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Blackrock and Visa Now Validate Circle’s Arc; So Do Two XRP Ledger Partners

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Bitcoin.com
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What happened

Circle has opened Arc’s public mainnet with 11 founding validators drawn almost entirely from traditional finance.

At least two of them are also among Ripple’s closest commercial partners.

Key facts

  • Circle has opened Arc’s public mainnet with 11 founding validators drawn almost entirely from traditional finance.
  • Reported by Bitcoin.com and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:57:18 UTC.

Why it matters

Digital-asset markets react to catalysts within minutes, and liquidity, ETF flows and regulatory signals are usually what decide whether a move sticks.

What to watch next

  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Blackrock and Visa Now Validate Circle’s Arc; So Do Two XRP Ledger Partners

  2. Circle Launches Arc Mainnet With BlackRock, DTCC and Visa as Validators

Sources

The original report was published by Bitcoin.com. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.

Read the full report at Bitcoin.com

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