# Arc

## One line

Arc is an open Layer-1 blockchain platform built for financial applications, stablecoin settlement, and programmable economic activity on the internet.

## Segments

AI, Developer tools, Wallet, Payments, RWA, Stablecoin

## What we do

Arc provides a Layer-1 blockchain network with sub-second finality and dollar-based fees, designed for enterprises, startups, and individuals building financial applications. Its products include Arc Network (the settlement layer), Arc Portal (an ecosystem interface for wallets, swaps, and lending), and Arc Studio (a tool that generates frontends, backends, and smart contracts from a described concept).

## Find us

- Website: https://www.arc.io
- X: https://x.com/arc

## Recent updates

- seen: 2026-09-23 — Launched Arc Public Testnet on October 28, 2025 with over 100 launch and design participants · https://www.arc.io/pressroom
- seen: 2026-09-23 — Announced Founding Validator Cohort and major integrations on August 5, 2026 · https://www.arc.io/pressroom
- seen: 2026-09-23 — Launched Arc Mainnet on September 16, 2026 · https://www.arc.io/pressroom
- seen: 2026-09-23 — Arc partners with Goldsky to bring real-time onchain data to Arc. · https://www.arc.io/blog
- seen: 2026-09-23 — Arc now supports sponsored transactions with USDC as gas. · https://www.arc.io/blog
- seen: 2026-09-23 — Arc mainnet went live on September 16, 2026. · https://www.arc.io/blog
- seen: 2026-09-23 — cirBTC is now live on Arc. · https://www.arc.io/blog
- seen: 2026-09-23 — StableFX is now live on Arc, enabling always-on FX. · https://www.arc.io/blog
- seen: 2026-09-22 — Integrates directly into Circle's full-stack platform including USDC, CCTP, and Gateway. · https://www.arc.io/network
- seen: 2026-09-22 — Anchored by founding validator cohort including BlackRock, DTCC, Galaxy, Mastercard, Moneygram, ICE, SBI, Standard Chartered, Visa, and WorldPay. · https://www.arc.io/network
- seen: 2026-09-22 — Natively integrates with CPN, StableFX, CCTP, and Gateway for asset issuance and liquidity. · https://www.arc.io/network
- 2026-09-22 — Largest protocols on Arc: Morpho Blue ($198M, Lending), Aave V4 ($127M, Lending), Uniswap V3 ($15M, Dexs), Uniswap V4 ($8.5M, Dexs), edgeX Bridge ($2.4M, Bridge) · https://defillama.com/chain/Arc
- 2026-09-22 — TVL $354M on Arc, per DefiLlama · https://defillama.com/chain/Arc
- 2026-09-22 — Arc's deterministic finality confirms transactions in under a second. · https://www.arc.io/blog/stablefx-is-live-on-arc-always-on-fx-is-here
- 2026-09-22 — StableFX offers 24/7 settlement with aggregated RFQ pricing and atomic PvP settlement. · https://www.arc.io/blog/stablefx-is-live-on-arc-always-on-fx-is-here
- 2026-09-21 — Runs a Bug Bounty offering payouts up to $1 million for vulnerabilities across Arc's chain, protocol, and product surfaces · https://www.arc.io/blog/the-unfinished-business-of-finance-machine-commerce-and-global-money
- 2026-09-21 — Now offers Digital Asset-Backed Borrowing (DABB) for eligible Circle Mint LLC customers using cirBTC collateral · https://www.arc.io/blog/cirbtc-is-now-live-on-arc
- 2026-09-21 — Now lets users deploy cirBTC through lending partners Morpho and Aave · https://www.arc.io/blog/cirbtc-is-now-live-on-arc
- 2026-09-21 — Now enables users to swap or bridge cirBTC via Arc Portal · https://www.arc.io/blog/cirbtc-is-now-live-on-arc
- 2026-09-21 — Now supports cirBTC (Circle Wrapped Bitcoin) live on Arc · https://www.arc.io/blog/cirbtc-is-now-live-on-arc
- 2026-09-21 — Pimlico works as a bundler on Arc testnet for sponsored transactions · https://www.arc.io/blog/sponsored-transactions-on-arc-with-usdc-as-gas
- 2026-09-21 — Supports standard EntryPoint contracts at both v0.6 and v0.7 for account abstraction · https://www.arc.io/blog/sponsored-transactions-on-arc-with-usdc-as-gas
