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Network

Also called chain, blockchain network

What crypto means by it

Which blockchain a transfer travels on, such as Ethereum, Base or Polygon. The same stablecoin exists on several networks and they are not interchangeable in transit. Sender and receiver must agree on one.

What you already know this as

Choosing SWIFT, SEPA or a domestic rail. Same money, different pipe, different cost and speed, and the wrong pipe means the payment fails.

In Kite: You can top up with USDC on Base, Ethereum or Polygon, or USDT on Ethereum or Polygon.

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