[Circle and edgeX Deepen Cooperation to Expand Arc On-Chain FX and Global Asset Trading Market] Circle and decentralized perpetual contract trading platform edgeX jointly announced that, on the occasion of the Arc mainnet launch on September 16, edgeX will become the flagship perp of Arc, offering 24/7 FX trading on the first day of the mainnet launch. Both parties will work together to promote the development of the Arc on-chain foreign exchange and global asset trading market. On the first day of the mainnet launch, edgeX will take the lead in providing 24/7 trading support for the USD/JPY perpetual contract and will launch over 150 perpetual contract markets covering U.S. stocks, commodities, and crypto assets. All markets will use Arc's native USDC as the margin and settlement asset.