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ARC

ARC (ARC) — a reference card for a crypto project: what the product does and how verifiable the project’s key claims are; also — alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis (DecAI Fit).

ARC — an AI/Privacy / AI/Assistants / Infra project: privacy‑first AI infrastructure and the products Matrix (private AI with “homomorphic encryption”) and Reactor (an AI assistant). The ARC token is described as a utility token for access/participation/incentives in the ecosystem (token docs). Onchain, per Tier‑1, the ARC v2 contracts on Ethereum and Base are confirmed.

Disclaimer

Important: this page is a reference overview of the project. Within DecAIHub, we separately record a verification based on open sources within the AI thesis (what is real AI/onchain/why a token, and which sources this is based on).
This is not financial advice and not a recommendation to buy/sell/hold any asset. We do not assess price, returns, or entry/exit timing.
Conclusions are based on publicly available materials found as of the verification date. The absence of confirmation does not imply the absence of the technology.

TL;DR (for readers who are not into AI)

  • What it is: products/infrastructure for private use of AI (Matrix) and an AI assistant (Reactor).
  • Who it’s for: users and teams who need privacy when working with AI; (per the token docs) also developers/Network Contributors of the ecosystem.
  • Why onchain/token: the ARC token is used as a means of access/participation/incentives, and onchain is needed for the token/participation and the claimed “verifiable proof‑of‑actions” mechanisms (token docs).
  • What you can actually touch (Tier‑1): Matrix Playground and Reactor (official pages/web interfaces).

How it works (very briefly)

  1. The user does: uses Matrix/Playground or Reactor (website).
  2. The system does: provides AI functions; Matrix is described as a “privacy‑in‑use / encrypted computation” environment (website + token docs).
  3. The user gets: an AI result with a focus on privacy and access control (website).
  4. Where the blockchain is: the ARC utility token (ERC‑20) on Ethereum and Base is confirmed (Etherscan/BaseScan); the token docs claim the use of onchain mechanics for participation/verification of actions.
  5. Token role (if any): per the token docs — gated access to advanced features and participation in the ecosystem/incentives (token docs).

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Project passport

Field Value
Project name ARC
Also known as (aliases) ARC Labs, Matrix by ARC, Reactor by ARC, $ARC
Logo (logo) —
Token symbol (ticker) ARC
Category AI/Privacy | AI/Assistants | Infra
Primary chain (chain) Ethereum
Type EVM
Network status mainnet
Consensus (consensus) PoS (Ethereum)
Launch date (launch_date) —
Project status (status) active
Token (standard) ERC-20
Token contract ARC v2 (Ethereum): 0x672fdBA7055bddFa8fD6bD45B1455cE5eB97f499; ARC v2 (Base): 0x431151F26c48B4D4BEFc34048a0966Bf960A0c50; ARC v1 (Base, legacy): 0x61ca70b867a48265e553a7fbb81bfe44fada7ae6
Token model (token_type) utility (governance)
Max supply 1,030,000,000 ARC (Etherscan/tokenomics; ARC v2). Note: the supply on Base for ARC v2 differs (BaseScan).
Issuance fixed (per Etherscan Max Total Supply)
Tokenomics (tokenomics, brief) 85% community / 10% operations / 5% team (tokenomics); v1→v2 migration 1:1 (tokenomics)
Governance — (community governance is claimed; the mechanism is described without specific links to voting)
Admins/keys multisig (lock supply / migration portal — a claim in the tokenomics)
Audit —
Bug bounty —
Team (team) —
Funding (investors/funding) —
AI component (ai_component) Matrix (privacy-first AI) + Reactor assistant
Use‑case (use_case) private AI workflows + assistant
DecAI Fit — AI thesis fit 5/6 — high alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
DecAI Fit component summary 3 / 1 / 2 / 3
Last verified 2026-02-11

General project overview

ARC describes itself as “privacy‑first AI infrastructure”: a set of products and components that allow using AI with an emphasis on privacy. The website highlights Matrix (with the theses “privacy‑in‑use / encrypted‑in‑use”, “wallet‑enforced access”) and Reactor (an AI assistant). The tokenomics document additionally claims a connection with “homomorphic encryption” (CKKS) and the role of the ARC token as the economic layer for access and participation.

Features/modules

  • Matrix by ARC: a private AI workflow with claimed “homomorphic encryption / encrypted computation” (website + tokenomics).
  • Matrix Playground: public access to the “playground” (roadmap).
  • Reactor by ARC: an AI assistant (website).
  • ARC Token (utility): access/participation/incentives; v1→v2 migration, published addresses (token docs).

Typical scenarios

  • Scenario 1: a user tries Matrix/Playground → gets an AI result with a focus on privacy (website/roadmap).
  • Scenario 2: a user uses Reactor as an assistant → gets answers/help with tasks (website).
  • Scenario 3: an ecosystem participant uses ARC for access to features/tiers and participation in token mechanics (token docs).

