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Why Arc’s Mainnet Launch Matters For Circle Internet Group Circle Internet Group (CRCL) has switched on the public mainnet for Arc, a Layer 1 blockchain built for financial markets, real time payments, and AI driven economic activity, with USDC integrated at the protocol level. The rollout arrives with a validator group drawn from large financial institutions, support for USDC, EURC, and tokenized funds, and more than 100 applications and ecosystem partners already connected to Arc’s...

HYPE price hits new all-time high as Hyperliquid launched manual borrows feature on Friday. Users can use HYPE and Bitcoin collateral to borrow quote assets such as USDC and USDT. Ad Ad Hyperliquid Enables Users to Take USDC and USDT Loans Manual borrows go live on Hyperliquid on September 18. It allows users to borrow

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire called Arc "one of the biggest launches" in the company's history.

The Layer 1 network’s validator set is permissioned, and Circle has minted 10 billion ARC tokens without committing to publicly launch them.

Stablecoin developer Circle Internet Group (NYSE: $CRCL) has unveiled a new blockchain called “Arc.”

Global payments firm MoneyGram has launched a stablecoin-backed card that lets users hold a U.S. dollar-denominated...

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) launched its Arc blockchain in September, expanding its focus beyond USDC. Arc is being positioned as core infrastructure for institutional blockchain use, with an emphasis on compliance and integration with traditional finance. Founding validators on Arc include BlackRock, DTCC, Mastercard, Visa, ICE, and Standard Chartered. Circle's CEO has described Arc as a potentially larger long term opportunity than USDC, signaling an evolving strategy toward broader...

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Open USD (OUSD), a new dollar stablecoin backed by more than 140 corporate partners, has launched as a coalition project. The coalition includes financial institutions, crypto firms and at least one major distributor of Circle Internet Group’s USDC (NYSE:CRCL). OUSD is structured so that more interest income from reserves is returned to participants than under the current USDC model. Circle’s CEO has publicly questioned the consortium governance approach used for OUSD, referencing challenges...

Bitcoin News: Circle has launched cirBTC, a 1:1 BTC-backed ERC-20 token now live on Ethereum mainnet, positioning it directly against WBTC’s roughly $9 billion market and approximately 85% market share with a feature its competitors do not offer: real-time on-chain reserve verification with no reliance on third-party attestations. The product ...