Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has unveiled Arc, an open Layer-1 blockchain. The novel network will power the next generation of stablecoin-based payments, foreign exchange, and capital markets infrastructure.
Fully compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), Arc will use USDC as its native gas token, enabling transaction fees to be paid directly in the stablecoin. A public testnet is scheduled for launch later this fall.
Circle has announced the launch of Arc, an open Layer-1 blockchain designed to provide enterprise-grade infrastructure for stablecoin payments, foreign exchange, and capital markets applications. The network is EVM-compatible and uses USDC as its native gas token. Arc is expected…
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What Arc Brings to the Table
According to Circle, Arc is “purpose-built for stablecoin finance,” delivering features such as an integrated stablecoin FX engine, sub-second settlement finality, and opt-
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