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Visa and Lloyds pilot cross-border stablecoin settlement | The Paypers NewsCrypto, Web3 and CBDC

Circle launched Arc’s public mainnet on September 16, 2026, deploying Arc network in a live production environment after Arc’s public testnet in October 2025.

Circle has launched Arc Mainnet, a Layer 1 blockchain seeking to power financial markets, stablecoin payments, and a new wave of AI-fueled economic activity. Arc went live on 16 September with 100+ applications and 100+ institutions and ecosystem participants. Circle’s infrastructure has since expanded past USDC▼$0.9998 to include a Layer 1 settlement layer.

The xrp news this week feels different because the money behind it is different. Grayscale gave XRP a 26.11% weight in its new advisor portfolio on September 14, per BeInCrypto. That same day, the U.S. Senate moved toward a cloture vote on the CLARITY Act, per CoinGabbar.