#Circle #Arc #L1 #Meme #Stablecoin #USDC ⛓️
⚡️ Circle's Arc L1: what you need to know and how to get positioned before mainnet.
Many are gearing up for Arc expecting a Robinhood Chain-style meme season rerun - and positions are already being taken 😏
• EVM-compatible
• Sub-second finality
• Native gas - USDC
• Optional privacy 👁
• Post-quantum signatures at launch (opt-in, one of the first L1s)
Testnet has been running since October 2025 - 244M tx by May.
1️⃣ The ARC token
Presale closed at $222M at a $3B FDV: 740M tokens (7.4% of supply) at $0.30. a16z led with $75M, joined by BlackRock, Apollo, ICE and a dozen more names.
🟢 Supply: 10B, 2-3% inflation on a decaying curve
🟢 Allocation: 60% - ecosystem, 25% - Circle, 15% - reserve
🟢 Fees payable in any token - the protocol converts them into ARC: part to stakers, part burned - a fee-buyback without forced holding of the native token
Launch runs on PoA, staking and governance come after the PoS transition. Presale vesting and reward splits will be settled by governance votes. Polymarket gives 5% odds for a token before fall and 41% by year-end.
2️⃣ On-chain data from the private mainnet
• ~46k USDC sitting on the chain
• 275 tokens already on RadarDEX, the oldest one 40 days old
• Base→Arc deposits via CCTP (WL only)
• Withdrawals from Arc to Ethereum and Base already work
• Launchpads, DEXs, NFTs and GameFi are already building around the chain
The only way in right now is shady OTC desks at a 40x markup - entering at ~480k mcap.
3️⃣ Tools - stack your bookmarks
🟢 Scanner: arc.exploreme.pro (third-party)
🟢 Bridge: CCTP by Circle - opens publicly at mainnet
🟢 Already committed: Relay, Across, Stargate, LiFi, GasZip
🟢 ArcDEXScan - meme scanner + token deploys straight into Uniswap V3 (points for volume)
⚠️ Third-party resources:
Bridges: Shillbridge • Onmi • Archemist
DEX: Tower Exchange • Xylonet • Radar
Launchpads: SharcFun • AstraPump • WarpOnArc
4️⃣ Memes already on the radar
• ARCANINE - first meme on the chain, ~12k mcap / ~2.4k liq
0xf3715bf5c2de299f08b81180ffb739a8372a175f
• NOAH - second meme on the chain
0x1ed9306725b8b4ca1a1a56d32970e49e64c51dde
• BRC - a nod to USDC's January ad
0x11c87c506acf3ea0799f8717127fe55a184f8efd
⚠️ IMPORTANT: no official public explorer yet - cross-check CAs via the scanners above. DYOR after launch is mandatory. NFA.
Meme season on a fresh chain never lasts long - Robinhood's was over in two weeks. Those who prep early enter in the first blocks - everyone else buys the top ‼️
➡️Crouton.digital | About us⬅️
⚡️ Circle's Arc L1: what you need to know and how to get positioned before mainnet.
Many are gearing up for Arc expecting a Robinhood Chain-style meme season rerun - and positions are already being taken 😏
Circle is the issuer of USDC. Arc is their own L1 for stablecoin finance: owning the settlement and payments rails instead of renting someone else's.
Mainnet is slated for this summer - judging by onchain activity, they're nearly there, polishing the last bits.
• EVM-compatible
• Sub-second finality
• Native gas - USDC
• Optional privacy 👁
• Post-quantum signatures at launch (opt-in, one of the first L1s)
Testnet has been running since October 2025 - 244M tx by May.
1️⃣ The ARC token
Presale closed at $222M at a $3B FDV: 740M tokens (7.4% of supply) at $0.30. a16z led with $75M, joined by BlackRock, Apollo, ICE and a dozen more names.
🟢 Supply: 10B, 2-3% inflation on a decaying curve
🟢 Allocation: 60% - ecosystem, 25% - Circle, 15% - reserve
🟢 Fees payable in any token - the protocol converts them into ARC: part to stakers, part burned - a fee-buyback without forced holding of the native token
Launch runs on PoA, staking and governance come after the PoS transition. Presale vesting and reward splits will be settled by governance votes. Polymarket gives 5% odds for a token before fall and 41% by year-end.
2️⃣ On-chain data from the private mainnet
• ~46k USDC sitting on the chain
• 275 tokens already on RadarDEX, the oldest one 40 days old
• Base→Arc deposits via CCTP (WL only)
• Withdrawals from Arc to Ethereum and Base already work
• Launchpads, DEXs, NFTs and GameFi are already building around the chain
The only way in right now is shady OTC desks at a 40x markup - entering at ~480k mcap.
3️⃣ Tools - stack your bookmarks
🟢 Scanner: arc.exploreme.pro (third-party)
🟢 Bridge: CCTP by Circle - opens publicly at mainnet
🟢 Already committed: Relay, Across, Stargate, LiFi, GasZip
🟢 ArcDEXScan - meme scanner + token deploys straight into Uniswap V3 (points for volume)
⚠️ Third-party resources:
Bridges: Shillbridge • Onmi • Archemist
DEX: Tower Exchange • Xylonet • Radar
Launchpads: SharcFun • AstraPump • WarpOnArc
The bridges pitch "initiating a transaction in advance". They don't work - you can torch your funds.
4️⃣ Memes already on the radar
• ARCANINE - first meme on the chain, ~12k mcap / ~2.4k liq
0xf3715bf5c2de299f08b81180ffb739a8372a175f
• NOAH - second meme on the chain
0x1ed9306725b8b4ca1a1a56d32970e49e64c51dde
• BRC - a nod to USDC's January ad
0x11c87c506acf3ea0799f8717127fe55a184f8efd
⚠️ IMPORTANT: no official public explorer yet - cross-check CAs via the scanners above. DYOR after launch is mandatory. NFA.
Meme season on a fresh chain never lasts long - Robinhood's was over in two weeks. Those who prep early enter in the first blocks - everyone else buys the top ‼️
➡️Crouton.digital | About us⬅️