π¬ Private Credit Onchain: GetLiquid Builds on Arc
GetLiquid describes private credit as a $3.5 trillion market that still runs on spreadsheets, emails, and fragmented portals. Chris Miller, COO of GetLiquid, and Mark Napolitano, Blockchain Architect of the GetLiquid team, join the Builder Series to break down how they're bringing real estate lending onchain with Arc and digital asset accounts.
GetLiquid uses digital asset accounts to help eligible originators and capital providers convert fiat to USDC and move funds, avoiding the need to purcha...
➤ GetLiquid is tokenizing private real estate lending, a $3.5 trillion market, by building on Arc and utilizing Circle's digital asset accounts and USDC.
➤ The platform aims to streamline fragmented processes (spreadsheets, emails) for originators and capital providers, offering a more seamless and cost-effective way to manage funds on-chain.
➤ Key technical integrations include Arc's native USDC functionality and Circle's Digital Asset Accounts, which facilitate low-fee fiat-to-USDC conversion and on-chain transactions, abstracting blockchain complexity for users.
#private credit #real estate lending #tokenization #USDC #Arc #Circle #digital asset accounts
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Private Credit Onchain: GetLiquid Builds on Arc
Crypto Has CHANGED (You Need To Know How)
π¬ Crypto Has CHANGED (You Need To Know How)
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➤ The crypto market has shifted from story-driven ICOs to protocols demonstrating tangible revenue and real-world asset backing, driven by regulatory scrutiny and DeFi innovation.
➤ Stablecoins and tokenized traditional assets (Treasuries, stocks) are leading this new wave, with issuers and platforms like Circle, Tether, BlackRock, and Securitize generating profits from underlying asset yields.
➤ On-chain protocols like Hyperliquid and updated DeFi platforms (Uniswap, Aave) are now prioritizing fee generation and revenue distribution to token holders, mirroring traditional finance's focus on hard numbers and sustainable business models.
#RWA #tokenization #DeFi #stablecoins #Treasuries #yield #revenue #ICO #SEC #USDC #BlackRock #Ondo #Securitize #Hyperliquid #Uniswap #Aave
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Arc x Aave: Bringing Lending Infrastructure to Arc
π¬ Arc x Aave: Bringing Lending Infrastructure to Arc
Aave and Arc will host a builder-focused conversation on Aave V4 coming to Arc and what stablecoin-native lending and borrowing means for developers. The session will cover familiar onchain liquidity infrastructure, Arc’s launch asset set including USDC, EURC, and cirBTC, and a hands-on technical walkthrough before opening the floor to community questions.
➤ Aave and Arc are integrating Aave V4 to bring enhanced lending and borrowing infrastructure to the Arc ecosystem, focusing on stablecoin-native finance for developers.
➤ The integration aims to provide a unified liquidity hub for various markets, enabling seamless borrowing and lending of assets like USDC, EURC, and wrapped BTC, with a focus on improved user experience and risk management.
➤ The discussion highlights the benefits for builders, including access to premier DeFi liquidity, simplified UX through Aave Pro, and the potential for future RWA integration, emphasizing transparency through Aave's DAO governance.
#Aave #Arc #Aave V4 #USDC #EURC #cirBTC #DeFi #lending #borrowing #stablecoins #tokenized assets #onchain finance #Aave Pro #Aave Labs #Meridian
Friday, September 25, 2026
Why the Financial System Needs Arc
π¬ Why the Financial System Needs Arc
In his opening keynote at the Arc Mainnet launch event, Circle Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman Jeremy Allaire made the case for why the financial system needs purpose-built infrastructure for the next era of economic activity, and announced that Arc is live on mainnet.
➤ Circle has launched its Arc mainnet, positioning it as a foundational economic operating system for the internet, designed for both humans and machines.
➤ The platform aims to address the limitations of traditional financial systems by enabling instant, programmable, and globally accessible value transfer, leveraging USDC and tokenized assets.
