Circle Sets Sept. 16 Arc Launch to Drive Trillions in USDC Growth
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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 20
Circle Sets Sept. 16 Arc Launch to Drive Trillions in USDC Growth
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 20
Summary
Sept. 16 is the target date for Arc’s public mainnet debut, giving Circle a stablecoin-native blockchain where transaction fees are paid in USDC.
Circle says Arc is built to simplify blockchain use for developers and extend USDC beyond crypto trading into cross-border payments, capital markets, corporate treasury and AI-agent transactions.
Trillions of dollars is the long-term market opportunity Circle now sees for USDC, while reserve income should remain a major revenue source alongside newer payments and infrastructure fees.
175 financial institutions have joined Circle Payments Network, and EURC circulation has topped €400 million, adding evidence of broader stablecoin adoption despite U.S. market-structure uncertainty.
Circle also flagged cyber risk and the need for local operations and infrastructure in emerging markets as key investments as Arc, USDC and its payments network scale.