Arc, the USDC-native Layer 1 built by Circle, goes live on mainnet on September 16, 2026. Gas is paid in USDC, the testnet already cleared 244M transactions, and the project raised $222M at a $3B valuation from A16Z, BlackRock, Apollo, ICE, Standard Chartered, ARK Invest and others.

Before a single institution moves in, the trenches are already forming. The most crowded corner of early Arc is the launchpad category: at least 18 teams are competing to become the Pump.fun of Circle's chain. Here is every Arc launchpad we have verified, sorted alphabetically.

The Launchpad Wars

AKA — Launchpad merging NFTs and memecoins, RWA-backed MemeFi.

Archemist.fun ($ARCH, live) — Launchpad plus native AMM, 80% of fees to creators.

arcpad.meme — Memes launched into locked Uniswap V3 liquidity, holders earn fees.

Arcer.fun — Launch tokens via bot, RWA meets degen, zero friction.

Arcfun — Community token launcher built for builders.

Argus ($ARGUS, live) — Launchpad and AMM combo, every idea gets a seat.

Bozo (waitlist) — Memecoin launchpad on Arc.

eve.fun — Simple launch and trade tokens on Arc.

Flipt.fun — Bonding-curve pad, stay bonded and earn your share.

Flutch — Launch infrastructure for builders, no token of its own.

Lolpad (waitlist) — Stocks and memes launchpad.

Minara.Fun (testnet) — Launch and trade with USDC-native liquidity.

NebulaPad — Launchpad and DEX on Arc.

Onmifun — Bonding-curve meme playground for new chains.

Sashimi.fun — Launch, discover, trade tokens on Arc.

Tolly — Trading terminal, launchpad and onchain intelligence.

UBI.fun — The only Uniswap v4-powered launchpad on Arc, 0% launch fee, creator UBI.

Warp — Launchpad and terminal, zero-fee CCTP bridging.

Before You Ape

Most of these are pre-mainnet. Some are still on waitlist (Bozo, Lolpad) or testnet (Minara), and a couple run on repurposed old X accounts (Arcer, NebulaPad), a common trust signal worth checking. Verify contracts, do not confuse a good narrative with a working product, and remember that on Arc even the gas is a stablecoin.

Part 1 of the Arc Ecosystem series. Next: DEXs and Payments.