The first stablecoin company, Circle, launches its new public chain ARC points system, now live. Interaction guide is here.

Author: Cong Ge.sats

USDC issuer @circle has recently launched a points program via @arc.

The biggest highlight is a strong background plus zero-cost involvement, so it’s still worth interacting with.

Arc is Circle’s internal project. Although it has not disclosed funding publicly, Circle Ventures launched the Arc Builders Fund (amount undisclosed), attracting investment from 30+ top VC networks to ecosystem projects.

ARC is driven by Circle’s core engineering team. Circle’s capabilities need no further explanation—USDC issuance, as the world’s largest publicly listed stablecoin project in the US stock market, has exceeded $50 billion.

Arc is positioned as an open Layer1 blockchain designed specifically for stablecoin finance. It uses USDC as the native Gas, provides sub-second performance, includes an FX engine, and offers optional privacy services, supporting enterprise-level financial applications.

Arc House points program: By making various contributions in the community, you can earn corresponding points and badges. These contribution credentials are likely to be the main basis for future airdrops.

Contribution categories: there are five categories in total—activity contributions, content contributions, forum contributions, community activities, and other contributions. In addition to points rewards, different contributions also come with extra badge rewards.

I’ve summarized the currently easiest ways to earn points. Feel free to follow these interaction steps:

Step 1: Register an Arc account with your email and log in +5 points.

community.arc.network/home

Note:

• A login link will be sent to your email when you register. You need to click it in your email to enter.

• Logging in every day grants 5 points per day.

Step 2: Click the profile avatar “Edit Profile” in the top-right corner to go to your personal information page, complete your details, and get +100 points.

Step 3: Click “Content” on the left each day to read articles for +5 points per article (up to 5 articles per day).

Step 4: Each day, click “Content” on the left to watch a Ved io for +5 points (limited to once per day).

Step 5: Go to the “Events” page on the left and register all activities you can register for.

Note: Each time you register for an activity, you can get 5 points.

These are the contribution types that are currently suitable for everyone to interact with. Other ways to earn points are more troublesome and come with requirements/thresholds. It’s recommended to interact every day, and later the project will also update new ways to earn contribution points as it develops.

In addition, once you reach 500 points, you can unlock the “Architect Role Level 1.” There are 5 levels in total. You can only apply once your points meet the requirements. The requirements and benefits for each level are as follows:

My blind guess is that Architect levels are related to future airdrops or new-issue subscription allocation. Upgrading is the key focus of interaction.

ARC built by Circle targets enterprise developers, financial applications (such as payments, lending, RWA, and proxy economy), and institutions (such as banks and fintech). Pain points include large volatility in traditional chain Gas, high settlement uncertainty, insufficient privacy, complex cross-chain operations, unclear compliance, and more. Now stablecoin size exceeds $200 billion and continues to grow. Enterprise applications (such as 24/7 settlement and RWA tokenization) are exploding—but existing L1/L2 Gas is unstable and has high latency, making it hard to support high-frequency finance. Arc has emerged for this reason. Compared with other L1s, Arc is not easily replaceable. That’s because the underlying layer is formed by Circle’s exclusive integration plus enterprise-grade design (quantum resistance roadmap), creating a moat. The testnet has already attracted 155+ teams, so if you’re bullish on ARC, you can start interacting now.

Note: This article is for sharing only, not advertising and not investment advice. If you’re interested, you can choose to interact independently. DYOR.