BlackRock, Mastercard, and Visa Inc. joined Circle's Arc network as validators.

The entities involved

• Circle →

  peer-to-peer payments technology company

  • Coinbase operates as a leading regulated crypto exchange, utilizing its Base Layer-2 network built on Ethereum, and shares revenue with Circle in the USDC ecosystem.Mon 04:46
  • Hana Bank is participating in a settlement network trial involving the Bank of Korea, while Binance announces a $100M investment to promote Circle's USDC.Fri 02:36
• BlackRock →

  American multinational investment management corporation

  • Heemskerk heads the Climate Change Centre at ECB, and a BlackRock executive issues a similar climate warning.Mon 17:05
  • BlackRock, the manager of the iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF, has made required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding institutional holdings.Mon 16:42
• Mastercard →

  American multinational financial services corporation

  • Commonwealth Bank adjusts its payment processing programs following changes in Reserve Bank of Australia's policy, affecting card network fees.Sun 19:22
  • PayPal is a San Jose-based company, and its peer-to-peer service Venmo is linked to a Mastercard debit card.Sun 15:49

Related events

• Circle's Arc network achieved major milestones with BlackRock and Visa joining as founding validators, and Binance integrating routes.Wed 20:48
• Circle launched Arc, its Layer-1 blockchain, with Visa and Mastercard as founding validators, also partnering with DTCC and supporting stablecoin JPYC.Sep 17