Arc Day 1 was messy af on the token side, but the chain numbers are actually pretty wild.
@Arc mainnet has only been live, and rn:
– TVL: ~$334M
– Stablecoins: ~$656M, ~99% dominated by USDC
– DEX volume: ~$76M / 24h
– App fees: ~$453K / 24h
Circle also launched Arc with 100+ apps and 100+ institutional/ecosystem builders from Day 1.
Ngl, the contrast is kinda funny.
The chain itself is getting real liquidity, while a lot of Arc-native tokens got absolutely nuked after the mainnet hype. Classic CT: chain up, bags down lmao.
For me, that doesn't mean the Arc trade is over. It just means the easy “ape everything before mainnet” phase is prob done.
Now I'm watching which projects can actually survive the post-launch PvP:
– $ARGUS
– $FAZE
– $TOLLY
– and obviously $USDC flows, because liquidity is basically the heartbeat of this ecosystem rn.
One thing I care about more than token PA here: where the money actually sits.
A huge chunk of Arc TVL is already concentrated in lending. Morpho alone is around $225M+, while Aave is around $77M on Arc.
So imo, don't confuse Arc infra adoption with Arc shitcoin performance.
Same chain, completely different trade.
I'm still watching $ARGUS, $FAZE and $TOLLY for a potential second wave, but no rush to ape rn. Let the chart cook, let weak hands/dev farms get flushed, then I'll decide what deserves a spot in the bag.
Arc Day 2–7 should be way more interesting than Day 1.