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Arc

2026-09-15 09:35:00

Arc heats up before mainnet launch as USDC trades at a premium and launchpads crowd in

Arc’s mainnet is scheduled to go live on Sept. 16, but the contest for liquidity and attention has already begun. Ahead of launch, USDC tied to the ecosystem has been changing hands at a premium, and some traders have reportedly been buying the stablecoin in the OTC market to prepare for day-one positioning. At the same time, dozens of launchpads are trying to secure early distribution and meme-coin traffic inside the Arc ecosystem. The setup has drawn comparisons with Robinhood Chain, whose meme-driven wealth effect helped it pull in users and capital quickly after launch. Arc, backed by Circle and built around stablecoins and financial infrastructure, has also assembled a notable institutional lineup. Its validator set includes BlackRock, DTCC, Visa, Mastercard, ICE, Standard Chartered, SBI, MoneyGram and Galaxy, while protocols such as Uniswap, Aave, Morpho, Curve and Euler have announced integrations. Still, Arc’s path may not mirror Robinhood Chain’s. The two networks share a finance-first origin and both use EVM architecture, but their user funnels and business priorities differ. Arc is being positioned as infrastructure for stablecoin settlement, FX, tokenized Treasuries, money market funds and institutional payments. It also uses an encrypted mempool rather than a public one, limiting common frontrunning patterns. Those differences could shape how much meme speculation Arc can sustain after launch.

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Pools

2026-09-15 05:27:00

Pools says it has partnered with Arc as the chain’s first launchpad

PANews reported on Sept. 15 that Meme coin launchpad platform Pools said in a post on X that it has reached a partnership with public blockchain Arc and will serve as Arc’s first launchpad. The post was also reposted by Arc’s head of product, adding a public signal of support from the Arc team. The update follows an earlier announcement that Circle said the Arc mainnet is scheduled to go live on Sept. 16. That prior update also said several major financial institutions, including BlackRock and DTCC, will act as validators on the network. No financial figures, token details, or launch terms were disclosed in the brief update. The item was published as a market information notice and did not include investment advice.

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Arc

2026-09-15 03:20:46

Arc mainnet goes live on Sept. 16 as traders watch early token launchpads

Circle’s Arc mainnet is set to launch on Sept. 16, with Circle also planning a livestream event the same day. Before the public mainnet opens, users looking to get Arc USDC early can mainly do so through the OTC venue Unstable, where community feedback cited a roughly 1.8:1 exchange ratio versus Ethereum mainnet USDC, plus a 3% fee. Once the network is live, official bridge partners named in the article include Across, Axelar, Stargate, Wheelx and Wormhole, while community attention is also on Warp and whether it enables cross-chain transfers at launch. The article also highlights a group of Arc-related X accounts worth tracking, from the main Arc account to Circle co-founder Jeremy Allaire and several product, engineering and community leads. On the application side, a handful of token launch platforms have already emerged around Arc, each with a different design. Tolly skips the usual graduation model and locks full liquidity from the start. Warp follows a more familiar bonding-curve route and has posted about $2.1 million in cumulative volume across 288 tokens. Long.supply maps tokenized equities from Robinhood Chain into Arc through its own custody bridge model. Archemist focuses on social token creation through an X bot, while ArcPad deploys directly to Uniswap V3 without a bonding curve or graduation step.

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Arc Chain

2026-09-14 00:38:26

Bonk Guy says Arc mainnet launch may offer short-term trades, says he bought LONG and other tokens

Trader Bonk Guy said Arc Chain could present short-term trading opportunities around its mainnet launch, citing a mix of early ecosystem activity, high-frequency trader interest, and an upcoming integration from FOMO. He said several Arc ecosystem builders had contacted him in recent weeks in an effort to bring high-frequency traders onto the chain early. Bonk Guy added that he had not been paying attention to Arc before, because he expected most onchain activity in this cycle to center on Robinhood, BNB Chain, and Solana. What changed his near-term view, he said, was FOMO’s recent indication that it plans to complete Arc integration within days of the chain going live. Bonk Guy described FOMO as an increasingly important crypto trading app for retail users in the current cycle. He noted that FOMO had not integrated Hyperliquid, Tron, or TON previously, yet those chains still saw tokens reach market capitalizations above $100 million. Based on that setup, he said Arc’s early phase may be worth watching and disclosed that he has bought LONG, the native token of Arc’s main launchpad Long, along with the platform’s top three meme coins. He framed the trade as a high-risk short-term speculation, not a change to his broader conviction in Robinhood Chain, BNB Chain, and Solana.

