Arc Mainnet Launches With Major Validators and 10 Billion Tokens Minted

The Arc mainnet has officially launched with over 100 applications and more than 100 institutions already live on the network. This includes major validators such as BlackRock, DTCC, Galaxy, ICE, Mastercard, SBI Group, Standard Chartered, and Visa.

Circle completed a genesis mint of 10 billion ARC tokens but made it clear that this does not commit them to launching a public token. The integration of Chainlink services is also already live on Arc, providing cost-efficient access to institutional-grade oracle infrastructure.

The network uses USDC for gas and offers sub-second finality, putting stablecoin-based transactions directly into the network's core infrastructure. Robinhood will soon support USDC deposits and withdrawals on the network where supported, giving users another connection to an established digital-asset platform.