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Robinhood announced that it will support Circle's Arc network, allowing users to directly deposit and withdraw USDC on the network.
Uniswap has announced that Uniswap v2, v3, v4, and UniswapX have integrated Arc, Circle's Layer 1 network built for stablecoin finance, and will serve as its preferred DEX from day one of Arc mainnet launch. Users can swap tokens, provide liquidity, and build applications on Arc through the Uniswap web app, wallet, and API.cirBTC, issued by Circle and backed by its custody-held Bitcoin, is now live on Uniswap. Institutions can mint and redeem it through Circle Mint, while other users can trade cirBTC or provide liquidity for it. Pools has become Arc's official token launch platform. Tokens launched through Pools will enter Uniswap v4 liquidity pools paired with USDC, with liquidity permanently locked and no launch platform fees charged; projects can choose instant launch or a 1-hour Crowd Launch. Developers can also integrate Arc trading functionality into applications or agents through the Uniswap API.
Bitget Wallet announced its completion of network integration on the very first day of Arc's launch, delivering stablecoin-native on-chain financial infrastructure to 100 million users. Bitget Wallet users can now add the Arc mainnet directly within the wallet, swap for Arc native tokens, and bridge assets from mainstream chains like Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, and Base to the Arc network. As one of the first aggregators integrated with Arc, the enterprise-grade API platform Bitget Wallet X has launched multi-chain liquidity aggregation, cross-chain transfer, and market data APIs, enabling developers to build Arc-native applications directly without needing to construct their own liquidity routing. Bitget Wallet plans to further deepen its integration with Arc. Arc is a Layer 1 network purpose-built for global payments, foreign exchange, and capital markets. It natively uses USDC to pay gas fees and delivers sub-second transaction finality. To date, its public testnet has processed over 500 million transactions, supporting nearly 3 million wallets. This integration will further expand Bitget Wallet's stablecoin payment infrastructure, accelerating the adoption of stablecoins in everyday cross-border payments and consumer use cases.
Odaily reports: Circle launched the Arc public chain's public mainnet on September 16, 2026. The first batch of 11 founding validators includes BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard, and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation. Arc uses USDC as its native gas token and supports sub-second finality and optional privacy features, targeting stablecoin payments, real-world assets, and tokenized markets; BlackRock plans to deploy the BUIDL fund to Arc to support on-chain subscriptions and redemptions. Circle stated that the entire initial supply was minted in the United States this week, but this is only a technical milestone and does not represent a commitment to a public offering; the company is exploring a transition of its consensus mechanism from Proof of Authority to Proof of Stake in 2027.
According to official news, Alph Ai has officially integrated with the Arc chain and launched an Arc cross-chain trading portal, allowing users to quickly bridge from Solana, BSC, Base, and other networks into the Arc ecosystem to directly participate in Arc-related asset trading.Alph Ai stated that it has completed product support during the Arc ecosystem's early stage. Users can track Arc ecosystem Launchpad activity through the platform and trade Arc native tokens. Gas fees on the Arc chain can be paid directly with USDC, eliminating the need for users to prepare additional native Gas assets and lowering the barrier to entry for trading on the new chain.
Odaily reports, citing monitoring by Ai Yi, that approximately 2 hours after the launch of Arc, the public chain developed by Circle, the total amount of USDC on the network has reached 372 million, accounting for about 0.05% of the total USDC supply, with the current total number of on-chain addresses at approximately 176,000.Previously, some users bridged to Arc ahead of the mainnet launch at an 80%-100% USDC premium in order to participate in early Meme coin trading.
Odaily reports: According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, an address bridged CRCL from the Robinhood network to the Arc network via Long on September 8, and subsequently invested $487.6 across three tokens: LONG, BITCOIN, and USDC. The cost basis for LONG was $0.0000136. Currently, the address has an unrealized profit of $578,000, representing a return rate of 118,483%.
