ARC

Circle
2026-07-22 10:35:34

Circle-backed Arc draws 300-plus projects ahead of mainnet beta, with testing activity centered on payments, NFTs and launchpads

Arc, the stablecoin-native blockchain backed by Circle, remains in public testnet, with its mainnet beta targeted for summer 2026. While the chain is not yet open to the public, project activity has already picked up across X, especially in categories with lower participation barriers such as NFTs, launchpads and meme projects. Third-party directory ArcLens has listed 308 projects that claim to be building on Arc. The current ecosystem is split between a small group of teams with disclosed operating metrics and a much larger set of early-stage community projects. Circle’s first 2026 Developer Grant cohort includes eight payment infrastructure teams focused on Africa and the Global South, several of which have reported transaction volumes, wallet counts, user numbers and retail adoption data. Arc’s official ecosystem page also shows more than 100 verified partners, including major financial institutions and crypto-native infrastructure providers. At the same time, community attention has formed around a handful of testnet-facing DEX, launchpad, NFT, AI and meme projects. The report also highlights a growing security risk: third-party sites falsely claiming Arc mainnet is live and asking users to bridge USDC. Arc contributors say the mainnet chain infrastructure exists internally, but it has not been opened to the public.

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Circle-backed Arc draws 300-plus projects ahead of mainnet beta, with testing activity centered on payments, NFTs and launchpads
Circle
2026-07-22 06:05:41

Circle’s Arc ecosystem takes shape ahead of mainnet, with payments teams, NFT projects and launchpads drawing attention

Circle’s native stablecoin chain Arc remains on public testnet, with a beta mainnet launch window set for summer 2026. In the meantime, a growing list of ecosystem projects has started to attract attention across X, especially in lower-friction categories such as NFTs, launchpads and meme-themed communities. Third-party directory ArcLens has listed 308 projects claiming to build on Arc. Among the most concrete teams so far are eight payment infrastructure startups named in Circle’s first 2026 Developer Grant cohort, focused on Africa and the Global South. Those include Blockradar, Hurupay, Myaza, Arrel Technology, Payrit, ViFi Labs, SFx Money and Flezpay, several of which disclosed transaction volumes, user counts or merchant metrics through Arc’s official blog. Arc’s ecosystem page also lists more than 100 verified institutional and crypto-native partners, including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Coinbase, Kraken, Aave, Chainlink and MetaMask. The article also highlights community projects across DEX, launchpad, AI, NFT and meme categories, while warning users against third-party sites claiming Arc mainnet is already live. According to Arc contributor Panchu, the underlying mainnet chain is producing blocks internally, but it is not open to the public. He said any site offering a bridge to Arc mainnet could destroy assets on the source chain without completing minting on Arc, leaving funds unrecoverable.

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Circle’s Arc ecosystem takes shape ahead of mainnet, with payments teams, NFT projects and launchpads drawing attention
MegaETH
2026-07-10 10:39:13

MegaETH Sets TGE for April 30, 2026: High-Performance EVM L2 Raises $30M

MegaETH will launch its token generation event on April 30, 2026. The EVM Layer-2 solution has raised $30M and secured listings on Coinbase, Upbit, and Bithumb. It's part of a concentrated TGE wave signaling liquidity redistribution and increased risk appetite.

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MegaETH Sets TGE for April 30, 2026: High-Performance EVM L2 Raises $30M