Tonight, in heavy news from the heart of the finance world and the RWA: Circle (the issuer of the USDC stablecoin) has officially announced the launch of its own Arc network.
Not just a new network, but a Layer 1 designed specifically for financial institutions, enabling high-speed transaction payments
as well as AI-enabled applications.
And most importantly, USDC will be the primary currency for paying gas fees and transactions on the network.
What’s interesting is the initial validator list for the network, which includes giants from traditional finance and crypto side by side, such as BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard, and DTCC, along with major crypto firms and decentralized funds like Aave and Uniswap.
The network is fully compatible with the EVM ecosystem, and offers instant settlement for transactions in under a second—along with reports of BlackRock’s intention to move part of its tokenized fund, BUIDL, operations to it.
As for the technical side of the token, Circle announced minting 10 billion ARC tokens as an internal technical milestone dedicated to governance and network security in the future when transitioning to a PoS mechanism by 2027, without any current promises about listing it for public trading.
In short, we’re seeing a practical and bold step toward directly connecting traditional finance infrastructure with the blockchain—powered by stablecoins.
So, do you think the Arc network marks the real beginning of institutional adoption of Layer 1, or is the battle between financial networks still just getting started?👀
$AAVE
$UNI
$CRCLB
Not just a new network, but a Layer 1 designed specifically for financial institutions, enabling high-speed transaction payments
as well as AI-enabled applications.
And most importantly, USDC will be the primary currency for paying gas fees and transactions on the network.
What’s interesting is the initial validator list for the network, which includes giants from traditional finance and crypto side by side, such as BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard, and DTCC, along with major crypto firms and decentralized funds like Aave and Uniswap.
The network is fully compatible with the EVM ecosystem, and offers instant settlement for transactions in under a second—along with reports of BlackRock’s intention to move part of its tokenized fund, BUIDL, operations to it.
As for the technical side of the token, Circle announced minting 10 billion ARC tokens as an internal technical milestone dedicated to governance and network security in the future when transitioning to a PoS mechanism by 2027, without any current promises about listing it for public trading.
In short, we’re seeing a practical and bold step toward directly connecting traditional finance infrastructure with the blockchain—powered by stablecoins.
So, do you think the Arc network marks the real beginning of institutional adoption of Layer 1, or is the battle between financial networks still just getting started?👀
$AAVE
$UNI
$CRCLB
