Arc Mainnet to Launch September 16 with Major Validators

Circle's Arc Mainnet is set to launch on September 16, with an impressive cohort of founding validators including BlackRock, DTCC, Galaxy, Global Payments, ICE, Mastercard, MoneyGram, SBI Group, Standard Chartered, Sumitomo Corporation, and Visa. The network has already processed over half a billion testnet transactions, attracted nearly 3 million wallets, and onboarded 100+ partners on its private mainnet. The initial validator cohort is expected to help operate the network alongside Circle. The announcement came as part of Circle's Q2 results, which also noted the receipt of a federal trust bank charter.