Introducing Arc, the home for stablecoin finance. @Arc is an open Layer-1 blockchain purpose-built to drive the next chapter of financial innovation powered by stablecoins. Designed to provide an enterprise-grade foundation for payments, FX, and capital markets, Arc delivers the performance, reliability, and liquidity builders need to meet global financial demands. Arc features: ✅ USDC as native gas ✅ Built-in FX engine ✅ Deterministic sub-second finality ✅ Opt-in privacy ✅ Full Circle platform integration Open, composable, and EVM-compatible, Arc is designed to interoperate seamlessly with the broader multichain ecosystem. As part of our mission to advance blockchain infrastructure, we're excited to welcome the Malachite team and IP from @informalinc to Circle. Arc is built on Malachite’s high-performance consensus engine. In line with our commitment to open-source development, the core software for Arc will be released under a permissive license, enabling the broader developer community to contribute, extend, and build on top. Serving as foundational infrastructure for the internet, Arc will enable 24/7 global settlement that’s as seamless and native as messaging on the web. Arc will enter private testnet in the coming weeks, with public testnet expected this fall. Read the litepaper: Let’s build the new internet financial system together: