How Circle’s institutional Arc blockchain got taken over by memecoins on day one
CoinDesk· Oliver Knight· Sep 17, 2026 · 11:42 AM
Circle blockchain Arc's first day was dominated by memecoins, and the traders behind them had already moved on by Thursday morning.
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