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How STARC works
Three launch primitives on Arc — Discovery, Fuse, and LIVO. Fair first markets in native USDC that route into permanent Uniswap V3 liquidity. No presale. No free allocation. This guide covers the primitives, fees, trading on Arc, and wallet setup.
The idea
Most launches either dump supply to insiders or list on Uniswap with a sniper race. STARC is built so the first market is fair — same rules for every wallet — and settles into permanent Uniswap V3 liquidity in native USDC.
Discovery and LIVO open with a liquidity bootstrap: a capped first market that discovers price and funds locked LP — not a generic bonding curve dump into Uni. Fuse lists instantly with launch protection. LIVO goes further: issuance continues after the pool is live.
No presale. No free allocation. Quote asset is USDC on Arc Testnet.
Three primitives
Pick the launch shape that matches the job.
Discovery
Equal-access liquidity bootstrap with wallet caps. Price and depth are discovered, then migrate to a locked Uniswap V3 pool.
Read more →Fuse
Lists on Uniswap in the create transaction. Random launch window with per-wallet caps — equal access, no bundle advantage.
Read more →LIVO
A new primitive: bootstrap opens permanent Uni liquidity, then primary issuance continues while the token is already trading.
Read more →What you need
- A wallet on Arc Testnet (MetaMask or similar)
- Native USDC for gas and bootstrap buys — from the Circle faucet
- For Uniswap / pool trading: ERC-20 USDC (same asset, 6 decimals) — see Wallet & network
Builders
Public Data API for agents and indexers — read launches over HTTP; launch and trade on-chain with your own wallet.