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StonkFun

2026-09-13 01:57:11

StonkFun posts $1.84 million in 24-hour revenue, ranking third on DeFiLlama

Data from DeFiLlama shows that StonkFun, a launchpad in the Solana ecosystem, generated $1.84 million in revenue over the past 24 hours. That placed it third among protocols tracked by DeFiLlama. Only Tether and Circle ranked higher during the same period, with 24-hour revenue of $16.58 million and $6.77 million, respectively. The figures highlight StonkFun’s position in DeFiLlama’s latest protocol revenue rankings for the past day.

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Bonk Guy

2026-09-13 01:22:55

Bonk Guy responds to EMBER controversy, says he bought in from about a $7 million valuation on launchpad growth

Crypto trader Bonk Guy has addressed recent criticism over his EMBER purchase, laying out the timing and reasoning behind the trade. He said he first noticed the project when its valuation was around $3 million but did not buy at that point. After watching it for a day and seeing rapid platform data growth, he revisited the project and accumulated a position from roughly a $7 million valuation up to about $20 million. In his explanation, Bonk Guy described EMBER as a major launchpad built on Meteora infrastructure. He said the platform supports SOL, USDC, and more than 150 tokenized stocks as paired assets for token launches, uses Meteora Dynamic Bonding Curve technology, and includes features such as token tax distribution, Daily Jackpots, and DAO governance. He also shared operating data for the platform, saying that within three days of launch, Ember recorded about $51.7 million in trading volume, $561,000 in fees, 2,041 tokens launched, more than 41,800 unique holder addresses, and 149,000 Solana transactions. Bonk Guy compared the trade with his earlier PONS position and said he focuses more on underlying launchpad usage than on whether a breakout token has already emerged. He also said claims that more than 50% of EMBER was tied to a Bubblemaps address cluster had been clarified by Bubblemaps, and added that EMBER was not launched by Meteora but is built on related Meteora infrastructure and has been listed on Meteora’s ecosystem page. He said he has no relationship with the Ember team and that the position is a personal trade.

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Bonk Guy

2026-09-13 01:28:01

Bonk Guy defends EMBER purchase, says real Launchpad usage mattered more than market consensus

Crypto trader Bonk Guy said in a post on X that his EMBER position was based on platform traction rather than broad market agreement, as he responded to criticism surrounding the trade. He said he first noticed EMBER when its market cap was around $3 million but did not buy then. After watching it for another day and seeing rapid growth in platform data, he revisited the project and bought from roughly a $7 million market cap up to about $20 million. Bonk Guy described EMBER as a major Launchpad built on Meteora infrastructure. According to his post, the platform supports SOL, USDC and more than 150 tokenized stocks as paired assets for token launches, uses Meteora Dynamic Bonding Curve technology, and includes token tax distribution, Daily Jackpots and DAO governance. He said Ember recorded about $51.7 million in trading volume, $561,000 in fees, 2,041 launched tokens, more than 41,800 unique holder addresses and 149,000 Solana transactions within three days of launch. He also compared the trade with his earlier PONS purchase and said his best trades often came before consensus formed. On recent controversy, he said Bubblemaps had clarified claims that more than 50% of EMBER was tied to clustered addresses, and added that he has no relationship with the Ember team.

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STONK

2026-09-11 02:09:56

STONK market cap tops $220 million after 40.06% daily jump

STONK, the platform token of Solana-based token issuance platform StonkFun, has pushed its market capitalization above $220 million, according to GMGN market data cited by BlockBeats on Sept. 11. The token was quoted at a $223.5 million market cap, with a 24-hour gain of 40.06%. StonkFun positions itself as a Solana launchpad built around linking meme tokens with real-world assets, or RWA. The platform allows users to launch a token with one click and choose the paired asset freely. Options listed in the report include xStocks tokenized equities, PreStocks pre-IPO shares, fiat currencies, commodities, other major cryptocurrencies, and even another StonkFun token. The report added that xStocks tokenized equities include SPYx, which tracks the S&P 500. STONK is described as the equity certificate for a leveraged launch platform with liquidity pools and real-asset pairing, with the stated aim of directly tying Solana’s meme culture to RWA liquidity. BlockBeats also warned that meme coins often lack practical use cases and can see sharp price swings, urging investors to stay cautious.

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