Circle's USDC-native Layer-1, Arc, went live with more than 100 institutional and crypto partners. BlackRock, Visa and DTCC are running as network validators, while Aave, Uniswap and Aerodrome are live on Arc from day one.
Big names validating a stablecoin-based network on day one — that's a real vote of confidence in USDC's shot at becoming a settlement layer.