Circle, in its infinite wisdom, has introduced what they call Arc-a Layer-1 blockchain designed purely for stablecoin payments, foreign exchange dealings, and that bustling marketplace known as the capital markets. Such a platform is, naturally, open and enterprise-grade-whatever that may signify-and relies on USDC as its native gas token, making the usual fuss over volatile cryptocurrencies disappear faster than a suitor at a ball. The blockchain is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine, which is a grand way of saying that developers can prance about using familiar tools, much like a lady using her fan to flirt-only with code. A public testnet, the playground for the clever, is promised for this very fall, and all this grand information was posted on the Circle’s official X account-so it must be true! 🤔