Circle's Arc mainnet goes live; ARC tokens slump up to 53% amid launch livestream backlash

Circle's Arc mainnet went live September 16, 2026, settling in USDC, with BlackRock, Visa and DTCC among founding validators; day-one DEX volume was ~$410M across 7.76M transactions, ~82% of it from meme-coin platforms, with Arguspad alone at $202M. ARC tokens then fell as much as 53% (Argus -53%, Tolly -59%) as the launch livestream drew criticism over its participants, which reports say fueled a sell-off.

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