Arcium
ARXMPC-based decentralized confidential computing network
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| 1h | 24h | 7d | 30d | 60d | 90d |
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| 0.62% | 3.06% | 7.15% | 22.78% | 77.59% | -- |
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ARX has a fixed 1-billion supply with zero inflation. Node operators stake ARX as collateral to provide compute, with stake weight deciding task allocation. Holders govern via dual tracks (technical and community), longer locks granting higher weight; compute fees paid in SOL split 70% operators, 20% recovery nodes, 10% treasury.
Top Holders
| Address | Token | Quantity | Percentage | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0x73d8...46db |   ARX | 8,514,635.63 | 0.85% | $1.84M |
| 0x1e23...bc4c | ARX | 2,038,001 | 0.2% | $440.4K |
| 0x7c53...c92e | ARX | 1,492,996.83 | 0.15% | $322.63K |
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About Arcium
Arcium is a confidential computing network founded in 2022 that does not run its own L1 and instead uses Solana as coordination and settlement layer. Its core unit is the MXE, a multiparty computation execution environment: a cluster of Arx nodes jointly executes encrypted instructions written in Arcis, a Rust DSL, combining MPC, FHE and zero-knowledge proofs so that no single node sees plaintext, with results written back to on-chain programs. It addresses the front-running of trading intent caused by full transparency and the reluctance of institutions to expose positions, because encrypted state can be computed on jointly rather than merely shielded per user. In July 2026 the ecosystem project Umbra launched confidential USDC payroll on the network.
In the ecosystem Arcium is privacy middleware for Solana, serving protocols that need dark pools, sealed-bid auctions and private payments, plus institutions doing joint modelling. The C-SPL standard keeps encrypted balances inside the SPL token system so developers need not build a separate privacy chain, nodes gain scheduling weight through ARX stake, and compute fees settle in SOL.
Arcium, a parallel confidential computing network on Solana, evolved from the privacy protocol Elusiv. In 2023, it completed a $5.5 million strategic round led by Greenfield Capital, with participation from Coinbase, Anatoly Yakovenko, and Keone Han. In early 2024, the project rebranded to Arcium and launched a private testnet, marking its shift from a single privacy application to a general-purpose confidential computation layer. A pivotal milestone came with the acquisition of Inpher, a Web2 confidential computing firm backed by JPMorgan and Swisscom, bringing in advanced MPC patents and a research team that significantly accelerated mainnet development. The mainnet alpha went live in 2025, processing over one million computations. In March 2025, CoinList conducted a fourth-round token sale with full unlock at TGE. In June 2026, ARX was listed on Coinbase and Upbit for spot trading, with Bitget PoolX and SuperEx following, establishing broad market accessibility. These events mark Arcium's evolution from a niche protocol into a full-fledged confidential computing infrastructure, with the Inpher acquisition and exchange listings standing as the most strategically significant milestones.
TGE and listings: ARX completed its token generation event on June 22 with Binance Alpha as the first venue, then listed on Upbit for KRW, BTC and USDT pairs plus Bitget and Coinbase on June 23; 208.8 million tokens circulated at launch, 20.88% of the 1 billion supply, at an FDV of about $395-438 million, opening at $0.40-0.43 before falling to $0.29-0.31 the next day.
Token mechanics: Supply is fixed with no inflation and about 79% vesting over 4.5 years, while validator and angel tranches totalling 10.9% carry 12-month cliffs; ARX is used for node staking and governance, but compute fees are paid in SOL with 70% to nodes, 20% to recovery nodes and 10% to the treasury, so protocol revenue does not flow back to ARX directly.
Arcium entered mainnet in February 2026 and issued its ARX token on 22 June at a fully diluted valuation near $400 million, with about 20.88% of the one billion supply circulating at the token event and the rest vesting over 4.5 years after a 12-month cliff for investors and contributors. Binance Alpha listed ARX the same day and Coinbase added it to its listing roadmap. ARX covers node staking, computation fees and governance, with operators required to post collateral that can be slashed for misbehaviour.
The technical and ecosystem work matters more. The network has run over one million confidential computations through MPC execution environments on Solana and introduced a Confidential SPL Token standard. Umbra became the first consumer application with shielded USDC transfers and encrypted swaps, extending to private payroll in July. Arcium also acquired Inpher, a confidential computing company founded in 2015 that had raised more than $25 million from JPMorgan and Swisscom, and committed to open-sourcing its patents. By mid-year more than 25 projects across eight sectors were building on the network.
Arcium will grow beyond four independent node operators toward full decentralisation, ship the Blackthorn upgrade and the Arcis language toolchain, and target enterprise multi-party computation such as joint risk modelling as the next commercial phase.
Yannik Schrade — Co-founder & CEO; a German computer scientist and cryptographer, co-inventor of the Cerberus MPC protocol and creator of the iOS app shiftscreen.
Nico Schapeler — Co-founder & CTO; maths and computer science background at TU Munich; leads cryptography research and protocol implementation.
Julian Deschler — Co-founder & CSO; engineering and economics background at TU Munich, with two years in banking.
Lukas Steiner — Co-founder & COO.