AI Rig Complex (ARC) is a Solana-based project built around Rig, an open-source Rust framework for creating AI applications and agents. Its official site also describes Arc Forge as a token-launch component and Handshake as a builder program. The ARC token is not required for every project that applies to Handshake; the official page describes a 500 ARC anti-spam deposit for submissions and requires projects to use Rig. This token is unrelated to Circle’s Arc Layer 1, which uses USDC as native gas. Identify ARC by the project and Solana mint, not by ticker alone.
| Metric | CoinGecko snapshot |
|---|---|
| Ticker | ARC |
| Price | $0.06192 USD |
| Market capitalization | $61.92M USD |
| 24-hour change | +4.8% |
| Circulating supply | 999.982M ARC |
| Maximum supply | 1B ARC |
| Network | Solana |
| Contract | 61V8vBaqAGMpgDQi4JcAwo1dmBGHsyhzodcPqnEVpump |
Project components
Rig is a Rust library for building LLM-powered applications. The project’s architecture page describes Arc Forge as a launch component whose token liquidity routes through ARC, and its Handshake page invites projects that use Rig. These are separate tools within the project; they do not establish that every agent is autonomous, profitable or controlled by an on-chain token.
ARC tokenomics
CoinGecko lists a maximum supply of 1 billion ARC and reports about 999.982 million in circulation on the snapshot date above. Solscan identifies the token as AI Rig Complex on Solana and records its first mint on December 10, 2024. The public sources cited here do not establish a complete, current allocation schedule, so no allocation percentages are inferred.
Identity and risk
“Arc” is used by unrelated blockchain and software projects. The page here covers AI Rig Complex (arc.fun), not Circle’s Arc network. The token is volatile and permissionless markets can list assets with the same ticker; confirm the Solana mint before interacting. A project’s use of AI language does not verify how autonomous its software is or prove the utility of its token.
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Sources
- AI Rig Complex — Architecture — The official architecture page explains Rig, Arc Forge and the project’s ARC-routed launch mechanics.
- AI Rig Complex — Handshake — The official builder page states the Rig requirement and the 500 ARC anti-spam deposit; it says a project token is not required.
- Solscan — AI Rig Complex Token — Solscan identifies the Solana token mint and first-mint date.
- CoinGecko — AI Rig Complex (ARC) — CoinGecko supplies the dated market and circulating/max supply snapshot.