- 2026-09-21 — Wants category-defining companies to submit investor decks for Arc Builders Fund and Circle Ventures Investor Network · https://www.arc.io/blog/the-unfinished-business-of-finance-machine-commerce-and-global-money
- 2026-09-21 — Wants production-grade Arc apps to apply for milestone-based Developer Grants · https://www.arc.io/blog/the-unfinished-business-of-finance-machine-commerce-and-global-money
- 2026-09-21 — Wants early-stage builders to apply for Microgrants for prototypes and experiments · https://www.arc.io/blog/the-unfinished-business-of-finance-machine-commerce-and-global-money
- 2026-09-20 — TVL $341M · https://defillama.com/chain/Arc
- 2026-09-18 — Integrates Li.Fi through Arc Swap Kit for asset swaps in Portal. · https://www.arc.io/blog/arc-portal-the-easiest-place-to-get-started-on-arc
- 2026-09-18 — Now supports Circle Wrapped Bitcoin (cirBTC) live on Arc Portal for swaps. · https://www.arc.io/blog/arc-portal-the-easiest-place-to-get-started-on-arc
- 2026-09-18 — Launched Arc Portal for wallet creation, funding, swaps, earning, and agent delegation. · https://www.arc.io/blog/arc-portal-the-easiest-place-to-get-started-on-arc
- 2026-09-17 — Studio can be driven as a subagent from Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. · https://www.arc.io/blog/introducing-arc-studio-the-onchain-coding-agent
- 2026-09-17 — Studio offers access to composable protocols Aave, Morpho, and Uniswap for builders. · https://www.arc.io/blog/introducing-arc-studio-the-onchain-coding-agent
- 2026-09-17 — Studio integrates Circle's stablecoin infrastructure including CCTP, Contracts, Gateway, and Wallets. · https://www.arc.io/blog/introducing-arc-studio-the-onchain-coding-agent
- 2026-09-17 — Studio apps can be tested across 9 blockchains including Arbitrum, Arc, Avalanche, Base, Ethereum, Monad, OP Mainnet, Polygon, Unichain. · https://www.arc.io/blog/introducing-arc-studio-the-onchain-coding-agent
- 2026-09-17 — Launches Arc Studio, an AI coding agent that generates full-stack onchain apps from prompts. · https://www.arc.io/blog/introducing-arc-studio-the-onchain-coding-agent
- 2026-09-16 — Launches cirBTC, Circle's programmable Bitcoin, natively on Arc, convertible 1:1 from BTC, cbBTC, or wBTC. · https://www.arc.io/blog/arc-economic-os-internet
- 2026-09-16 — Now supports fiat stablecoins including USDC, EURC, AUDD, BRLA, JPYC, KRW1, and others. · https://www.arc.io/blog/arc-economic-os-internet
- 2026-09-16 — Now includes founding validator cohort with BlackRock, DTCC, Galaxy, ICE, Mastercard, MoneyGram, SBI Group, Standard Chartered, Sumitomo, Visa, and Worldpay. · https://www.arc.io/blog/arc-economic-os-internet
- 2026-09-16 — Now supports interoperability with 20+ blockchains through Circle CCTP and Gateway. · https://www.arc.io/blog/arc-economic-os-internet
- 2026-09-14 — Emits EIP-7708 Transfer events from a system emitter for every native USDC movement on Arc. · https://www.arc.io/blog/arc-compatibility-guide-for-existing-evm-apps
- 2026-09-14 — Offers Arc Foundry, an Arc-enabled Foundry fork with arc-forge, arc-cast, and arc-anvil for local testing. · https://www.arc.io/blog/arc-compatibility-guide-for-existing-evm-apps
- 2026-09-14 — Uses USDC as native gas token, with 18 decimals native vs 6 decimals ERC-20. · https://www.arc.io/blog/arc-compatibility-guide-for-existing-evm-apps
- 2026-09-14 — Supports existing EVM apps via Solidity, JSON-RPC, EIP-1559, secp256k1 without new programming model. · https://www.arc.io/blog/arc-compatibility-guide-for-existing-evm-apps
- 2026-07-20 — Previews Arc Privacy, an opt-in confidential smart contract engine for private transactions and contracts. · https://www.arc.io/blog/privacy-with-control-how-arc-can-unlock-onchain-finance

## Last updated

last_checked: 2026-09-22 (arc.io)

state: unclaimed

confirmed: no (drafted from the company's own public sources)

verified: no

Source: https://sindo.io/c/arc