Circle Names BlackRock, Visa, ICE and DTCC Among 11 Founding Arc Validators
Circle on Aug. 5 named the founding validator cohort for Arc, its Layer 1 blockchain, listing BlackRock, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, Galaxy, Global Payments, ICE, Mastercard, MoneyGram, SBI Group, Standa...
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