➤ Arc's founding validator cohort includes major financial institutions like BlackRock, Visa, and Mastercard, signaling significant traditional finance involvement in the new infrastructure.
#Arc #Circle #Jeremy Allaire #USDC #Agentic Economy #Tokenization #Mainnet Launch #BlackRock #MasterCard #Visa #ICE #DTCC
Discover the Whole Agent Marketplace in One Call
π¬ Discover the Whole Agent Marketplace in One Call
The full Agent Marketplace catalog is now available through a single public endpoint — no API key needed.
In this Release Notes episode, Elton from Circle DevRel explains how any builder or agent can discover services in the Agent Marketplace, filter to exactly what they need, and pay for what they find in USDC over x402 or Circle Gateway.
➤ Circle has launched a new public Discovery API for its Agent Marketplace, allowing builders to access hundreds of services without an API key.
➤ The API enables programmatic discovery and payment for services using USDC across various blockchains like Base, Polygon, and Avalanche.
➤ Services range from financial analysis to web search and are continuously screened for health, uptime, and sanctions compliance.
#Agent Marketplace #Circle #USDC #Discovery API #Web3 Services #Decentralized Finance #Programmable Payments
Arc 101: Crosschain Transfers with CCTP
π¬ Arc 101: Crosschain Transfers with CCTP
Moving assets across blockchains has historically meant fragmented liquidity, separate integrations, and added complexity.
In Episode 9 of Arc 101, we break down how Arc approaches interoperability differently.
➤ Arc's Arc 101 series explains its Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) for native stablecoin interoperability, utilizing a burn-and-mint model.
➤ CCTP enables seamless USDC transfers across blockchains like Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, and Base by burning on the source chain and minting on the destination, verified by Circle's attestation service.
➤ Bridge Kit SDK simplifies CCTP integration for developers, abstracting complexity and enabling composable cross-chain operations for institutions and applications.
#CCTP #USDC #Arc #interoperability #stablecoin #crosschain #Circle #Bridge Kit #Solana #Arbitrum #Base
Banking on Stablecoins: Use Cases, Regulation & Your Next Move
π¬ Banking on Stablecoins: Use Cases, Regulation & Your Next Move
Digital assets are moving fast, and many US domestic banks feel the same pressure: increasing client demand, shifting competitive dynamics, and not enough clarity on where to start.
In this session we cover:
➤ Circle is educating US banks on stablecoin adoption, highlighting USDC and EURC as regulated stablecoins backed by reserves managed by BlackRock and audited by Deloitte.
➤ The presentation details the regulatory landscape, including the upcoming Genius Act and Clarity Act, and emphasizes stablecoins' role in facilitating faster, cheaper cross-border payments and capital markets transactions.
➤ Key use cases discussed include global money movement, acting as the settlement asset for tokenized assets, and providing digital dollar access in emerging markets, with a focus on regulatory compliance and risk management.
#stablecoin #USDC #EURC #banking #regulation #Genius Act #Clarity Act #crossborder payments #Circle
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Arc 101: Payments on Arc with Stablecoins
π¬ Arc 101: Payments on Arc with Stablecoins
In episode 8 of our Arc 101 series, we walk through how to transfer USDC from one wallet to another on Arc Testnet using Circle Developer-Controlled Wallets.
You’ll learn how to:
➤ Tutorial demonstrates programmatic USDC transfers between developer-controlled wallets on Arc Testnet using Circle's SDK.
➤ Highlights the potential for near-instant, intermediary-free global payments and treasury operations.
➤ Covers project setup, wallet creation, funding, transaction execution, and on-chain verification.
#USDC #Circle #Arc Testnet #programmable money #developercontrolled wallets #stablecoin
Send USDC with Transaction Memos on Arc Testnet
π¬ Send USDC with Transaction Memos on Arc Testnet
Transaction memos are now available on Arc Testnet.
