Arc Mainnet Launches Tomorrow: Which Token Launch Platforms Are Worth Watching Early?
- Key Takeaways: Arc, the stablecoin-focused Layer 1 blockchain launched by Circle, will go live on mainnet on September 16. Whether its ecosystem can replicate the path of Robinhood Chain, where Meme tokens were the first to explode after launch, has become a focal point for the market.
- Key Elements:
- Arc is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 launched by Circle, focused on stablecoin financial use cases, targeting global payments, foreign exchange, lending, and capital markets.
- Before the mainnet opens, users can purchase Arc USDC through the OTC platform Unstable at roughly a 1.8:1 premium, plus a 3% fee, resulting in relatively high entry costs.
- After mainnet launch, official cross-chain bridges Across, Axelar, Stargate, Wheelx, and Wormhole will progressively add support, and the community-recommended Warp platform will also open cross-chain functionality.
- Arc's ecosystem has already seen the emergence of token launch platforms such as Tolly, Warp, Long.supply, Archemist, and ArcPad, with models covering Bonding Curve, social token issuance, and mapped asset issuance, among others.
- Tolly is the platform with the highest community discussion heat, with three tokens already surpassing $1 million in market cap. Its trading fee is approximately 1%, with no graduation mechanism—all tokens are directly paired with USDC in locked pools.
- Warp has cumulatively issued 288 tokens with approximately $2.1 million in trading volume, but the vast majority comes from its platform token WARP. Over the past six weeks, only 1 project has met the graduation criteria.
Original | Odaily (@OdailyChina)
Author | Asher (@Asher_ 0210)
Arc mainnet will officially launch on September 16, and Circle will also hold a mainnet launch livestream event on the same day.
When Robinhood Chain launched, the market narrative was about "compliant equities" and "onchain finance L2," but the first thing to gain traction was Meme coins, with platforms like Pons and Long.xyz rising alongside. Similar to Robinhood Chain, Arc is also backed by a crypto giant, with Circle positioning its core narrative as "stablecoin finance." After the mainnet officially opens and traffic begins to pour in, will Meme coins be the first to break out once again?
Below, Odaily will compile how to bridge funds to Arc, official accounts worth following in advance, and the popular token launch platforms that have already emerged, to help everyone prepare ahead of the mainnet launch.
Arc: A Layer 1 Built by Circle Specifically for Stablecoins
Arc is a next-generation EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain launched by Circle, the "first publicly listed stablecoin company," aiming to build the economic operating system of the internet by deeply integrating programmable stablecoins with onchain financial innovation. Arc is designed specifically for financial applications, with a focus on global payments, foreign exchange, lending, and capital markets, with the goal of providing a secure, low-cost, compliant, and scalable base settlement layer for the internet's programmable money.
How to Get Funds on the Arc Chain?
Before the Mainnet Opens
Currently, the public mainnet has not yet opened, and the cross-chain bridge is closed. Therefore, to hold Arc chain asset Arc USDC at the earliest opportunity, a relatively direct method is to purchase it at a premium through the OTC market Unstable (link: https://unstabletrd.com) using Ethereum mainnet USDC. According to community feedback, USDC is basically at an exchange ratio of 1.8:1. Additionally, Unstable charges a 3% fee, making the cost of entering Arc relatively high.
After obtaining Arc USDC, if your wallet does not automatically recognize Arc, you can manually add the network. The information is as follows:
- Name: ARC Mainnet;
- RPC URL: rpc.arc-scan.org;
- Chain ID: 5042;
- Symbol: USDC;
- Backup RPC: http://niorfun.com/api/rpc.
After the Mainnet Opens
On one hand, the official partner cross-chain bridges include across, axelar, stargate, wheelx, and wormhole. After Arc mainnet launches, it remains to be seen which protocol will support it the fastest.
On the other hand, you can wait for the most community-recommended platform Warp (link: https://circlewarp.fun/bridge) to support cross-chain functionality as soon as the mainnet goes live, and then complete asset bridging. Warp is a three-in-one platform on Arc: Meme token Launchpad, trading terminal, and cross-chain bridge. Settled in USDC, it supports token issuance, trading, and portfolio viewing on Arc. The /bridge page is the entry point for cross-chain deposits.
