Arc is emerging as an RWA settlement layer with a growing ecosystem of 17+ projects spanning tokenized equities, private credit, commodities, energy, and yield infrastructure.
Tech & Launches ·
Arc is consolidating as a real-world asset settlement layer, with more than 17 projects now building across tokenized equities, private credit, commodities, energy, and yield infrastructure. The ecosystem includes platforms like Dinari and Archive for tokenized stocks, Liquid and Maple for private credit markets, Chennai for commodities, and OpenVPP for energy infrastructure—alongside institutional rails from Trize, Centrifuge, and Securitize, plus yield layers from Realise, Lagoon, and Aethel.
The breadth of financial primitives being developed on Arc points to a layered tokenization stack rather than a single-use chain. Projects span issuance, lending, market infrastructure, and decentralized yield generation, suggesting Arc is positioning itself as a foundational settlement layer for on-chain RWA activity across multiple asset classes and operational layers.
What remains unclear is the maturity and transaction volume across these projects, the extent of interoperability between layers, and whether Arc's chain-level design choices are optimized for the institutional compliance and custody requirements typical of RWA markets. The number of projects is notable, but their actual adoption and capital flows have not been quantified.