Circle's Arc picks MetaMask as default wallet for onboarding
- —MetaMask will become the default wallet for the Arc network in its extension and mobile clients
- —Arc uses USDC as its gas token: average testnet fee is about $0.004
- —Transaction finality on Arc is under one second, validators are permissioned
- —Day-one partners: Ledger, Fireblocks, Binance Wallet; Aave, Morpho, Uniswap expected
Why it matters: Integration with the largest self-custody wallet lowers the barrier to entry for a USDC-native network and strengthens Circle's position in institutional DeFi.
Source: Crypto Briefing