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ARC is a members-only Web3 community that uses NFTs as proof of membership. It employs a dual-token mechanism: the ARC Stellar NFT (a tradable ERC721 token) and the Fyrian NFT (a soulbound token), both required to unlock full benefits. The community connects influential builders and investors across Asia, offering a space for collaboration and co-creation. Members gain access to exclusive events, growth resources, and interest-based subgroups (e.g., creative, builder, legal) to advance projects. The core mechanism uses token gating to ensure member quality and soulbound tokens to reinforce long-term commitment, forming a high-value network.
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About ARC
ARC (arccommunity.com) is a members-only Web3 community based in Singapore that uses NFTs as proof of membership. Its core mechanism: users must first hold a Stellar NFT, then pass a curated review and mint a soulbound Fyrian NFT to unlock full membership. Members connect in the ARC App and at the physical ARC Playground in Singapore. The community runs a "social venture studio" model, where members join interest-based subgroups (creatives, builders, legal, etc.) to co-create projects, prioritizing long-term collaboration over short-term speculation.
Its narrative is "community rediscovered": influential people across Asia and its diaspora lack a unified network, and crypto can feel like an insider circle where Asians get left behind. ARC uses curated selection and NFT gating to link Web3 natives with newcomers, tying membership value to collective success.
In the past six months (March–September 2026), the key development was on March 5, 2026: ARC announced it was evolving from a member community into a fully integrated ecosystem, ceasing updates on its original community channels and shifting announcements to @arcdotxyz. It had also attended Consensus Hong Kong in January 2026, slightly before the reporting window. No major negative events were identified.
ARC Community, a members-only Web3 network, has made significant strides in the past six months. In August 2026, ARC raised $4.5 million to establish a crypto incubator modeled after Y Combinator, expanding its role from an NFT-gated community to a structured program supporting early-stage Web3 ventures. The incubator focuses on accelerating Asian blockchain projects, providing incubation, go-to-market support, and partnership access.
Most notably, ARC's public mainnet is scheduled to launch on September 16, 2026, introducing a Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoin payments, tokenized assets, and the agentic economy. The mainnet offers sub-second finality and predictable transaction fees payable in USDC, with institutional-grade compliance features.
Additionally, ARC announced a partnership with Wirex, planning to use Arc as the settlement chain for non-U.S. USDC and EURC card flows via Wirex One, a stablecoin neobank. This integration positions Arc as backend settlement infrastructure for real-world payment flows.
Looking ahead, ARC will prioritize ecosystem expansion, onboarding institutional builders, and launching its initial product suite for developers, including tools for smart contract deployment and RWA management. The roadmap emphasizes bridging traditional finance with onchain infrastructure while maintaining permissionless access.
Co-founder & CEO Elroy Cheo: previously in commodities and property development, led a mega-city project in China; entered crypto in 2016 via a blockchain music copyright project, and is the lead designer of the ARC experience.
Co-founder Kiat Lim: entrepreneur, son of billionaire Peter Lim; co-founded ARC with Elroy and participates in football investment DAO CO92.
Deputy CEO Gabriel Yang: served as ARC Director since Jun 2022, now Deputy CEO; also Project Leader at CO92 DAO, focused on Web3 community and NFTs.