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| From | Type | To | Evidence |
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| evt-circle-arc-announced-2025-08-12 | DISCUSSES | arc | Verified |
| evt-circle-arc-announced-2025-08-12 | DISCUSSES | circle | Verified |
| evt-circle-arc-announced-2025-08-12 | DISCUSSES | usdc | Verified |
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Circle introduces Arc, an L1 purpose-built for stablecoin finance
On 12 August 2025 Circle introduced Arc, an open Layer-1 designed for stablecoin-native applications, EVM-compatible, with USDC as native gas. The post scheduled private then public testnet and a later mainnet beta. Arc is settlement/infrastructure, not a 402 payload spec.