Arc

What is Arc Network?

Arc is an EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain developed by Circle (the company behind USDC). It’s designed as an “Economic OS for the internet” to connect programmable money with real-world economic activity, focusing on on-chain lending, capital markets, FX, payments, and tokenized real-world assets.

Key features include deterministic sub-second finality, stablecoins (USDC) as native gas for predictable transaction costs, and opt-in privacy. The public testnet launched October 28, 2025, with 100+ institutional participants, including BlackRock, Visa, HSBC, Anthropic, and AWS.