Getting started (wallet/network)

  • What you need: access to the Matrix/Reactor web products; for the token — an EVM wallet.
  • Network/chain: the ARC token — Ethereum mainnet (and also Base per the token docs).
  • Fees: gas on the respective EVM network for onchain operations with the token.

Architecture/tech (non‑AI)

  • Components: the Matrix/Reactor web products (offchain) + the ARC ERC‑20 token (onchain) (website + explorers).
  • Participant roles: product users; token holders; (per the tokenomics) “Network Contributors” (the role is described, but addresses/implementation are not shown).
  • Where logic runs: the AI part — offchain; onchain — the token and (per the tokenomics) participation/payouts/voting.
  • Dependencies: Ethereum/Base for the token; the infrastructure of ARC’s web products.

Token/economics (expanded, no forecasts)

  • Token utility: gated access to ARC solutions (including Matrix) and participation in the ecosystem (tokenomics).
  • Protocol necessity drivers: the tokenomics claims that $ARC is used as the access medium and is also mandatory for “Network Contributors” (claim).
  • Who pays fees: users pay gas on the network (Ethereum/Base) for onchain operations with the token.
  • Where fees go: to the network validators/sequencer (network fees).
  • Issuance/burn: max total supply 1,030,000,000 ARC (Etherscan, ARC v2).
  • Security/incentive mechanisms: the tokenomics describes “ARC Rewards” and lock‑up mechanisms (claim).
  • Distribution and token issuance schedule: 85% community / 10% operations / 5% team; no vesting; 500M in a multisig for the v1→v2 migration (tokenomics).
  • Treasury: operations allocation 10% (tokenomics); specific treasury addresses are not listed in the extracted fragment.

Governance

  • Who makes decisions: — (the tokenomics claims holder participation in governance, but the specific implementation/procedures were not extracted).
  • How protocol parameters change: —.
  • Where decisions are discussed/made: snapshot.org is mentioned in the tokenomics as the voting venue (without a specific space/link).
  • Keys/multisig: a multisig is mentioned for the 500M locked supply (tokenomics), but the address/threshold are not given in the extracted fragment.

Security and incidents

  • Audits: — (the extracted Tier‑1 contain no link to smart contract audit report(s)).
  • Bug bounty: —.
  • Incidents: —.
  • Threat model: the key AI logic and private computations run offchain; claims about Network Contributors/Rewards/payouts require verification with onchain artifacts; proxy contract risks (proxy on Etherscan/BaseScan).

Project status and timeline

  • Current status: the products are available on the website; the ARC v2 token exists (Etherscan/BaseScan).
  • Key releases/milestones: the roadmap records the Matrix MVP launch (June 2025) and Playground/Beta releases (roadmap).
  • Roadmap: https://www.arc.ai/resources/roadmap

Ecosystem/integrations

  • Integrations: the EVM ecosystem for the token (Ethereum/Base); external listings/DEXs are listed on “Contracts and Verification” (token docs).
  • Partners: —.
  • Where it’s actually used: — (the extracted Tier‑1 contain no list of specific production integrations of Matrix).

AI component of the project

  • What is real AI here? Matrix/Reactor are the claimed AI products; the tokenomics describes privacy‑preserving AI computations (including homomorphic encryption/CKKS).
  • What is truly onchain? the ARC v2 contracts on Ethereum and Base are confirmed; apart from the token, the product’s onchain logic (API/accounting/access) is not confirmed by addresses/code in the extracted Tier‑1.
  • Why is a token needed? per the tokenomics — gated access and participation/incentives (including ARC Rewards, Network Contributors).
  • Red flags (based on the information found): a large share of the promises relates to “planned”/evolving mechanisms (the tokenomics explicitly notes ongoing/planned elements); no Tier‑1 links to contract audit report(s); offchain dependence of the products.

DecAI Fit component summary

  • DecAI Fit: 5/6 — high alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
Component Level Score
AI reality high 3
Onchain necessity low 1
Token necessity medium 2
Evidence Tier‑1 present 3
Details

AI reality

AI_0 — AI intent (Tier‑1 roadmap) (1/0)

  • AI_0 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): There are signs of AI reality per Tier‑1 (see AI_1..AI_4), so the AI_0 flag (intent‑only) does not apply.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — see Evidence/links in AI_1..AI_4.
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): AI_0=1 is admissible only when AI_1..AI_4=0; here ai_score without AI_0 = 3.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_1 — what the AI does (1/0)

  • AI_1 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): Matrix and Reactor provide AI functions; Matrix is described as a private AI environment (privacy‑in‑use / encrypted computation).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.arc.ai/ ; https://www.arc.ai/token/tokenomics
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): there are product descriptions and a purpose.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_2 — demos/examples (1/0)

