Circle Arc blockchain will launch in 2025 with USDC as native gas, boosting stablecoin finance and reporting 53% YoY Q2 revenue growth.
Author: Akshat Thakur
August 12, 2025 — Circle, the issuer of USDC stablecoin, announced plans to launch its own layer-1 blockchain called Arc later this year, aiming to strengthen stablecoin payments and capital market applications.
Circle Arc blockchain will be compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and designed specifically for stablecoin finance. The network will launch first in public testnet and will use USDC as its native gas token, allowing users to pay transaction fees directly in stablecoins.
The Circle Arc blockchain will offer enterprise-grade infrastructure for payments, foreign exchange, and capital markets. It will feature an integrated stablecoin FX engine, sub-second settlement finality, and opt-in privacy controls.
Alongside the Arc blockchain announcement, Circle reported a 53% year-over-year increase in total revenue and reserve income for the second quarter of 2025, reaching $658 million. The Circle Arc blockchain will be fully integrated with Circle’s existing platform and interoperable with dozens of other partner blockchains.
USDC currently has a $65.6 billion market capitalization and is deployed across 24 networks. remains the largest network for USDC, holding $42.6 billion of its total supply. The launch of the Circle Arc blockchain is expected to expand USDC’s utility even further.
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