Odaily reports: Pump.fun officially announced that on the first day Arc Chain goes live, it will be supported by the Pump.fun app. Users can seamlessly trade any token on Arc Chain with USDC, earn Callout rewards, and enjoy near-zero transaction fees.The news was subsequently reposted and endorsed by the Circle CEO, and the official Arc Chain account responded in the comments section: "Built for this."
Arc officially posted on X stating that Economic OS will launch tomorrow, providing a financial foundation for the open agent economy, supporting machines to automatically spend USDC according to rules, with settlement on the Arc chain.In addition, Arc will host a mainnet launch livestream in New York. The developer warm-up session will be held from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM ET on September 16, starting at 11:30 PM Beijing Time on September 16; the main stage official session will be held from 2:00 PM to 3:45 PM ET on September 16, starting at 2:00 AM Beijing Time on September 17.
Odaily News: Gate has announced that it will fully integrate with Circle's public chain Arc on September 16, covering core scenarios including Trenches, Gate Wallet, and on-chain market data, providing users with a one-stop experience from asset discovery and market tracking to wallet management and on-chain trading.Gate Head of Global Partnerships Jason Fung stated that Gate will provide support from the first day of Arc's launch. He noted that recent launch cases of multiple new ecosystems show that a simple integration approach can drive rapid ecosystem growth, and Arc is not starting from scratch—Circle already occupies an important position in the stablecoin ecosystem, providing a solid foundation for Arc's development.Jason Fung also mentioned that Gate's "Trenches" will bring exclusive 0 Gas transaction support to the Arc ecosystem. Users can discover trending and newly issued assets on the Arc chain through Trenches and participate in transactions directly, without bearing Gas fees. Jason Fung emphasized that a simpler entry method and lower transaction friction help users participate more efficiently in emerging on-chain ecosystems, and Gate will also connect Arc with a broader user base through multi-scenario product support.
Odaily News: On September 15, Binance Wallet announced that it will provide support on the first day of the Arc mainnet launch, and will simultaneously launch a dedicated Arc Hub, offering users a one-stop gateway to enter and explore the Arc ecosystem.Arc is a Layer-1 blockchain launched by Circle, focused on stablecoin-driven financial application scenarios. With the launch of the Arc mainnet, its on-chain assets, DeFi applications, and more ecosystem opportunities will gradually become available to users.As one of the first wallets to support the Arc mainnet, Binance Wallet will complete network support on the first day of the Arc mainnet launch. Users can more easily access the Arc network, acquire on-chain assets, and further explore the Arc ecosystem through Binance Wallet. In addition to basic network support, Binance Wallet will also simultaneously launch Arc Hub, further lowering the information and operational barriers for users entering a new ecosystem.Arc Hub will serve as a dedicated gateway to the Arc ecosystem within Binance Wallet, focusing on core scenarios such as fund preparation, popular asset discovery, DeFi yield opportunities, and ecosystem highlights, helping users go from funding to discovering opportunities to participating in transactions, completing their Arc ecosystem exploration within a single gateway.
Gate has announced it will fully integrate with Circle's public chain Arc on September 16, covering core Web3 scenarios including Trenches, Gate Wallet, and on-chain market data, providing users with a one-stop experience spanning asset discovery, market tracking, wallet management, and on-chain trading, further expanding Gate's multi-chain Web3 ecosystem layout. Users can log into the Gate App or Gate Web3 related pages to experience Arc on-chain features.Currently, Gate Web3 has completed integration of Arc network's core trading capabilities, supporting Arc on-chain asset market viewing, swaps, and professional trading, and has integrated mainstream Web3 protocols such as Uniswap V2, V3, and V4 to bring in more liquidity. Meanwhile, Gate Wallet supports Arc on-chain asset management and DApp interaction; Gate "Trenches" has also integrated with Arc and exclusively supports 0 Gas transactions, helping users quickly discover trending and newly issued tokens and participate in on-chain trading, further shortening the path from asset discovery to trading.This full integration with Arc is an important step in Gate's continuous strengthening of its multi-chain Web3 infrastructure. As emerging public chain ecosystems continue to grow, Gate will keep expanding public chain ecosystem connections, improving asset discovery, trading, and cross-chain services, delivering a richer and smoother on-chain experience for users worldwide.