In this Release Notes episode, Blessing from Circle DevRel explains how to send USDC with a transaction memo and how transaction memos bring structured context to onchain financial activity.
➤ Circle has enabled transaction memos for USDC transfers on the Arc Testnet, allowing users to attach structured data to transactions.
➤ This feature aims to improve reconciliation, attribution, and indexing of on-chain financial activities for payment and treasury use cases.
➤ Users can leverage a pre-deployed memo contract to encode ERC-20 transfers and attach metadata without modifying existing contracts.
#USDC #transaction memos #Arc Testnet #Circle #onchain finance #treasury management #payment reconciliation
Arc x Morpho: Midnight and Fixed-Rate Lending Onchain
π¬ Arc x Morpho: Midnight and Fixed-Rate Lending Onchain
Midnight is Morpho’s noncustodial protocol for fixed-rate, fixed-term lending, built around isolated and immutable markets. In this session, Merlin EgalitΓ©, Cofounder of Morpho, will explain why Morpho built Midnight, how fixed maturities, collateral, and offers work, and what developers should consider when designing products around onchain credit. The conversation will also explore what these ideas could mean for builders on Arc, followed by live Q&A.
➤ Morpho has launched Midnight, a non-custodial protocol for fixed-rate, fixed-term lending, designed to cater to institutional demand for predictability and bridge TradFi concepts to DeFi.
➤ Midnight introduces features like isolated markets, fixed maturities, and flexible collateral options, enabling complex strategies and potentially integrating with emerging stablecoin ecosystems like ARC.
➤ The protocol aims to offer a more structured approach to on-chain credit, allowing for predictable yields and risk management, with developers encouraged to explore its primitive layer and provided tools like the router for integration.
#Morpho #Midnight #fixedrate lending #onchain credit #ARC #stablecoins #USDC #Merlin EgalitΓ©
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Coinbase Q2 2026 Earnings AMA w/ Brian Armstrong & Alesia Haas
π¬ Coinbase Q2 2026 Earnings AMA w/ Brian Armstrong & Alesia Haas
Join Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and CFO Alesia Haas for our Q2 2026 Earnings AMA. In this session, we dive deep into our latest quarterly results, discuss the evolving regulatory landscape, and share updates on our product roadmap.
00:00 – Introductions and Welcome
➤ Coinbase held its Q2 2026 Earnings AMA, discussing financial results, regulatory developments (Clarity Act), and product roadmap updates.
➤ Key topics included the company's multi-stablecoin strategy (supporting USDC and others), the growth of its Base L2, and the increasing importance of serving AI agents.
➤ Management expressed optimism regarding regulatory clarity, highlighted the strength of their brand trust, and detailed strategies for cross-product adoption and revenue diversification.
#Coinbase #Brian Armstrong #Alesia Haas #USDC #Base #Clarity Act #SEC #CFTC #stablecoin #AI agents #preIPO futures
Arc 101: The Full Circle Tech Stack
π¬ Arc 101: The Full Circle Tech Stack
In Episode 5 of Arc 101, we break down the full Circle tech stack around Arc:
• Regulated digital assets like USDC and EURC
➤ Circle introduces its comprehensive tech stack, 'Arc', designed to simplify the development of applications using programmable money on a stablecoin-native blockchain.
➤ The platform integrates stablecoins (USDC, EURC), blockchain infrastructure (Arc), APIs, wallets, cross-chain capabilities, and banking rails to streamline development.
➤ Key features include using USDC as a native gas token for stable transaction costs, deterministic finality, developer-friendly APIs, and flexible wallet management options.
#Circle #USDC #Arc #programmable money #stablecoin #blockchain infrastructure #APIs #crosschain #banking rails
Arc 101: Managing Wallets on Arc
π¬ Arc 101: Managing Wallets on Arc
In episode 6 of Arc 101, we break down how Circle Wallets support Arc with flexible wallet models, programmable account types, and gas abstraction.
