Arc Mainnet launches September 16.
Arc is an open blockchain network being built for the world’s financial markets, real-time money movement, and agentic economic activity.
Arc’s founding validator cohort includes @BlackRock, @The_DTCC, @galaxyhq, @GlobalPayInc, @Mastercard, @MoneyGram, @ICE_Markets, SBI, @StanChart, Sumitomo Corporation, and @Visa.
This is a different model for onchain infrastructure: a network secured by the institutions building on it.
Arc is already gaining traction across major institutions.
@BlackRock, @BNYglobal, @The_DTCC, and @StanChart are each exploring integrations spanning tokenized asset settlement, custody, stablecoin access, FX, and repo infrastructure.
Arc is also expected to launch with a broad ecosystem across liquidity, payments, access, and infrastructure with more to come.
Liquidity / DeFi: @aave, @AerodromeFi, @FalconXGlobal, @galaxyhq, @GSR_io, @keyrock, @Morpho, @nonco_otc, @Uniswap, @OfficialXFX
Payments: @raincards, @ThunesPayments, @wirexapp
Major Exchanges and Wallet Providers: @BinanceWallet, @chainlink, @FireblocksHQ, @krakenfx, @Ledger, @MetaMask, @Official_Upbit, @Uniswap
Participants building on Arc experience an open platform powering the world's financial markets, real-time money movement, and agentic economic activity.
Whether you're launching a financial application, integrating stablecoin flows, or experimenting with new, AI-powered economic models, Arc gives you the tools to build what isn’t possible anywhere else.
Arc Mainnet launches September 16.
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Fidelity is selling. But BlackRock is buying.
Fidelity’s clients net sold $43.1M of BTC today, but BlackRock’s clients bought over double that.
BlackRock bought $89.8M of BTC, more than in the entire past week.
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Catch @sam_battenally on @therollupco breaking down perps, tokenized equities and what metrics really matter when building an exchange.
Full episode on The Rollup.