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Today in crypto, USDC issuer Circle has introduced its layer-1 blockchain, Arc, and said its Q2 revenue and reserve income increased 53% year-over-year, an Ethereum developer who was detained in Turkey for alleged links to a crypto mixer has confirmed he has been released but will still need to defend his innocence, and Do Kwon may enter a change of plea at a Tuesday hearing.
Circle, a publicly traded US company and the issuer of USDC stablecoin, said it will launch a layer-1 (L1) blockchain compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) later this year.
The company released its second-quarter results on Tuesday and announced the introduction of Arc, a new network designed to offer an “enterprise-grade foundation” for stablecoin payments, foreign exchange and capital markets applications.
