Circle Opens Arc Testnet With BlackRock, Visa, AWS Among Its Participants

USDC stablecoin issuer Circle launched the public testnet for its Layer-1 blockchain network Arc Tuesday, with participation from over 100 companies including BlackRock, Visa and Amazon Web Services. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said the project has “remarkable early momentum,” in a press release. “Arc presents the opportunity for every type of company to build on enterprise-grade network infrastructure—advancing a shared vision that a more open, inclusive, and efficient global economic system can be built n ...