Circle launches Arc mainnet with BlackRock and Visa among validators, mints 10 billion ARC tokens

Circle confirmed it completed the genesis mint of 10 billion ARC tokens this week, although a public launch of the token remains undecided.
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- Circle confirmed it completed the genesis mint of 10 billion ARC tokens this week, although a public launch of the token remains undecided.
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