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Policy OpenAI and EU in talks over cyber model access; Anthropic blocks Mythos deployment Breaking AI data center developers pivot to rural sites to bypass zoning regulations Chips Intel, SK Hynix advance chip packaging partnership with 2.5D EMIB for HBM Funding Circle Closes $222M Arc Token Presale at $3B Valuation, Led by BlackRock and Apollo Market Alphabet stock surges on "AI hero" sentiment; investors bet on 2026 Gemini improvements Market Wise makes US trading debut with dual listing on NYSE and LSE Funding European quantum startups pursue record megarounds and SPAC exits Market Nintendo plunges 8% after Switch 2 price hike and weak sales forecast Market Emerging-market stocks set for record high on technology rally Funding UK tech investment accelerates European scaleup growth; cross-border VC activity surges Breaking Netflix Deploys 'Model Lifecycle Graph' to Scale Enterprise ML Operations Chips Wooptix Tackles AI Packaging Bottleneck with Astronomy-Based Optical Tech Breaking NVIDIA CEO: Your career starts at beginning of AI revolution Market CNBC: Chief AI officer positions reshape enterprise boardrooms Funding Sifted analysis of 2,800 rounds shows how startups allocate capital by stage Funding Sifted maps Europe's hottest robotics hubs as VC capital shifts Market Asian equities rally on tech strength; Bloomberg tracks global markets rebalance Market JPMorgan raises Kospi bull-case target to 10,000 on memory chipmaker strength Funding Ooh!Media receives $554M takeover bid from I Squared in rival offer Policy Trump's Latest 10% Tariffs Declared Unlawful by US Trade Authority Policy OpenAI and EU in talks over cyber model access; Anthropic blocks Mythos deployment Breaking AI data center developers pivot to rural sites to bypass zoning regulations Chips Intel, SK Hynix advance chip packaging partnership with 2.5D EMIB for HBM Funding Circle Closes $222M Arc Token Presale at $3B Valuation, Led by BlackRock and Apollo Market Alphabet stock surges on "AI hero" sentiment; investors bet on 2026 Gemini improvements Market Wise makes US trading debut with dual listing on NYSE and LSE Funding European quantum startups pursue record megarounds and SPAC exits Market Nintendo plunges 8% after Switch 2 price hike and weak sales forecast Market Emerging-market stocks set for record high on technology rally Funding UK tech investment accelerates European scaleup growth; cross-border VC activity surges Breaking Netflix Deploys 'Model Lifecycle Graph' to Scale Enterprise ML Operations Chips Wooptix Tackles AI Packaging Bottleneck with Astronomy-Based Optical Tech Breaking NVIDIA CEO: Your career starts at beginning of AI revolution Market CNBC: Chief AI officer positions reshape enterprise boardrooms Funding Sifted analysis of 2,800 rounds shows how startups allocate capital by stage Funding Sifted maps Europe's hottest robotics hubs as VC capital shifts Market Asian equities rally on tech strength; Bloomberg tracks global markets rebalance Market JPMorgan raises Kospi bull-case target to 10,000 on memory chipmaker strength Funding Ooh!Media receives $554M takeover bid from I Squared in rival offer Policy Trump's Latest 10% Tariffs Declared Unlawful by US Trade Authority

Funding Monday, May 11, 2026 at 10:46 AM

Circle Closes $222M Arc Token Presale at $3B Valuation, Led by BlackRock and Apollo

Circle closed a $222 million funding round for its Arc token presale, valuing the blockchain infrastructure company at $3 billion. The round was led by major institutional investors including BlackRock and Apollo, signaling strong institutional appetite for digital-asset platforms.

The raise demonstrates continued investor confidence in blockchain infrastructure despite market volatility, with Circle targeting enterprises building on its USDC stablecoin and payment rails.

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