We're building the blockchain for global finance
That means winning 3 things:
1. Trading - Every asset, onchain, 24/7
2. Payments - Making stablecoins work globally
3. Agents - Being the default chain for AI agents
Underpinning all of it are the Base builders
Introducing Base Verify Onchain.
Onchain sybil resistance against industrial airdrop farmers.
Make sure your rewards end up with the community they were meant for, not bots.
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AI agents need infrastructure that can move at the speed and determinism of software.
Arc gives developers a more usable foundation for the agentic economy.
That makes it easier to build systems where agents can transact, coordinate, and settle value in real time.
America first does not mean America alone.
@ddisparte explains how the GENIUS Act can support stronger stablecoin standards while encouraging regulatory reciprocity with other jurisdictions.
Clear rules can help responsible innovation scale globally.
I just finished a week in Switzerland and Germany, and came away impressed and excited by how firmly major financial institutions are leaning into building onchain, supporting stablecoins as digital cash and accelerating efforts in tokenization. I also ran into Satoshi Nakamoto in Zurich. ;-)
The Arc team joined builders in New York for ETHGlobal NYC, with 15,000 USDC in prizes for teams building on Arc.
Across six tracks, 65 teams shipped apps and primitives exploring:
→ Advanced stablecoin logic
→ Chain-abstracted USDC flows
→ Prediction markets
→ Agentic economy use cases
→ Arc integrations for existing projects
The creativity, ambition, and quality of the submissions stood out.
Here’s what the winning teams built:
🏆 Best Agentic Economy with Circle Agent Stack
Mars: On-chain audited marketplace where AI agents safely buy verified skills.
Submission Showcase: https://t.co/ku35ztsvqS
Sidekick: Perpetual futures built for AI agents, not humans. Per-block funding, no liquidations, on Arc.
Submission Showcase: https://t.co/GLrxOYbOyN
🏆 Best Smart Contracts on Arc with Advanced Stablecoin Logic
OpenPop: The OpenClaw of verifiable agent workflows, lowers capital costs by turning invoice financing into deals for investors.
Submission Showcase: https://t.co/ktlemxBl9e
WorldColony: A colony of 200 AI "ant" agents that research, debate and bet on World Cup matches, fully on-chain.
Submission Showcase: https://t.co/87P3pBK4Lm
🏆 Best Chain-Abstracted USDC Apps Using Arc as a Liquidity Hub
Vouch DeFi: Zero-collateral credit backed by who you are, not what you own. Private AI, USDC on Arc.
Submission Showcase: https://t.co/654ji4oAPS
AnyAsset Checkout : Checkout links where any EVM asset becomes a merchant-settled USDC.
Submission Showcase: https://t.co/L5HY2ntNep
🏆 Best Prediction Markets Built on Arc with Real-World Signal
Cumulant : Structured products on prediction markets - baskets, tranches, PPNs, & continuous markets.
Submission Showcase: https://t.co/xx9zHB7cQa
🏆 Best Private Nanopayments (in partnership with Dynamic and Unlink)
Manila: Private, on-chain, programmable, and agentic USDC payroll and vesting on Arc.
Submission Showcase: https://t.co/rxdtaP4tiW
Slip: Send money by email/phone; recipients claim privately as local stablecoins, no wallet needed.
Submission Showcase: https://t.co/hXxubj8VuM
🏆 Arc Continuity Track
Thurman Protocol: Automated secondary loan sales with onchain USDC settlement and trustless execution.
Submission Showcase: https://t.co/WTg9n7RbrL
Bitrouter: DeFi micro-savings app that rounds-up daily purchases into AI-optimized yield.
Submission Showcase: https://t.co/0Ymz7WnWU2
Thanks to all the teams that took part and congratulations to the winners!
The Arc builder ecosystem keeps growing.
Oh man!!!
@corey__cooper is hands down the GOAT when it comes to understanding the real world application of @circle’s stack!
Stop what you’re doing and take a listen….I said stop what you’re doing, I see you in the back 😃
We’re in New York for ETHGlobal New York from June 12–14, 2026 with $15,000 in prizes for best submissions.
Building on Arc in NYC? We’re looking for stablecoin-native applications built on Arc and with Circle tooling across wallets, interops, App Kit, and the new Agent Stack.
Come ship with the team, get hands-on support, share product feedback, and compete for prizes.
See you here!
https://t.co/0UGJlkQI9v
Hosting a meetup to talk about Circle Agent Stack this Thursday, in person, in Singapore.
If you are around and are interested to attend, do apply and let me know in the thread or DMs.
👀 bring your laptop for special surprise
The Bored Room was an eight-hour waiting game about legacy financial rails.
Approvals stalled. FX leaked value. Banking hours got in the way. The payment never arrived.
Funny because it was fictional.
Painful because it was familiar.
Arc is designed to fix this. An open internet platform built for:
→ 24/7 settlement
→ Sub-second finality
→ Stablecoin-native payments
→ Programmable FX
→ Agentic economic activity
Read the recap: https://t.co/D7PLPlgoG7
The debate about whether open payments infrastructure could compete with closed networks is over.
@ddisparte on what settled it, and what comes next for stablecoins.
Arc Testnet is upgrading to v0.7.2.
This release activates on Testnet on June 18, 2026 at 5:00 AM PT, bringing new features to the network.
Please upgrade your testnet nodes before activation to avoid desyncing.
Release notes: https://t.co/HR3F1vZmLN
On June 5, 2025, Circle listed on the @NYSE as one of the standout IPOs of the year.
One year later, we’re continuing to build Circle as the full-stack platform for the internet financial system, spanning digital dollars, global payments, and infrastructure for the agentic economy.
The opportunity ahead is coordinating economic activity onchain and at scale for businesses, people, and agents.
Proud of what year one represents. Focused on what comes next.