You’ll learn about:
➤ Circle Wallets on Arc offer flexible models, programmable account types, and gas abstraction to simplify on-chain economic activity.
➤ Key features include modular wallets, customizable authorization rules, and gas sponsorship/payment options using USDC.
➤ The series aims to educate developers on building predictable, production-ready on-chain applications with stablecoin-native infrastructure.
#Arc #Circle Wallets #USDC #programmable money #account abstraction #gas abstraction #smart contract accounts #modular wallets #gas station #paymaster
Send the Exact USDC Amount with CCTP Upfront Fees
π¬ Send the Exact USDC Amount with CCTP Upfront Fees
CCTP upfront fees let you send an exact USDC amount when a transfer uses Fast Transfer or the Forwarding Service. The fees are quoted and collected upfront on the source blockchain instead of being deducted from the transferred USDC.
In this Release Notes episode, HJ from Circle DevRel explains the new quote and contract flow, why it matters for exact destination amounts, and the integration detail that can make a quote-bound transaction revert.
➤ Circle's CCTP now offers upfront fee payments for USDC transfers using Fast Transfer or the Forwarding Service, ensuring the exact destination amount is received.
➤ This new flow requires requesting a signed quote via API before submitting the transfer through TokenMessengerWithFees, with fees payable in USDC or native gas tokens.
➤ The update aims to simplify application integration by eliminating fee deductions from the transferred USDC, providing a more predictable user experience.
#USDC #CCTP #Circle #Token Messenger #Fast Transfer #Forwarding Service #Fees #Blockchain #Smart Contract
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Circle Q2 2026 Earnings AMA with Jeremy Allaire
π¬ Circle Q2 2026 Earnings AMA with Jeremy Allaire
Join Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire for a live earnings AMA on 08/19 at 9:00 a.m. EDT. You can submit questions in advance by leaving a message in the YouTube event chat.
➤ Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire discussed Q2 earnings and future strategy, emphasizing the growing utility of stablecoins like USDC and EURC in payments, capital markets, and financial infrastructure.
➤ Key growth areas highlighted include AI agent payments, cross-border settlements, and the expansion of Circle's ARC platform as an operating system for economic activity, aiming for seamless user experiences.
➤ Allaire expressed confidence in USDC adoption regardless of US legislative clarity, citing global regulatory progress and the inherent advantages of on-chain digital money for various economic functions.
#Circle #USDC #Jeremy Allaire #stablecoin #AMA #earnings #AI agents #digital dollars #payments #capital markets #financial infrastructure #EURC #MiCA #ARC
Chelsea FC and Circle Bring USDC brand to the Global Game
π¬ Chelsea FC and Circle Bring USDC brand to the Global Game
Beginning with the 2026/27 season, Circle and USDC will appear on the front of Chelsea’s Men’s, Women’s, and Academy shirts.
The global game. The global digital dollar.
➤ Circle, the issuer of USDC, has secured a multi-year sponsorship deal to become the front-of-shirt partner for Chelsea FC's Men's, Women's, and Academy teams starting from the 2026/27 season.
➤ The partnership aims to leverage the global popularity of football to increase brand awareness for USDC and Circle, positioning it as the 'global digital dollar'.
➤ This move signifies a significant integration of stablecoin branding into mainstream sports marketing, highlighting the growing intersection of traditional industries and digital finance.
#Chelsea FC #Circle #USDC #Sponsorship #Football #Sports Marketing
Blockchain’s Fannie Mae Moment, Bitcoin Treasury Shakeout & AI Agents That Pay
π¬ Blockchain’s Fannie Mae Moment, Bitcoin Treasury Shakeout & AI Agents That Pay
On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie sits down with Michael Tannenbaum, CEO of Figure Technology Solutions, to unpack the company's record quarter, its self-described "Rule of 150," and why it sees blockchain as a standardization engine for capital markets.
Then, Lance Vitanza, Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at TD Cowen, explains why the 2026 digital asset treasury shakeout has clarified the model rather than broken it—a...
