations have become much smoother. This support for EOAs and rollout on seven chains helps us move toward a world where crypto is intuitive for everyone. That’s a good thing for Web3 users.
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