Circle has completed the minting of 10 billion ARC genesis tokens, but this feels more like a network initialization than a signal for a public offering or an air drop. The ARC mainnet validators include institutions such as BlackRock and Visa, and gas is still settled in USDC. ARC is mainly used for security, utility, and governance coordination, and the team is also researching a transition from PoA to PoS in 2027.
Don’t just focus on the “10 billion” figure: there’s still no clear answer on how the tokens are allocated, whether there will be a public issuance, and when they will truly be circulated. For ordinary users, what matters most right now is to watch the subsequent staking mechanisms, governance permissions, and rules for institutional nodes—rather than treating the genesis minting as a direct investment opportunity.
#Circle #Arc #USDC
https://www.theblock.co/news/ecosystems/2026-09-16-circle-launches-arc-mainnet-with-blackrock-and-visa-among-validators-mints-10-billion-arc-tokens-415250?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
Don’t just focus on the “10 billion” figure: there’s still no clear answer on how the tokens are allocated, whether there will be a public issuance, and when they will truly be circulated. For ordinary users, what matters most right now is to watch the subsequent staking mechanisms, governance permissions, and rules for institutional nodes—rather than treating the genesis minting as a direct investment opportunity.
#Circle #Arc #USDC
https://www.theblock.co/news/ecosystems/2026-09-16-circle-launches-arc-mainnet-with-blackrock-and-visa-among-validators-mints-10-billion-arc-tokens-415250?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social