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Why Arc’s Mainnet Launch Matters For Circle Internet Group Circle Internet Group (CRCL) has switched on the public mainnet for Arc, a Layer 1 blockchain built for financial markets, real time payments, and AI driven economic activity, with USDC integrated at the protocol level. The rollout arrives with a validator group drawn from large financial institutions, support for USDC, EURC, and tokenized funds, and more than 100 applications and ecosystem partners already connected to Arc’s...

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) launched Arc, a purpose-built open Layer 1 blockchain for financial markets, as its public mainnet. Arc integrates Circle's USDC and EURC stablecoins for payments, FX, trading, lending, and asset issuance with dollar-denominated gas fees. The network is backed by an institutional validator set that includes BlackRock, DTCC, Mastercard, Visa, and other financial players. More than 100 ecosystem partners, including banks, payment networks, asset managers,...

Stablecoin rewards are payments for holding dollar-pegged tokens, similar to interest on savings accounts. These payments continued even after the CLARITY Act, which aimed to limit them, failed in the Senate on September 15, 2026. The lack of a cap did not boost Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) or Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) stock. Millions of people collect […]

The SEC just opened a legal lane for tokenized stocks, and Solana already holds nearly half the market. But a closer look at the fine print reveals why its head start may count for less than it appears.

Ripple just wired XRP into Stripe's agent payment system, where software buys services from other software without a human touching a keyboard. But the reason its own stablecoin cannot do the same job reveals something important about how the XRP Ledger actually works.

HYPE price hits new all-time high as Hyperliquid launched manual borrows feature on Friday. Users can use HYPE and Bitcoin collateral to borrow quote assets such as USDC and USDT. Ad Ad Hyperliquid Enables Users to Take USDC and USDT Loans Manual borrows go live on Hyperliquid on September 18. It allows users to borrow

The stablecoin wars have shifted from the issuers—Circle, Ripple, and Ondo—to the infrastructure of global finance. Rather than fighting for dominance within crypto-native exchanges, the industry is now focused on the plumbing required to move assets into the mainstream. Coinbase is betting that the true battleground for stablecoin adoption is not the digital wallet, but […]

Banks are racing to issue stablecoins after fighting them for years. Payment experts from Triple-A, ChangeNOW, Infinia, and StraitsX explain what businesses actually gain.

Bitcoin barely flinched when the Senate killed the CLARITY Act, but that indifference cuts both ways. Grok lays out exactly what it would take for BTC to hit six figures before year-end, and the list of conditions is longer than most bulls want to admit.

The MoneyGram Card might not have the most imaginative name, but it's quite innovative under the hood.

Stocks tied to digital assets climbed after the SEC announced a new framework for trading U.S. stocks.

Coinbase (COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong joins Scott Melker for a conversation the latest innovations in crypto trading, such as perpetual futures products and AI trading agents. "The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker" airs every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto.

The Clarity Act has a narrowing window to pass. Senate Democrats remain committed to passing the crypto bill as SEC, CFTC push rules.

A BlackRock-validated chain, a launch livestream, and a man in a gaming chair. Within an hour, Arc traders were selling. Why?

Circle opened the public mainnet for Arc, its USDC-centered Layer 1 blockchain, on September 16, 2026, with 11 founding validators drawn almost entirely from traditional finance, creating a talking point about the firms involvement with Ripple XRP. Among them: SBI Group, which has held roughly 9% of Ripple since 2016 ...

Meme coin launchpads captured 82% of Arc's $410.8 million first-day DEX volume as Circle's chain went live.

Circle’s Arc mainnet counts BlackRock, Mastercard, and Visa among its founding validator cohort.

Key Stats for Circle Internet Group StockTuesday’s Performance: -11%52-Week Range: $50 to $159Valuation Model Target Price: around $110Implied Upside: about 28%What Happened?Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) is facing a key investor debate over whether regulatory uncertainty can slow its push to turn USDC from a fast-growing digital dollar into a broader financial infrastructure platform. That concern intensified Tuesday as Circle stock fell about 11% to $86 per share after the U.

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the Clarity Act failed to clear a critical Senate procedural vote, leaving the industry without the clearer U.S. market-structure rules investors had expected. According to CNBC, the Senate on Tuesday voted to block the Clarity Act from advancing, falling short of the 60 votes needed to clear the procedural hurdle and open floor debate. The network reported that bitcoin was last down 3%, while Coinbase and Circle shares slid 8% and 10%, resp

Bitcoin and crypto stocks fell Wednesday as Fed rate news, Clarity Act failure sour week. Cipher Digital surges on Texas energy win.

Crypto volatility is likely to remain elevated as investors weigh the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decis...

In this episode, Scott Melker discusses Circle Internet Group (CRCL) launching Arc, its new blockchain."The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker" airs every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto. Make sure to also check out Yahoo Finance's new crypto hub to find the latest crypto-related news.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire called Arc "one of the biggest launches" in the company's history.

A Senate procedural vote just handed crypto's biggest legislative push its most serious setback of the year, and two stocks built entirely around that bill's passage are already bleeding. The real question is whether a second vote can happen before Congress disappears for recess.

Circle Internet Group Inc. (NYSE:CRCL) CEO Jeremy Allaire says lawmakers are close to resolving the remaining disputes over the CLARITY Act, even after its Senate defeat hammered crypto stocks and sent prediction market odds of passage into single digits. “We’re...

The Layer 1 network’s validator set is permissioned, and Circle has minted 10 billion ARC tokens without committing to publicly launch them.

Stablecoin developer Circle Internet Group (NYSE: $CRCL) has unveiled a new blockchain called “Arc.”

The failed vote leaves regulatory rulemaking in greater focus as lawmakers remain divided over the crypto market structure bill.

Circle Arc went live today, September 16, 2026, as an open, EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain. The network arrives exactly one day after the CLARITY Act failed a cloture vote in the U.S. Senate, leaving a regulatory vacuum that Circle is now attempting to fill through private-sector consensus rather than federal mandate. By positioning itself as […]

Retail sentiment on SPY and QQQ moved to ‘bearish’ ahead of the Fed’s rate decision today.