Circle has minted 10 billion ARC tokens on the Arc blockchain, distributing them to 11 addresses via "0 address" transfers. This marks the first instance of a listed company minting network tokens for a new public chain. Arc officials confirmed the minting as a technical milestone in the network's roadmap to transition from Proof of Authority (PoA) to Proof of Stake (PoS). The token distribution prepares the infrastructure for the upcoming consensus mechanism upgrade.