Circle introduces Arc, an L1 purpose-built for stablecoin finance
USDC-as-gas on an EVM L1 is issuer infrastructure, not an x402 competitor.
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Circle-announced Layer-1 for stablecoin finance, EVM-compatible, with USDC as native gas. Public testnet launched 28 October 2025.
Machine: /v1/intelligence/entity/arc · Graph: /v1/graph/entities/arc
USDC-as-gas on an EVM L1 is issuer infrastructure, not an x402 competitor.
Issuer infrastructure moved from blog to a public test network.