Stablecoin issuer Circle plans to build more durable infrastructure through 2026 to drive institutional adoption. The company will advance its institutional-focused Arc blockchain toward production and expand support for its stablecoins across more networks. This strategy aims to help companies adopt stablecoin payments without building their own underlying systems.
Circle Internet Group will focus on building more durable infrastructure throughout 2026 to spur greater adoption among companies and institutions. Chief product and technology officer Nikhil Chandhok stated the company aims to push its layer-1 blockchain, Arc, from testnet toward production.
Circle also plans to deepen the utility of its tokens by expanding to more chains. Chandhok said the goal is tightening integration with Arc and making it easier for institutional users to manage these assets.
Stablecoins were a hot topic in 2025 as the US passed regulatory laws. Institutions and banks also showed increased interest in launching their own tokens during that period.
The company added it would scale applications like its payments network so institutions can adopt stablecoin payments. This approach would allow them to avoid building and operating the underlying infrastructure themselves.
Circle will continue investing in developing its USDC stablecoin seamlessly across chains. Chandhok noted this involves improving user experience by streamlining chain complexities and creating better developer tools.
He also mentioned continuing to expand the partner and developer ecosystem. The aim is to extend global scale and bring stablecoin benefits to more markets and use cases.
USDC holds the second-largest share of the stablecoin market capitalization among dollar-pegged tokens. Data from DefiLlama shows it has over $70 billion, while USDt (USDT) is the largest with over $186 billion.
The total stablecoin sector market capitalization surpassed $300 billion for the first time in October last year. This growth was driven mainly by USDt, USDC, and Ethena Labs’ USDe.
