Circle Launches Arc Mainnet With BlackRock and Visa as Validators
- Stablecoin
- DeFi
Circle activated its Arc L1 mainnet on September 16, minting 10 billion ARC tokens at genesis with BlackRock and Visa among the initial validators. The launch follows months of testnet work and positions Arc as a new settlement layer for stablecoin and tokenized asset flows. Public token trading and distribution details remain undecided.