Circle (USDC) secures $222M in Arc token presale, valued at $3B

Circle raised $222 million in a presale for its Arc token, valuing the new public blockchain at $3 billion on a fully diluted basis. Notably, Andreessen Horowitz contributed $75 million. The token supply will total 10 billion, with 25% allocated to Circle for validator nodes, fees, and staking rewards. Additionally, Circle reported $694 million in total revenue for Q1, up 20% year over year, with USDC in circulation rising 28% to $77 billion. This presale positions Circle uniquely in the market and responds to the increasing significance of AI-driven economic activities.