đ #Circle has officially launched #ARC , a new Layer 1 built specifically for financial markets.
And it arrived with serious backing.
More than 100 institutions and ecosystem builders are already involved, including BlackRock, Mastercard, Visa, DTCC and Standard Chartered .
But Arc isn't trying to be just another blockchain.
đ” USDC is native
⥠Sub-second finality
đ Opt-in privacy
đ 24/7 cross-border settlement
đ€ Built for AI agents
đŠ Institutional-grade infrastructure
The biggest twist?
Gas is paid in $USDC .
No volatile token is required just to move money around.
Circle is also positioning Arc as infrastructure for an emerging agentic economy, where AI agents can execute payments, trades and contracts autonomously.
And there's already a massive test case: USDC reportedly accounts for 98.8% of agent-driven transaction volume across Circle's payment products.
And it arrived with serious backing.
More than 100 institutions and ecosystem builders are already involved, including BlackRock, Mastercard, Visa, DTCC and Standard Chartered .
But Arc isn't trying to be just another blockchain.
đ” USDC is native
⥠Sub-second finality
đ Opt-in privacy
đ 24/7 cross-border settlement
đ€ Built for AI agents
đŠ Institutional-grade infrastructure
The biggest twist?
Gas is paid in $USDC .
No volatile token is required just to move money around.
Circle is also positioning Arc as infrastructure for an emerging agentic economy, where AI agents can execute payments, trades and contracts autonomously.
And there's already a massive test case: USDC reportedly accounts for 98.8% of agent-driven transaction volume across Circle's payment products.
