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Circle Wallets helps you add secure, embedded to your application so your users can hold and use digital assets without the usual complexity of keys, infrastructure, and chain-specific details. You integrate using REST APIs or Web and Mobile SDKs (Android and iOS).

Key features

Circle Wallets gives you the building blocks to ship embedded wallets without running key infrastructure or blockchain nodes yourself.
You don’t manage raw private keys. Circle secures keys with MPC or passkeys depending on wallet product; you get APIs to create wallets, sign transactions, and authorize actions. Key backup, rotation, and recovery are built in so you can focus on your app logic.
One integration surface for REST APIs and Web or Mobile SDKs (Android and iOS). Create wallets, send transfers, and run contract calls from your backend or client. Same patterns across developer-controlled, user-controlled, and modular wallets based on the supported feature set for each product.
Circle handles broadcasting, indexing, and balance and event data for supported chains. You don’t run or maintain nodes. For chains where full infrastructure is not offered, use Signing APIs with your own node.
Support for multiple chains and token types (including ERC-20, ERC-721, ERC-1155 on EVM and SPL on Solana). Unified addressing on EVM so one wallet can share the same address across chains. See Supported blockchains and Monitored tokens for details.

Products

Developer-controlled wallets

You create and operate wallets for your users. Best when you need to move funds or run actions on their behalf (for example, payouts or automation).

User-controlled wallets

Your users control their own wallets inside your app, with familiar sign-in (social, email, or PIN). Best when users should own and approve every transaction.

Modular wallets

Your users control their wallets with passkeys and optional modules, like gasless. Best when you need passkey-based custody and flexible account configuration.

Gas Station

Sponsor network fees so your users don’t need to hold native tokens. Set policies and pay gas with your credit card.

Paymaster

Let users pay gas fees with USDC instead of native tokens using Circle’s permissionless ERC-4337 paymaster contracts.

Compliance Engine

Automate transaction screening for AML and CTF compliance. Define rules, manage allowlists and blocklists, and review alerts.

Get started

The right wallet product depends on who controls the wallet:
Custody modelBest forProduct
You control the walletPayouts, automation, backend-initiated actionsDeveloper-controlled wallets
Your users control the wallet with familiar sign-inConsumer apps where users approve transactionsUser-controlled wallets
Your users control the wallet with passkeysApps requiring phishing-resistant auth and account modulesModular wallets
Confirm blockchain support and account type compatibility before you start building.

Choose your wallet and account types

Compare wallet products and account types (EOA, SCA, MSCA) to find the right fit for your application.

Supported blockchains

Check which blockchains and tokens are available for each wallet product.

Explore key topics

Explore the following topics as you build. They apply to all wallet products.

Signing and authorization

How transactions are initiated, authorized, and signed across wallet types.

Batch operations

Run multiple operations in one request for supported wallet types and chains.

Key management

How keys are secured (MPC vs passkeys), who controls them, and node hosting options.

Wallet infrastructure

Broadcasting, indexing, gas, and bundling; how Circle runs wallet infrastructure.