Axis Robotics has announced the opening of pre-registration for the AXIS token community public sale. The public sale is powered by Sonar by EchoDot and plans to sell 10 million AXIS tokens at $0.1 each, representing 1% of the total supply and a fully diluted valuation of $100 million, with a target raise of 1 million USDC. The minimum subscription per entity is $100, with a maximum of $100,000, and the participating network and settlement currency is USDC on Base. 10% of the tokens will unlock at TGE, with the remainder released according to the vesting schedule published by the project.Pre-registration is now open. The subscription window will open on September 21 at 13:00 (Singapore time) and close on September 28 at 13:00, with settlement expected around September 30. Participants must complete KYC/KYB through Sonar. U.S. persons and residents of 26 restricted jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, mainland China, Russia, and Iran, are not eligible to participate. Axis Robotics stated that since launching on Base in March 2026, the platform has generated over 5 million data trajectories, attracted more than 200,000 contributors, and ranked among the top two DApps in the Base ecosystem. Previously, on July 27, Axis Robotics announced the completion of a $12 million seed round led by Hack VC, with participation from Nomad Capital, Pi Network Ventures, 10K Ventures, and several angel investors.
According to The Block, on-chain confidentiality protocol Zama will open deposits for 16 Morpho confidential vaults on September 15, supporting assets such as USDC, USDT, AUSD, and TGBP. Previously, the first vault launched by Zama in collaboration with Morpho and Steakhouse Financial reached $40 million in total value locked within seven weeks.
perpetual contract platform RWAperp has announced the completion of $2 million in financing, with a post-investment valuation of $50 million. Participants in the round include Lime co-founder Brad Bao, Cresta AI co-founder Tim Shi, Tesla Autopilot team member Phil Duan, Crux members William Freiberg and Charles Ferguson, as well as members of the a16z and Sequoia Scout networks.RWAperp is a decentralized perpetual contract protocol for traditional financial assets. It is currently live on OKX X Layer and has opened 19 markets, covering BTC, ETH, SOL, Korean and U.S. stocks, the S&P 500 Index, the DRAM Index, gold, silver, and WTI crude oil. Users can settle in USDC, USDT, or USDG and gain leveraged long and short exposure to stocks, indices, commodities, and crypto assets without needing to hold, custody, or tokenize the underlying assets.RWAperp primarily designs its trading, pricing, liquidity, and risk management systems around the trading characteristics of the stock market, and handles situations such as market closure periods, overnight gaps, trading halts, and corporate actions. The platform uses a multi-issuer composite oracle and provides a professional order book trading terminal.RWAperp is also developing Agent Mode. This AI feature is designed to understand natural language trading instructions, analyze market conditions, and gradually support trading execution operations such as opening positions, position management, and closing positions. (The Block)
in response to community skepticism, Arc ecosystem Launchpad Long posted on X platform stating that the stock tokens issued by Long are backed 1:1 by real stocks held on Robinhood. The relevant asset backing can be verified through on-chain bridge vaults, and 1:1 redemption is available between Robinhood Chain and Arc.It stated that Arc native USDC currently has approximately a 2x premium due to the cross-chain bridge not yet being open, causing stock tokens denominated in it to show prices lower than the underlying stock market prices. With the Arc public mainnet and native USDC cross-chain bridge opening on September 16, the premium is expected to gradually return to normal. At that time, Long also plans to provide deep liquidity for the CRCL/USDC trading pair, and launch a stock rewards model, Launchpad native USDC support, and more stock issuers.Previously—hilariously—Arc mainnet will launch on September 16. BonkGuy posted today stating that it has recently begun short-term positioning in Arc, having already purchased LONG, the native token of Arc's main Launchpad, as well as the top three Meme coins by market cap on the platform. Subsequently, crypto KOL 0xShawn stated that the long.supply platform is a platform that has rug permissions at any time.
