Circle's Arc Blockchain Launches with 100+ Partners Building Internet Financial Infrastructure
Circle's Arc Blockchain Launches with 100+ Partners Building Internet Financial Infrastructure
🏗️ Circle's new blockchain
Circle has unveiled Arc, a new blockchain network designed as infrastructure for the emerging Internet Financial System. The platform goes beyond stablecoins to create a unified layer connecting regulated digital assets, applications, and institutions.
Key Technical Features:
- Deterministic ~1 second finality for fast settlement
- Transaction fees denominated in USDC for predictable costs
- Built specifically for institutional and AI-native financial workflows
Early Traction: Over 100 partners are already building and testing on the network, signaling institutional interest in the infrastructure layer.
Strategic Context: Arc represents Circle's evolution from stablecoin issuer to full-stack financial infrastructure provider. The platform aims to serve as the "Economic OS for the internet," uniting programmable money with real-world economic activity. This follows USDC processing nearly $10T in onchain transaction volume in Q3 2025 and expanding to 30 blockchains.
The launch comes as regulatory clarity has accelerated institutional adoption of digital assets across payments, treasury, and capital markets.
The internet financial system isn’t built with a single product. It’s built with layers that reinforce each other. → Trusted digital assets power value. → Applications turn that value into real workflows. → @Arc unites programmable money and onchain innovation with real-world
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Building the infrastructure behind internet-native financial systems requires trust, scale, and time. @jerallaire joined @DM_Rubenstein at @TheEconomicClub to discuss Circle’s work on stablecoin rails and the foundations of global money movement.
Arc represents a shift beyond stablecoins alone. As finance and economic coordination move onto the internet, Arc provides the infrastructure layer that connects regulated stablecoins, applications, and institutions into a single system. → Deterministic ~1s finality →
For users and institutions, the promise is simple: faster, cheaper, always-on finance. But regulated stablecoins are just the beginning. A new system is taking shape. → @Arc, a new blockchain network designed as the Economic OS for the internet → Regulated digital assets
Arc was designed in 2025 to become the Economic OS for the internet. → Designed for deterministic sub-second finality → @USDC as native gas with predictable, fiat-denominated fees → Built for institutions, developers, and AI-native financial workflows → Backed by a growing
Circle’s Chief Strategy Officer @ddisparte shares, “USDC is emerging as the tokenized dollar backbone of the modern financial system,” in conversation with @scottmelker.
The internet financial system is here and stablecoins are at the core. Register and join our Executive Insights session, What the Internet Financial System Unlocks for Banks on Jan 26 at 10:00am ET. circle.com/webinars/what-…
Beyond stablecoins, a new financial system is taking shape. What began as an innovation in digital dollars has evolved into core financial infrastructure. In just a few years, regulatory clarity, institutional adoption, and onchain technology have converged. This report
A wave of commercial expansion took shape in 2025. As regulatory clarity advanced, institutions moved from exploring stablecoins to using them in real financial workflows. @USDC, EURC, and USYC began showing up across payments, treasury, settlement, and capital markets. What
USDC’s multichain expansion accelerated in 2025. → Natively available on 30 blockchains → 14 new networks added in a single year → Built to meet institutional scale and reliability requirements The goal wasn’t just reach. It was usability. CCTP, Gateway, and xReserve work
How can stablecoins expand financial access for the world’s most underserved? Circle’s Chief Strategic Engagement Officer, Elisabeth Carpenter, shared her perspective with the World Economic Forum, exploring how regulated stablecoins are already being used to widen access to
Stablecoins are emerging as foundational building blocks in the broader tokenization of real world assets. @ddisparte speaks on USDC becoming the onchain dollar infrastructure of the modern financial system with @scottmelker on The Wolf Of All Streets.
Capital markets are moving onchain. → 3x YoY growth in @USDC share of spot trading volume as of Sep 30, 2025 → Stablecoins powering settlement and market liquidity → 24/7 markets beyond legacy banking hours What was once conceptual is taking flight.
At @wef, @jerallaire discussed the growing role of stablecoins in the global financial system on a panel moderated by @gerardtbaker. As stablecoin transfers surpass traditional transfers, the focus has shifted from experimentation to infrastructure reshaping payments,
Trust is the foundation of any financial system. As regulatory clarity accelerated in 2025, institutions increasingly looked for digital assets that could operate inside clear, enforceable rules. Circle was already built for that environment, with fully reserved stablecoins,
As billions of AI agents enter the global economy, the financial system must operate at internet speed and scale. At @wef, @jerallaire on why stablecoins are the only infrastructure built for that future.
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Circle's Chief Strategic Engagement Officer Elisabeth Carpenter was featured at Nasdaq Tower for International Women's Day through PledgeOne's spotlight program. **Key Points:** - The recognition emphasizes the strategic importance of women's leadership in financial markets - Circle positions inclusive leadership as essential for building stronger financial systems - The company argues that women's leadership drives market expansion, community strength, and innovation This spotlight aligns with Circle's broader commitment to financial inclusion, following their December 2024 launch of the Circle Foundation through a Pledge 1% equity commitment.
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**Cross-chain stablecoin movement reached new scale in Q3 2026** Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) processed $31 billion in USDC transfers during Q3, marking 740% growth compared to the previous year. The protocol enables native, one-to-one USDC transfers between blockchains without creating wrapped tokens or liquidity fragmentation. **Key developments:** - CCTP eliminates technical barriers for moving stablecoins across different blockchain networks - Growth reflects increasing demand for seamless cross-chain liquidity - USDC now operates natively on 30 blockchains, with 14 networks added in 2025 - Recent expansion includes [Morph Network](http://www.circle.com/blog/usdc-cctp-are-coming-to-morph-what-you-need-to-know), which launched a $150M Payment Accelerator The infrastructure supports institutional-grade transfers of tokenized assets including stocks, funds, and bank deposits across blockchain ecosystems. Circle positions this as cross-chain interoperability becoming standard internet infrastructure rather than a technical obstacle.
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Givepact Enables Nonprofits to Accept USDC Donations with Instant Conversion
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