Some Official and Core Member X Accounts Worth Following
Statements from Arc officials have a direct impact on ecosystem development and related Meme narratives. X accounts worth turning on notifications for include:
- @arc: Arc official main account;
- @jerallaire: Circle co-founder (Jeremy Allaire);
- @0xrachelita: Arc Head of Product (Rachel Mayer);
- @bobbilee: Architects Lead / Community Lead;
- @samconnerone: Core member of Circle & Arc community, frequently retweeting official mainnet announcements;
- @blockjain: Arc Product Manager;
- @AdiSeredinschi: Arc Product Manager;
- @Soghoian: Arc Engineer;
- @gordonliao: Arc Head of Research.
Overview of Popular Token Launch Platforms
Tolly
Official X account: https://x.com/TollyLabs
Tolly is a token launch platform with relatively high community discussion within the Arc ecosystem. Currently, three tokens have market caps exceeding $1 million, with TOLLY being the platform token. Unlike the common Bonding Curve model of Pump.fun, Tolly does not have a "graduation" phase. After a project is created, the full token supply is directly paired with USDC to form a liquidity pool that is locked, and the token can be traded directly from launch, so there is no process of migrating from an internal pool to a DEX.
The platform trading fee is approximately 1%. On the buy side (settled in USDC), approximately 64% goes to creators, 12% as holder rewards, 10% to the protocol, and the remainder is used for buyback and burn of TOLLY and project tokens; on the sell side (settled in project tokens), everything is directly burned.
Warp
Official X account: https://x.com/circlewarp
Warp adopts the more classic Pump.fun route. Projects first trade in a USDC-denominated Bonding Curve, and after the market cap reaches approximately $69,000, they migrate to WarpDex, and the LP is burned.
In addition, Warp highlights Circle CCTP cross-chain capabilities, claiming to support one-click purchase through USDC bridging from other chains, thereby lowering the operational barrier for new users entering the Arc chain. As of now, the platform has issued 288 tokens, with cumulative trading volume of approximately $2.1 million.
From a trading structure perspective, Warp still shows clear "platform token-driven" characteristics: the vast majority of trading volume comes from WARP itself, and over the past approximately 6 weeks, only 1 project has successfully met the graduation criteria. Compared to Tolly, Warp has a more polished product, but whether it can truly produce third-party Meme coins still needs to be validated by new traffic after the mainnet launch.
Long.supply
Official X account: https://x.com/Longdotsupply
Long.supply maps tokenized stocks on Robinhood Chain (such as NVDA and CRCL) to Arc through a self-built custodial bridge, and allows these mapped assets to be used as trading pairs for issuing Meme coins. However, Long.supply is not an official cross-chain bridge; its model essentially involves the platform custoding assets on Robinhood Chain and then issuing corresponding mapped tokens on Arc. In other words, whether assets on Arc can be redeemed back to original-chain assets essentially depends on the project team's own custody and redemption capabilities.
As of now, Long.supply has bridged real stock tokens worth $1.2 million cumulatively, issued 487 tokens in total, and the platform token LONG currently has a market cap of $3 million.
Archemist
Official X account: https://x.com/Archemistdotfun
Archemist focuses on "social token issuance," allowing users to directly create tokens through a Bot on X. It emphasizes the propagation efficiency of Meme coins on social media rather than a complex token issuance process. Moreover, the platform allows creators to receive a relatively high share of transaction fees, up to 80%.
Its product currently has multiple versions, including a direct token issuance model based on Uniswap V3, as well as attempts to add mechanisms such as anti-sniping, creator co-investment, platform token buybacks, and holder dividends through V4 Hook.
As of now, Archemist has cumulative trading volume of $468,000, issued approximately 69 tokens, but over 75% of trading volume still comes from the platform token ARCH.
ArcPad
Official X account: https://x.com/arcpad_meme
ArcPad has no Bonding Curve and no graduation mechanism, instead directly deploying tokens to Uniswap V3. After creating a project, the full supply enters a single-sided LP covering an extremely wide price range and is permanently locked. The platform attempts to use this approach to allow liquidity to cover from the token's early stage all the way to higher market cap stages, reducing the friction caused by migration and pool re-creation.
The trading fee is 1%, with the protocol and creator each receiving 0.5%. Creators can also choose to give their share to token holders.
As of now, the platform has issued approximately 30 tokens cumulatively, with total trading volume of approximately $30,000. At this stage, it is more like an early product that has already built its infrastructure and is waiting for traffic to arrive after the mainnet launch.
