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Financial firms from Stripe to Circle are building their own blockchains—here’s why

Building blockchains is the newest fad in fintech. The U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has one. The online brokerage Robinhood announced its plans to launch its own blockchain in June, and its ...
FXStreet

Why Circle, Stripe ditch Ethereum for new Layer-1 enterprise-grade protocols

Circle and Stripe look beyond Ethereum, announcing plans to build their own Layer-1 blockchain protocols. Circle's Arc Layer-1 blockchain protocol is designed to offer enterprise-grade stablecoin ...
Finextra

Deep Dive: Stripe and Circle Are Launching Their Own Blockchains – Here’s the Lowdown

In August 2025, Circle (the company behind USDC) announced Arc, an open Layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoins and financial apps. Arc isn’t just another general-purpose chain; it’s ...
American Banker

Payment fintechs invest in stablecoin, but where are the users?

Stablecoins have yet to take off outside of the cryptoverse, but that's not for a lack of trying. Stripe, Ripple and Circle in the past few days have made major bets on an eventual crypto-based ...