Singapore, August 15, 2026 — Chainstack, a Web3 infrastructure platform serving 100K+ developers across 70+ blockchain networks, has added support for three new payments-native networks: Stable, a USDT-native Layer 1; Arc, a USDC-native Layer 1; and the XRP Ledger. The additions come in addition to Plasma and Tempo, the payments-native chains Chainstack already supports, bringing the platform's stablecoin infrastructure coverage — built for stablecoin issuers, payment service providers, and fintechs on SOC 2 Type II certified infrastructure — to five purpose-built networks. Endpoints are live across Global Nodes, Dedicated Nodes, and Chainstack Self-Hosted deployments.
What connects these three chains
Each of the three networks is purpose-designed for stablecoin and payments workloads rather than general-purpose computation:
- Stable — a Layer 1 with USDT0 as the native gas token. Fully EVM-compatible, purpose-built for USDT payments and settlement at scale.
- Arc — a stablecoin-native Layer 1 with USDC as native gas. Public testnet launched in October 2025 with 100+ institutional participants including BlackRock, Visa, and Coinbase.
- XRP Ledger — a payments-focused Layer 1 running since 2012, known for fast, low-cost transactions and a long production track record.
Three deployment paths, one control plane
| Global Nodes | Dedicated Nodes | Chainstack Self-Hosted | |
| Infrastructure | Elastic, load-balanced | Isolated node instance | Customer's own cloud, on-premises, or bare metal |
| Requests | Metered in request units | No per-request billing | Unlimited |
| Control | Standard | Full node configuration | Full stack |
| Data residency | Chainstack-operated regions | Chainstack-operated regions | Customer-controlled |
| Best for | Wallets, dApps, scaling production | Trading desks, indexers, high-throughput payment protocols | Regulated issuers, sovereignty requirements |
Global Nodes are auto-scaling, load-balanced RPC endpoints. Dedicated Nodes are isolated high-performance instances with no per-request billing. Chainstack Self-Hosted lets teams run nodes on infrastructure they fully own, with Chainstack handling deployment, monitoring, updates, and recovery behind the scenes — new nodes come online from a ready-made snapshot rather than starting from scratch.
What stablecoin and payments workloads require
The teams building on these networks are payment service providers, remittance operators, fintechs, and licensed stablecoin issuers. Their workloads look different from general-purpose DeFi: high transaction volume, deterministic settlement expectations, continuous archive access for reserve reporting, and — for regulated issuers — data sovereignty requirements that rule out third-party endpoints regardless of certifications.
Availability
Stable, Arc, and XRP Ledger join Plasma and Tempo among Chainstack's payments-focused networks, and sit within the platform's broader coverage of 70+ chains, including Ethereum, Solana, Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, BNB Smart Chain, and Hyperliquid — one platform, one billing relationship, and one observability layer for cross-chain stablecoin flows. Chainstack also operates a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets developers query on-chain data and deploy nodes from Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, ChatGPT, Codex, and Gemini.
Endpoints are live now. Create a Chainstack account, deploy a node on any of the three networks, and start building. Testnet tokens are available through the Chainstack faucet, and free-tier access is available for teams evaluating the networks.
About Chainstack
Chainstack is a Web3 infrastructure platform serving 100K+ developers across 70+ blockchain networks, holding SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications. Chainstack provides low-latency RPC access, dedicated node deployments, and self-hosted node infrastructure for teams building trading, DeFi, fintech, and RWA applications worldwide.
