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Deposit USDC into Gateway once, then make payments without incurring gas costs on each transaction.

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Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have:

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Steps

1

Deposit USDC into Gateway

Deposit USDC with your amount, wallet address, and blockchain. Direct deposits work from any Gateway-supported blockchain:
circle gateway deposit --amount 5 --address 0xYourWalletAddress --chain BASE --method direct
Use --method eco for fast deposits through Eco, which supports Base as the source blockchain and settles balances on Polygon PoS. Eco is a third-party fast-deposit service that Circle does not operate or audit. Review Eco’s docs and test the flow before using it in production.
2

Check your Gateway balance

Confirm the deposit arrived:
circle gateway balance --address 0xYourWalletAddress --chain BASE
The command returns your current Gateway balance. A non-zero value confirms the deposit arrived.
See the CLI Command Reference for full syntax and options.