The GoPlus Chinese community released a security alert stating that on September 12, a newly activated external account address submitted a malicious governance proposal to Ampleforth. Under the guise of applying for funding for completed work on the SPOT ecosystem analytics tool, the proposal attempted to transfer 2.5 million USDC from the treasury to the proposer themselves, an amount that nearly comprised all of the treasury's liquid funds.
Odaily News: Crypto trader Bonk Guy posted on X platform responding to recent controversy surrounding his purchase of EMBER and explaining his position-building logic. Bonk Guy stated that he first noticed the project when EMBER's market cap was around $3 million but did not buy in. After observing for a day, he revisited his research due to the platform's rapid data growth and bought in from around a $7 million market cap all the way up to a $20 million market cap.Bonk Guy said that EMBER is a major Launchpad built on Meteora, supporting SOL, USDC, and over 150 tokenized stocks as pairing assets for token issuance. It utilizes Meteora Dynamic Bonding Curve technology and offers features such as token fee distribution, Daily Jackpots, and DAO governance.According to his disclosure, Ember has recorded approximately $51.7 million in trading volume, $561,000 in fees, and has cumulatively issued 2,041 tokens within 3 days of launch, with over 41,800 unique holder addresses and 149,000 Solana transactions. BonkGuy compared his Ember purchase to his previous PONS trade, noting that he first saw PONS when its market cap was below $1 million, similarly ignored it for a full day, and then started buying at around a $4 million market cap. Rather than whether a trending token has already emerged, what matters more is observing the real usage data underlying the Launchpad.Additionally, Bonk Guy stated that both Robinhood Chain and BNB Chain have multiple successful Launchpads, while Solana's Meme trading ecosystem has been developing for a longer time, so there is no reason to believe that Solana can ultimately only accommodate one successful Launchpad. He also stated that his trades are not based on market consensus. Some of his most successful trades in the past often came from discovering opportunities before the market formed a consensus; by the time everyone agrees, the asymmetric upside potential has usually already been significantly reduced.Regarding the recent controversy, Bonk Guy said that the claim of "EMBER having over 50% Bubblemaps address clusters" has been clarified by Bubblemaps; his earlier statement that Ember was "launched by Meteora" was also inaccurate—a more precise description is that Ember is built on Meteora-related infrastructure and has now been listed on Meteora's ecosystem page. Bonk Guy emphasized that he has no relationship with the Ember team, and EMBER is a personal trade for him.
Odaily News: Stablecoin protocol Frgmnt has partnered with digital asset custody and infrastructure company Anchorage Digital to open fUSD and sfUSD infrastructure to institutional clients. Clients can hold, mint, stake, and redeem the related protocol assets within Anchorage Digital's existing custody environment without needing to establish separate custody arrangements.Frgmnt issues two related assets on Base, with fUSD minted from USDC and deployed to designated onchain lending markets; users can stake fUSD to receive sfUSD and earn rewards generated by the protocol's strategies. Related holdings and performance metrics can be monitored through Frgmnt's analytics tools, Dune, and DefiLlama.Anchorage Digital operates Anchorage Digital Bank, the first federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, providing custody, staking, trading, and settlement services to institutional clients. Frgmnt stated that protocol deposits will be opened in capped batches, with the next round of deposits planned for September. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Circle has announced it will stop supporting USDC and CCTP V1 on the Noble blockchain, and Noble will not integrate CCTP V2. Starting October 13, 2026, Circle Mint will cease minting new USDC on Noble, while redemptions will remain open until January 12, 2027. After that, the USDC contract and CCTP routing on Noble will be fully suspended.Circle advises users to migrate their USDC on Noble to other supported networks before the deadline. A snapshot of remaining balances will be taken at the time of suspension, and a manual redemption process will be initiated on January 13, 2027.