  • AI_2 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): the website has “Try Now” links to Matrix/Reactor; the roadmap records Playground/betas.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.arc.ai/ ; https://www.arc.ai/resources/roadmap
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): there are indications of available products/a playground, but without independent quality verification.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_3 — metrics/quality (1/0)

  • AI_3 (decision): 0
  • Metrics: —.
  • Context (version/date/how measured): —.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.arc.ai/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the extracted Tier‑1 contain no formalized quality metrics/benchmarks.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_4 — tech description/architecture/versions (1/0)

  • AI_4 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): the tokenomics describes technical concepts (HE/CKKS) and the token’s roles; the website describes privacy properties (encrypted‑in‑use, wallet‑enforced access).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.arc.ai/ ; https://www.arc.ai/token/tokenomics
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): there is a Tier‑1 technical description at the concept level, but no code/implementation details of the FHE stack.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Onchain necessity

OC_1 — contracts/addresses/chain (1/0)

  • OC_1 (decision): 1
  • Chain: Ethereum (mainnet) + Base
  • Addresses/identifiers: ARC v2 (Ethereum): 0x672fdBA7055bddFa8fD6bD45B1455cE5eB97f499; ARC v2 (Base): 0x431151F26c48B4D4BEFc34048a0966Bf960A0c50; ARC v1 (Base, legacy): 0x61ca70b867a48265e553a7fbb81bfe44fada7ae6
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.arc.ai/token/contracts-and-verification ; https://etherscan.io/token/0x672fdBA7055bddFa8fD6bD45B1455cE5eB97f499 ; https://basescan.org/token/0x431151F26c48B4D4BEFc34048a0966Bf960A0c50
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the addresses are published on the official page and confirmed by the explorers.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

OC_2 — onchain beyond just a token (1/0)

  • OC_2 (decision): 0
  • What useful logic is onchain: the extracted Tier‑1 contain no addresses/contracts that implement access to Matrix/Reactor or the accounting of “Network Contributor” actions; there are descriptions at the tokenomics level.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.arc.ai/token/tokenomics
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): without specific onchain artifacts we consider mainly the token to be confirmed.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

OC_3 — onchain is critical (1/0)

  • OC_3 (decision): 0
  • “Replace the blockchain” test: the Matrix/Reactor products are described as web solutions; the extracted Tier‑1 do not prove that the key product logic breaks down without the onchain component.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.arc.ai/ ; https://www.arc.ai/token/tokenomics
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): onchain is described as an economic/coordination layer, but its criticality for the AI functions is not confirmed.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Token necessity

TK_0 — no token (1/0)

  • TK_0 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): the project has a token, ARC (v2), on Ethereum and Base.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.arc.ai/token/contracts-and-verification
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): there is an official page with addresses and explorer links.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_1..TK_4 (1/0)

TK_1 — payment for the service (1/0)

  • TK_1 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): the token is described as a means of access (gated access) to ARC solutions (including Matrix).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.arc.ai/token/tokenomics
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the tokenomics explicitly describes “gated access”; the onchain payment/access mechanics are not confirmed by addresses.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_2 — incentives/collateral/penalties (1/0)

  • TK_2 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): the tokenomics describes ARC Rewards/Network Contributor participation as incentives funded by usage fees (claim).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.arc.ai/token/tokenomics
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): an incentive mechanism is described, but without specific onchain addresses/calculation parameters in the extracted fragment.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_3 — governance (1/0)

  • TK_3 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): governance participation is described, but without specific links to a DAO/voting space.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.arc.ai/token/tokenomics
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): not enough specifics to consider the mechanism confirmed.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_4 — token is replaceable (1/0)

  • TK_4 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): the token is positioned as a mandatory economic layer of access/participation, so replacing it would require reworking the model.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.arc.ai/token/tokenomics
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the utility is claimed as integrated into the product model.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Evidence (table)

Tier Source What it proves
Tier‑1 https://www.arc.ai/ Product: Matrix/Reactor, privacy‑first AI positioning.
Tier‑1 https://www.arc.ai/resources/roadmap Roadmap of Matrix/Reactor/Playground releases.
Tier‑1 https://www.arc.ai/token/tokenomics Utility and tokenomics (gated access, rewards, supply/distribution).
Tier‑1 https://www.arc.ai/token/contracts-and-verification Official addresses of ARC v2 and legacy v1.
Tier‑1 https://etherscan.io/token/0x672fdBA7055bddFa8fD6bD45B1455cE5eB97f499 ARC v2 contract on Ethereum, max supply 1.03B.
Tier‑1 https://basescan.org/token/0x431151F26c48B4D4BEFc34048a0966Bf960A0c50 ARC v2 contract on Base, chain supply on Base.

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