New York Department of Financial Services (nydfs)

Circle names BlackRock, DTCC among Arc validators while reporting Q2 revenue of $701M, USDC circulation at $73.3B, and securing federal/state charters as Arc mainnet launches Sept 16.

Ark Invest bought about $9.4 million of Coinbase and Circle stock across ARKK, ARKW and ARKF while rebalancing and offloading a small Solmate stake; Circle also secured a NYDFS trust charter.

Circle granted a limited purpose New York trust charter by NYDFS for Circle New York Trust, signaling deeper regulatory clearance for Circle’s USDC operations.