Editorial · unpaid
The Editor's Index · 179
The Editor's Index is our own shortlist: the projects we think are the clearest examples of real work on Arc. It cannot be bought, it is never influenced by payment, and an entry can be removed from it as easily as it was added. Editorial entries are marked with a warm dot after the name and their outbound links are not sponsored, because nobody paid for them. This is an opinion, not a rating, and certainly not investment advice or a safety judgment. The same dated evidence standard applies to every row here as to every other row in the directory.
| # | Project | What it builds on Arc | Role | Status | Links | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | FFiservPayments & Payouts · PSPs | Named in Circle's Arc testnet release; core banking and merchant processing exposure. | Integrates | Announced | 2026-09-02 | |
| 77 | FFlezpayPayments & Payouts · Merchant acceptance | Retail POS/payments OS naming Circle as a backer; the smart-QR product it was granted for is unconfirmed. | Integrates | Announced | 2026-09-02 | |
| 78 | Listed by Circle for Arc; combined lending and DEX liquidity aimed at Arc. | Deploys | Announced | 2026-09-02 | ||
| 79 | Listed by Circle for Arc; the Australian dollar stablecoin AUDF targeting Arc availability. | Issues | Announced | 2026-09-02 | ||
| 80 | Listed by Circle for Arc; institutional trading services around stablecoin markets. | Integrates | Announced | 2026-09-02 | ||
| 81 | Listed by Circle for Arc; conversion-focused rails for executing on-chain actions. | Serves | Announced | 2026-09-02 | ||
| 82 | GalaxyExchanges & Trading · Market makersFounding validator | Founding validator and day-one liquidity partner named in Circle's Arc mainnet release. | Integrates | Announced | 2026-09-02 | |
| 83 | Listed by Circle for Arc; standardises private-credit deals for on-chain settlement. | Deploys | Announced | 2026-09-02 | ||
| 84 | GGlobal PaymentsBanks & Enterprises · Founding validatorsFounding validator | Founding validator named in Circle's Arc mainnet release; merchant settlement not yet detailed. | Integrates | Announced | 2026-09-02 | |
| 85 | Listed by Circle on the Arc ecosystem page as a bank partner; no integration detail published. | Integrates | Announced | 2026-09-02 | ||
| 86 | GGSRExchanges & Trading · Market makers | Named in Circle's Arc release; market making across Arc stablecoin pairs. | Integrates | Announced | 2026-09-02 | |
| 87 | HashkeyExchanges & Trading · Exchanges | Listed by Circle for Arc; licensed exchange support in Bermuda and Hong Kong. | Integrates | Announced | 2026-09-02 | |
| 88 | Hecto FinancialPayments & Payouts · PSPs | Listed by Circle for Arc; Korean payment processing with USDC settlement. | Integrates | Announced | 2026-09-02 | |
| 89 | Hecto InnovationWallets & Custody · Embedded wallets | Listed by Circle for Arc; Korean wallet and platform services for USDC. | Serves | Announced | 2026-09-02 | |
| 90 | HibachiExchanges & Trading · DEXs | Listed by Circle for Arc; a stablecoin-native FX exchange targeting the chain. | Deploys | Announced | 2026-09-02 | |
Questions
Can a project pay to join the Editor's Index?
No. The Index is not for sale in any form, and paying projects are told so before they submit. A Listing is a paid submission and a different thing entirely.
How does a project get into the Index?
We add it. Typically because it shipped something real on Arc, documented it, and the work stands up when we check the sources.
Does paying change where a project appears?
No. Paid entries are labelled Listing, sit in the same ranked order as everything else, and use rel="sponsored". Payment never affects status, flags, evidence or the Editor's Index.




