Circle L1 blockchain Arc launched Arc House and the Architects plan on April 6. Arc House offers multiple features, covering education, events, and community showcases. The Architects plan, meanwhile, rewards users who contribute through a points system, providing promotions, badges, and exclusive benefits.

Circle L1 blockchain Arc releases quantum-resistant design and a roadmap, aimed at defending against threats posed by quantum computing and ensuring blockchain security. The roadmap covers quantum-resistant wallet signing, private state protection, and infrastructure upgrades, supporting user choice and compatibility with the EVM ecosystem.

ARC Prize Foundation Launches ARC-AGI-3 Benchmark, Requiring AI to Independently Explore and Act in a 64×64 Grid World Without Guidance, with Scores Based on "Action Efficiency." Compared to previous versions, this edition is more rigorous, preventing models from using memory shortcuts. Google Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Achieves a Top Score of 0.37%.

Trader Eugene Ng Ah Sio stated on March 16 that he would shift to a long position, believing that despite weakening global risk assets, the crypto market is performing strongly. He pointed out that the probability of a short-term rally is high and expects Bitcoin breaking through $74,000 to drive a market-wide recovery.

Gate News Bot Message, March 02, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, ARC (AI Rig Complex) is currently priced at $0.04, up 36.22% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.13 and a low of $0.02. The 24-hour trading volume reached $135 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $40.6 million, an increase of $10.8 million compared to yesterday. ## Recent Important News about ARC: 1️⃣ **Circle-led ARC Public Chain Ecosystem Continues to Improve** ARC, a Layer 1 blockchain compatible with EVM launched by Circle for stablecoins, has completed its public testnet launch and attracted participation from top global institutions including BlackRock, Visa, and Anthropic.

A crypto whale engaged in high leverage trading on the Lighter platform, resulting in a loss of $8.2 million. As market volatility increased, the platform activated its deleveraging mechanism to manage the risk, ultimately limiting liquidity loss to $75,000. This incident highlights the vulnerability of decentralized derivatives markets in low-liquidity assets.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire stated during the earnings call that the exploration of the Arc token is still ongoing. The specific launch date has not yet been determined, but it is expected to go live on the mainnet in 2026, and there is anticipation for multiple companies to participate in infrastructure operation and application development.

A whale deposited 8.39 million USDC into Lighter to go long on ARC. After establishing a position of 210 million tokens, the ARC price increased but was subsequently liquidated, resulting in a loss of 5.3 million. Another whale profited through a DCA strategy, selling 9.8 million ARC tokens and still holding 6.4 million.

Lighter successfully tested the LLP strategy during an ARC perpetual contract liquidation, with a trader establishing a long position of 50 million USDC. As the price declined, their oversized position was liquidated for 2 million USDC, resulting in a total loss of approximately 8.2 million USDC. The LLP loss was limited to 75,000 USDC, and the short side profited.

Gate News Bot message, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, ARC (AI Rig Complex) is currently priced at $0.12, up 23.65% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.12 and a low of $0.07. The 24-hour trading volume reached $75.7 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $116 million, an increase of about $22.3 million compared to yesterday.