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Circle Launches Arc Mainnet With BlackRock, DTCC and Visa Producing Blocks
The Defiant·September 16, 2026·1 min read
Circle launched Arc Mainnet with BlackRock, DTCC, and Visa producing blocks. The Layer 1 charges gas in USDC and runs proof-of-authority across 11 institutions plus Circle. Over 100 applications are live, including Aave, Morpho, and Uniswap. Circle minted 10 billion ARC tokens this week.
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