Circle's $USDC-native L1 Arc drops September 16th. Gas paid in stables. $222M from a16z, BlackRock, Apollo.
Two things matter for any chain: liquidity venues and payment rails. Here's the full Arc ecosystem map before mainnet.
Native DEXs:
• TowerExchange - stablecoin DEX aggregator, first Builder Spotlight
• synthra_finance - concentrated liquidity spot + $USDC perps
• hibachi_xyz - ZK-verified FX and perps, Dragonfly-backed
• Xylonet_ - StableSwap, bridge, vaults
• AchProtocol - multi-version DEX with bridge aggregator
• lunya_io - AMM + bonding curve launchpad
• ArcDEXScan - token scanner and v3 launcher
• ViFi_Labs - on-chain FX for emerging markets
Major liquidity providers:
• Uniswap v4 at mainnet
• AerodromeFi ve(3,3) by Dromos Labs
• Curve stablecoin AMM
• Fluid unified DEX and lending by Instadapp
Payments infrastructure (Circle grant cohort):
• BlockradarHQ - wallet infra, $950M processed
• myazahq - pan-African neobank, 21 currencies
• payritHQ - cross-border $USDC wallet
• aveniaio - Brazil PIX to $USDC, $1B+ volume
Payments majors:
• raincards - stablecoin card settlement
• ThunesPayments - 130+ country network
• wirexapp - regulated consumer cards
• yellowcard_app - largest licensed African ramp
20 teams. One stablecoin-native chain. September 16th.
This is how you bootstrap an L1 in 2024: real payment rails + deep liquidity from day one. Not another ghost chain.
Two things matter for any chain: liquidity venues and payment rails. Here's the full Arc ecosystem map before mainnet.
Native DEXs:
• TowerExchange - stablecoin DEX aggregator, first Builder Spotlight
• synthra_finance - concentrated liquidity spot + $USDC perps
• hibachi_xyz - ZK-verified FX and perps, Dragonfly-backed
• Xylonet_ - StableSwap, bridge, vaults
• AchProtocol - multi-version DEX with bridge aggregator
• lunya_io - AMM + bonding curve launchpad
• ArcDEXScan - token scanner and v3 launcher
• ViFi_Labs - on-chain FX for emerging markets
Major liquidity providers:
• Uniswap v4 at mainnet
• AerodromeFi ve(3,3) by Dromos Labs
• Curve stablecoin AMM
• Fluid unified DEX and lending by Instadapp
Payments infrastructure (Circle grant cohort):
• BlockradarHQ - wallet infra, $950M processed
• myazahq - pan-African neobank, 21 currencies
• payritHQ - cross-border $USDC wallet
• aveniaio - Brazil PIX to $USDC, $1B+ volume
Payments majors:
• raincards - stablecoin card settlement
• ThunesPayments - 130+ country network
• wirexapp - regulated consumer cards
• yellowcard_app - largest licensed African ramp
20 teams. One stablecoin-native chain. September 16th.
This is how you bootstrap an L1 in 2024: real payment rails + deep liquidity from day one. Not another ghost chain.
