Circle just launched
@arc where gas fees are paid in USDC
- The “Economic OS for the internet”
- Public testnet Oct 2025
- 700M+ testnet txs
- $222M private ARC sale at $3B FDV
- BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard, DTCC and others as validators
- Mainnet LIVE today
What makes it different?
- Gas in USDC
- 0.5s finality
- EVM-compatible
- Built for payments, FX, tokenized assets and AI agents
Uniswap, Aave and Morpho are live with BUIDL, USYC and cirBTC are onchain too
$308M TVL and $15M DEX volume on Day 1
No public ARC token yet, Fees still paid in USDC