➤ Figure Technology Solutions is leveraging blockchain to standardize capital markets, drawing parallels to Fannie Mae's impact on the mortgage industry, and reporting record growth with its tokenized mortgage origination platform.
➤ TD Cowen's analyst suggests that the recent shakeout in digital asset treasury companies has clarified the market, with a focus shifting to companies that can prudently manage balance sheets and increase digital asset holdings per share.
➤ Coinbase is enabling payments for AI agents using stablecoins like USDC, highlighting the potential for a new wave of automated commerce and offering yield opportunities on held stablecoins for businesses.
#Figure Technology Solutions #blockchain #tokenization #capital markets #mortgage origination #Fannie Mae #digital assets #treasury management #AI agents #Coinbase #stablecoins #USDC #USDT #X42 protocol
Sunday, August 23, 2026
From T+1 to Instant: Tokenized Funds Get an Upgrade
π¬ From T+1 to Instant: Tokenized Funds Get an Upgrade
On Brand New Rails, brought to you by RealFi, we explore Symbiotic's integration of its Liquid Lane facility with Centrifuge. This partnership gives holders of tokenized funds from Janus Henderson and New York Life Investment Management instant USDC liquidity without waiting on traditional redemption timelines. Centrifuge CEO Bhaji Illuminati and Symbiotic Co-Founder Misha Putiatin explain how shared capital pools finally make tokenized real-world assets composable with DeFi.
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➤ Symbiotic has integrated its Liquid Lane facility with Centrifuge to provide instant USDC liquidity for holders of tokenized funds from Janus Henderson and New York Life Investment Management.
➤ This integration addresses a key friction point in tokenized finance by enabling assets to settle at crypto speeds, making them more composable with DeFi protocols and improving capital efficiency.
➤ The solution allows shared capital pools to support multiple tokenized funds, with idle capital being productively deployed across approved on-chain markets before redemption events.
#tokenized funds #instant liquidity #DeFi #Centrifuge #Symbiotic #Janus Henderson #New York Life Investment Management #USDC #capital efficiency #RealFi
Arc 101: The Platform Architecture Part1
π¬ Arc 101: The Platform Architecture Part1
Traditional cross-border payments move through multiple intermediaries, each with its own ledger and reconciliation process. Arc takes a different approach: a stablecoin-native blockchain built around a shared open ledger for value transfer and real-world economic activity.
In part 1 of this Arc 101 episode, we break down the platform architecture that processes every transaction on Arc and sets the foundation for understanding the USDC transaction lifecycle.
➤ Arc introduces a stablecoin-native blockchain architecture designed for efficient cross-border payments, utilizing a shared open ledger.
➤ The platform comprises an EVM-compatible execution layer (Wraith), a BFT consensus layer (Malachite) for instant finality, and middleware for inter-layer communication.
➤ This architecture aims to process transactions, including USDC transfers, in under a second, offering an alternative to traditional multi-intermediary payment systems.
#Arc #stablecoin #blockchain architecture #USDC #EVM #BFT consensus #crossborder payments
Visa Just Picked The WINNING Stablecoin (It’s Not USDT or USDC)
π¬ Visa Just Picked The WINNING Stablecoin (It’s Not USDT or USDC)
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➤ Visa is integrating Open USD (OUSD), a new stablecoin backed by a consortium of over 160 companies including BlackRock, Stripe, and Mastercard, potentially challenging the dominance of USDT and USDC.
➤ OUSD's unique model aims to distribute revenue generated from reserves to its backing companies, unlike USDT and USDC which retain profits, creating a strong incentive for adoption among its partners.
➤ Despite Visa's stated neutrality, the announcement has already impacted Circle's stock, and OUSD's success hinges on building liquidity, trust, and widespread integrations, even with its impressive backing.
#Visa #OUSD #USDT #USDC #stablecoin #Open Standard #Coinbase #BlackRock #Stripe #Mastercard