Circle Launches Arc Mainnet with BlackRock, DTCC, Visa and Mastercard Among Its Validators

Circle has announced that its Layer 1 blockchain, Arc, is now live on mainnet. The EVM-compatible layer 1 blockchain launches with BlackRock, the Depository Trust and Clearing Corp., ICE, Visa, Mastercard, Moneygram, SBI Group, Standard Chartered, Sumitomo Corporation, Visa, and Worldpay (now Global Payments) named in its founding validator cohort. Arc is built for three...