//ARC.MAINNET · 09.16.2026 · REF.01
the architect onArc
■COMMUNITY-RUN HOME FOR $ACAT▌
Every building starts on paper. ACAT draws the plans.
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Twelve lines, in the cat's own voice.
Circle put me in an ad. They told half a million people to look for the C.
What started as a cat with no face is becoming a house full of architects.
Drawn to Arc's dimensions.
Arc is Circle's stablecoin-native Layer 1: fees in USDC, deterministic finality, CCTP reach across 30+ chains. The cat from the USDC ad lives where USDC is the fuel.
USDC
Fees in the dollar
Fees are paid in the dollar, not a volatile token. The USDC cat lives where USDC is the fuel.
<1s
The bell rings once
Transactions settle with deterministic finality in under a second. No waiting on confirmations to call it done.
ARC
Circle's stablecoin L1
A Layer 1 built for settlement, collateral, treasury and issuance — with CCTP reach across 30+ chains. Public mainnet 16.09.2026.
o1
Launched through the factory
Fixed supply, full supply in a permanent liquidity position, no mint switch.
ARC FACTS FROM ARC.IO. LAUNCH MECHANICS FROM DOCS.O1.EXCHANGE. SUPPLY AND LIQUIDITY TERMS SHOULD BE READ OFF THE FACTORY CONTRACT, NOT OFF THIS PAGE. ACAT IS A COMMUNITY TOKEN — CIRCLE, ARC AND o1 HAVE NOT ENDORSED IT.
The paper trail.
Five exhibits, in order. Numbering is strict — new exhibits go on the end, nothing gets slotted in behind.
05
EXHIBITS FILED
- EXHIBIT 01■27 JAN 2026■@USDC ON X
Circle put the cat on the internet.
“Look for the C.”
The USDC spot that introduced the cat. 535K views.
OPEN SOURCE ↗ - EXHIBIT 02■31 MAR 2026■ARC.IO/BLOG
Arc opened Arc House and named its people Architects.
“You don't apply. You contribute.”
The Architects program — five tiers, points for building, writing, translating, hosting.
OPEN SOURCE ↗ - EXHIBIT 03■05 AUG 2026■ARC.IO/BLOG
Arc announced public mainnet for 16 September.
“Stablecoin-native settlement, in public.”
The date the building opens.
OPEN SOURCE ↗ - EXHIBIT 04■11 SEP 2026■o1 LAUNCHPAD · ARC
o1 turned on Arc launches. ACAT went first.
“By API, before the app had a front page.”
First token deployed through the o1 factory on Arc. Contract on the explorer.
OPEN SOURCE ↗ - EXHIBIT 05■12 SEP 2026■THE COMMUNITY
The cat got its face.
“A contract with no image, adopted.”
CTO reveal. Same cat from the ad, moved into the chain where USDC is the gas.
ON THIS PAGE - EXHIBIT 06
Reserved. First acknowledgement from Arc, Circle or o1. First listing. First meetup. It gets filed when it happens, and not a day earlier.
Draw yourself in.
Upload a photo. Pick a kit. Drag the pieces where you want them. Everything happens in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
01 · THE PHOTO
02 · THE KIT
03 · THE FRAME
04 · ADJUST · PHOTO
Every blueprint adds a room.
One house, drawn by everyone who picked up the pencil.
0000
ROOMS IN THE HOUSE
ADD YOUR ROOM
OR DRAW ONE AT THE TABLERooms go public after a quick review. Keep it clean. Never put private information in an image.
Points for rooms, memes, translations, meetups. The tiers mirror Arc House's own Architects programme. Points here are recognition, not a promise of anything.
Three steps. No gas token.
- 1
Get USDC on Arc.
Bridge with CCTP from any of 30+ chains, or on-ramp directly. Gas is USDC — there is no separate gas token to buy first.
- 2
Open the market.
Open ACAT on RadarDEX, or paste the contract into a wallet that supports Arc.
- 3
Swap.
One transaction. The bell rings. Settled in under a second.
1,000,000,000
FIXED SUPPLY
100%
IN PERMANENT LIQUIDITY
0
TEAM ALLOCATION
SUPPLY, LIQUIDITY AND ALLOCATION AS DEPLOYED BY THE o1 FACTORY. READ THEM OFF THE CONTRACT BEFORE YOU ACT ON THEM — THIS PAGE IS COMMUNITY-MAINTAINED AND CAN BE WRONG.
Ask it before someone else does.
Is this Circle's cat?+
The cat is from Circle's USDC ad. ACAT is a community token that adopted it. Circle, Arc and o1 have not endorsed anything here, and nothing on this page should be read as their statement.
Why did it launch with no image?+
o1 switched on Arc launches by API before their app had a front end. Whoever fired first didn't set an image. The community took it over and gave it a face — which is, more or less, the point.
Is it live on mainnet?+
It's on Arc's factory now; Arc's public mainnet opens 16 September. Check the explorer, not us.
What does “Architect” mean?+
It's what Arc calls its community members — Arc House runs a five-tier Architects program. ACAT borrows the word. The tiers here carry recognition only, and promise nothing else.
Is there a team?+
There's a community and a contract with no mint switch. Read the factory docs and verify on-chain before you trust a sentence of this.
Why a cat, and why an architect?+
The cat is Circle's — it's the face of the USDC spot. The architect is Arc's: Arc calls its community Architects and its home Arc House. An architect works from a blueprint, before the first brick. That's the job.