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How Circle’s institutional Arc blockchain got taken over by memecoins on day one

CoinDesk·September 17, 2026·1 min read
How Circle’s institutional Arc blockchain got taken over by memecoins on day one

Circle's Arc blockchain launched and was immediately overrun by memecoins on its first day, with traders already moving on by Thursday morning. The institutional-focused platform saw its debut dominated by speculative tokens, highlighting the challenge of attracting serious finance while retail memecoin activity floods in.

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