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Circle Launches Arc Blockchain for Payments and Tokenized Assets

The USDC issuer debuts a new chain designed for institutional finance, which CEO Jeremy Allaire describes as more significant than its stablecoin.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 16 Sept 2026 · updated 37m ago

How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published.

  1. CoinDeskCircle debuts Arc blockchain which Jeremy Allaire calls ‘more consequential’ than USDC
  2. The BlockCircle launches Arc mainnet with BlackRock and Visa among validators, mints 10 billion ARC tokens
  3. Cointelegraph.com NewsCircle launches Arc mainnet with USDC as native gas token

Sources

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  1. Circle debuts Arc blockchain which Jeremy Allaire calls ‘more consequential’ than USDC CoinDesk ·
  2. Circle launches Arc mainnet with USDC as native gas token Cointelegraph.com News
  3. Circle launches Arc mainnet with BlackRock and Visa among validators, mints 10 billion ARC tokens The Block

In this story

  • Circle
  • Jeremy Allaire
  • USDC

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