The Arc team joined builders in New York for ETHGlobal NYC, with 15,000 USDC in prizes for teams building on Arc.
Across six tracks, 65 teams shipped apps and primitives exploring:
→ Advanced stablecoin logic
→ Chain-abstracted USDC flows
→ Prediction markets
→ Agentic economy use cases
→ Arc integrations for existing projects
The creativity, ambition, and quality of the submissions stood out.
Here’s what the winning teams built:
🏆 Best Agentic Economy with Circle Agent Stack
Mars: On-chain audited marketplace where AI agents safely buy verified skills.
Submission Showcase:
ethglobal.com/showcase/mars-…
Sidekick: Perpetual futures built for AI agents, not humans. Per-block funding, no liquidations, on Arc.
Submission Showcase:
ethglobal.com/showcase/sidek…
🏆 Best Smart Contracts on Arc with Advanced Stablecoin Logic
OpenPop: The OpenClaw of verifiable agent workflows, lowers capital costs by turning invoice financing into deals for investors.
Submission Showcase:
ethglobal.com/showcase/openp…
WorldColony: A colony of 200 AI "ant" agents that research, debate and bet on World Cup matches, fully on-chain.
Submission Showcase:
ethglobal.com/showcase/world…
🏆 Best Chain-Abstracted USDC Apps Using Arc as a Liquidity Hub
Vouch DeFi: Zero-collateral credit backed by who you are, not what you own. Private AI, USDC on Arc.
Submission Showcase:
ethglobal.com/showcase/vouch…
AnyAsset Checkout : Checkout links where any EVM asset becomes a merchant-settled USDC.
Submission Showcase:
ethglobal.com/showcase/anyas…
🏆 Best Prediction Markets Built on Arc with Real-World Signal
Cumulant : Structured products on prediction markets - baskets, tranches, PPNs, & continuous markets.
Submission Showcase:
ethglobal.com/showcase/cumul…
🏆 Best Private Nanopayments (in partnership with Dynamic and Unlink)
Manila: Private, on-chain, programmable, and agentic USDC payroll and vesting on Arc.
Submission Showcase:
ethglobal.com/showcase/manil…
Slip: Send money by email/phone; recipients claim privately as local stablecoins, no wallet needed.
Submission Showcase:
ethglobal.com/showcase/slip-…
🏆 Arc Continuity Track
Thurman Protocol: Automated secondary loan sales with onchain USDC settlement and trustless execution.
Submission Showcase:
ethglobal.com/showcase/thurm…
Bitrouter: DeFi micro-savings app that rounds-up daily purchases into AI-optimized yield.
Submission Showcase:
ethglobal.com/showcase/bitro…
Thanks to all the teams that took part and congratulations to the winners!
The Arc builder ecosystem keeps growing.