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Circle Launches Arc Mainnet: 190+ Partners, BlackRock and Visa Among Validators

Original sourcecryptoninjas.netAdditional: Unlock Blockchain

Summary

Arc officially launched its mainnet, calling itself the "economic operating system of the internet" and integrating stablecoins, tokenized assets, payments, and AI-driven economic activity into a single ecosystem. The ecosystem has more than 190 partners, with core validators including BlackRock, V…

Key points

  • This is a key step for a stablecoin issuer into settlement infrastructure, letting readers gauge the real progress of institutional-grade on-chain settlement and AI agent payments.
  • Arc pushes USDC from an issued asset toward settlement infrastructure, potentially changing how institutional funds and tokenized assets move.
  • If financial institutions and payment firms follow suit, corporate cross-border settlement and FX processes will see new stablecoin-centric options.

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