Circle Internet Group opened the Arc public blockchain mainnet on September 16, naming BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard and DTCC among eleven founding validators and completing the genesis mint of 10 billion ARC tokens.
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Circle wins federal bank charter, embedding USDC in the US banking system
The OCC on July 10 granted Circle Internet Group approval for a national trust bank charter — the first awarded to a stablecoin issuer — sending Circle shares up 13% and placing USDC reserves under direct federal oversight.
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Circle posts record Q1 revenue as USDC bet hinges on CLARITY Act
Circle Internet Group reported $694 million in Q1 2026 revenue, up 20% year-on-year, but the stablecoin issuer’s path back to its $300 high depends on U.S. stablecoin legislation clearing Congress.