Arctic will launch a token launchpad denominated entirely in USDC on Sept. 16, timing its debut to the public opening of Arc, the blockchain built by stablecoin issuer Circle. The platform, A
Arctic will launch a token launchpad denominated entirely in USDC on Sept. 16, timing its debut to the public opening of Arc, the blockchain built by stablecoin issuer Circle.
The platform, Arctic.fun, will let users create and trade tokens priced in USDC rather than a volatile crypto asset. New tokens will be issued through a bonding curve - an automated pricing mechanism that adjusts a token's price as supply is bought and sold - before migrating to liquidity pools on Uniswap v4. Arctic says liquidity deposited into those pools will be permanently locked, an attempt to give newly issued tokens a durable market once they graduate from the initial curve.
The company's own ARCTIC token will launch the same day. Arctic has not disclosed the token's supply, initial valuation, allocation, vesting schedule or contract address, saying only that the address will be published through official channels at launch.
The dollar denomination is the platform's central pitch. Arc uses USDC as its native gas asset, so users do not need to hold a separate network token to pay transaction fees. For issuers and traders, that means listing prices, trade execution and network costs are all quoted in dollars - removing the second layer of price risk that comes with launching a token against ether, solana or BNB.
Token creation on Arctic will cost 0.75 USDC plus gas. Trading fees start at 0.8% and can be configured by creators as high as 6%. Of the fees collected, 75% will go to token creators and any community allocation set at launch, with the remaining 25% retained by the platform. Creators will also be able to impose purchase limits during early trading, a measure aimed at curbing sniping bots and giving issuers more control over initial distribution.
"Most launch platforms were built around volatile base assets. Arc gives us the opportunity to rethink that model around USDC and, over time, tokenized financial assets," an Arctic spokesperson said.
"Our objective is to give creators more flexibility in how they launch, price and grow on-chain markets, while creating a stronger liquidity foundation for their communities."
Bonding-curve launchpads have become one of the more visible corners of crypto's retail market over the past two years, automating issuance and price discovery and cutting the cost of minting a new asset to near nothing. Pump.fun did more than any other platform to popularize the format. It has also drawn sustained criticism: the overwhelming majority of tokens launched on such platforms fail, ownership is frequently concentrated in a handful of wallets, and liquidity can evaporate within hours.
Locking liquidity permanently addresses one specific failure mode - the creator who withdraws pooled funds after attracting buyers. It does not address concentrated ownership, insider selling, smart-contract flaws or simple collapse in demand, and Arctic acknowledges as much.
The company says its architecture is also being designed to support markets paired against tokenized equities as those instruments become available on Arc, which would allow a newly issued crypto asset to trade against a tokenized representation of a listed stock rather than only against USDC. Arctic has not named any tokenized-equity partner or given a timeline.
At launch, Arctic.fun will offer token creation, market discovery, trading, live charts, portfolio analytics and a paper-trading environment for testing strategies without capital. Early-access and airdrop registration are already open, with more information available on the website or via X.
