Launching on September 16th, Circle's Arc mainnet will have BlackRock, DTCC, and others serving as genesis validators.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Circle announced the official launch of its Arc open blockchain network, aimed at the global financial market, on its public mainnet on September 16th. Currently running on its private mainnet, it has attracted over 100 institutions and ecosystem participants. BlackRock, DTCC, Galaxy, Global Payments, ICE, Mastercard, MoneyGram, SBI Group, Standard Chartered Bank, Sumitomo Corporation, and Visa will participate in cybersecurity and governance as Arc genesis validators.