# A Historic Upgrade on Linea and MetaMask Metal Card For You (Maybe)

By [Linea.Build](https://paragraph.com/@linea), 2025-03-26

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We’re very excited this week to have completed the first ever automatic bridged USDC ➡️ [Native USDC upgrade with Circle on Linea](https://www.circle.com/blog/now-live-native-usdc-and-cctp-v2-on-linea?utm_source=mirror&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=cmp-186261155-afbf08).

We’ll dig in with Circle on the Sequencer livestream Thursday **at 1 PM ET / 6 PM UTC** on [X](https://x.com/lineabuild?utm_source=mirror&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=cmp-178121450-afbf08) or [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@LineaBuild?utm_source=mirror&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=cmp-177121448-afbf08).

No bridging or swapping is involved in this historic upgrade, just your USDC.e becoming Native USDC with all its inherent goodness, and without you having to do a single thing or fret one moment.

[https://x.com/LineaBuild/status/1904885739692634323](https://x.com/LineaBuild/status/1904885739692634323)

I get a little romantic about these things, but I think it’s just what this moment in history is calling for, as I laid out in more depth here:

[https://x.com/EricCMack/status/1904924951238287537](https://x.com/EricCMack/status/1904924951238287537)

In other ecosystem news, **KelpDAO’s early checker** is now live:

[https://x.com/KelpDAO/status/1904570837845630993](https://x.com/KelpDAO/status/1904570837845630993)

Also, a happy belated birthday from the Sequencer to Efrogs!

[https://x.com/LineaBuild/status/1902801176401252787](https://x.com/LineaBuild/status/1902801176401252787)

Finally, Aave reached a milestone on Linea that’s sure to be the first of many:

[https://x.com/LineaBuild/status/1904269225570529360](https://x.com/LineaBuild/status/1904269225570529360)

You’re caught up for now, at least until the Sequencer livestream when we’ll hear more about what’s moving markets from [Nile](https://x.com/NileExchange), check in with the [MetaMask Card](https://portfolio.metamask.io/card?utm_source=mirror&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=cmp-18726125-afbf08) team and **give away a MetaMask Metal Card!** (Must reside in one of the countries where MetaMask Card is currently available.)

[https://x.com/LineaBuild/status/1905004561330245735](https://x.com/LineaBuild/status/1905004561330245735)

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*Originally published on [Linea.Build](https://paragraph.com/@linea/a-historic-upgrade-on-linea-and-metamask-metal-card-for-you-maybe)*