Best memecoin launchpads on Arc (October 2026)

By the arky team · Published 4 October 2026 · Last updated: 5 Oct 2026

As of October 2026 the leading memecoin launchpads on Arc, Circle's USDC-native chain, are Argus (day-one volume leader), arky (a launchpad inside a trading terminal with USDC prediction markets and an AI agent), Bullcheese (75% creator fee share), Minara and Tolly. Each is ranked below on fees, mechanics, graduation, safety and tools.

Disclosure: arky publishes this list and arky is on it. We ranked our own entry by the same criteria as everyone else, listed its weaknesses, and sourced every competitor claim to third-party coverage or the project's own documentation. Weight our placement accordingly. Facts are as of October 2026: Argus and Bullcheese mechanics were re-checked against their published sources on 5 October 2026. Launchpads on a three-week-old chain change fast, so check each one before you use it.

How we ranked them

We scored each launchpad on five criteria that matter to someone launching or trading a memecoin on Arc:

Criterion	What we looked at
Fees	Pool fee, any buy or sell tax, launch cost, and how much goes to the creator
Mechanics	Bonding curve or direct-to-pool launch, and which DEX version holds liquidity
Graduation	Whether tokens move to an open DEX pool, and when
Safety	Liquidity locks, admin powers, audits and published contracts
Tools	What a trader gets around the launch: charts, portfolio, discovery, other markets, assistance

We also weighed real usage. On day one a Dune dashboard counted $410.8 million of Arc DEX volume, about 82% from launchpad tokens (BeInCrypto via Yahoo Finance, 17 Sept 2026). CoinDesk, using DefiLlama, put day-one volume nearer $82 million (CoinDesk, 17 Sept 2026). Either way, the ranking of who led is the same.

Quick comparison

#	Launchpad	Mechanics	Fees and creator share	Liquidity	Best for
1	Argus	No virtual bonding curve; full supply in a Uniswap v4 position with a tax hook	1% pool fee; creator-set tax 1-10% per side, 10% of tax to Argus	Locked permanently, no withdraw function	Volume and attention
2	arky	Bonding curve, graduates to Uniswap v4	Creators earn a share of trading fees	Moves to a Uniswap v4 pool at graduation	Traders who want one terminal with predictions and an AI agent
3	Bullcheese	No bonding curve; full supply in a single Uniswap v3 position	1% fee, 75% to creator; no launch fee	100% locked via Team Finance, 90 days to 5 years	Creators who want fee income
4	Minara.fun	USDC-native liquidity launchpad	Not published in coverage we found	Not published	Second-largest day-one launchpad
5	Tolly	One-transaction launch, supply into locked USDC liquidity	1% pool fee, 64% to creators per KuCoin	Permanently locked	Simple fair launches

The ranked list

1. Argus: the day-one volume leader

Argus is a permissionless launchpad that puts a token's entire supply into a single Uniswap v4 liquidity position above the opening price, with no virtual bonding curve. A dedicated v4 hook applies creator-chosen buy and sell taxes of 1% to 10% per side on top of a fixed 1% pool fee, plus a short anti-snipe tax at the open. Argus takes 10% of tax revenue; the rest goes to the creator, buybacks, holder dividends or liquidity. The liquidity locker has no withdraw function by construction (Argus GitHub repository).

On Arc's first day Arguspad handled $202.35 million of volume and minted 83,751 of 97,025 new tokens (Yahoo Finance).

Pros: by far the most volume and tokens; open-source contracts; permanent liquidity lock; trading on a public Uniswap pool from block one.
Cons: taxes on top of the pool fee raise the cost per trade; huge token count means most launches get no attention; launch tool only, not a full trading terminal.

2. arky: a launchpad inside a trading terminal

arky is a trading terminal on Arc with a launchpad built in. Tokens launch on a bonding curve and graduate to a Uniswap v4 pool, and creators earn a share of trading fees. The difference is everything around the launch: live spot prices, prediction markets settled in USDC, 5- and 15-minute Bitcoin Up/Down rounds, perps on major cryptos via Hyperliquid (never on memecoins), portfolio, multi-wallet support, USDC deposits and withdrawals over CCTP with step-by-step wizards, and Scout, an AI agent every user gets. Scout answers from live arky data, proposes trades and can draft or launch a memecoin; your wallet signs every trade and fills are checked on chain. Details on the arky memecoin launchpad and the bonding curve.

Pros: one screen for memecoins, predictions, Up/Down rounds, spot and perps; an AI agent that proposes but never signs for you; dollar-denominated everything; affiliate program and a public status page.
Cons: no published day-one volume to point to, so liquidity on new arky tokens may be thinner than on Argus; trades before graduation happen on the bonding curve, not a public DEX pool; we do not publish fee percentages here because they are being revised, so check them in the app.

3. Bullcheese: best for creator fee share

Bullcheese skips the bonding curve and drops a token's full one-billion supply into a single Uniswap v3 position above the launch price. Every swap pays the standard 1% Uniswap fee, of which 75% goes to the creator and 25% to the platform. Launches cost no launch fee beyond USDC gas, and 100% of the liquidity position is locked through Team Finance for 90 days up to five years (Cryptopolitan, Bullcheese review, 18 Sept 2026). It launched alongside Arc's public mainnet (Forbes, 16 Sept 2026).

Pros: the most generous published creator share; locked liquidity; tradeable on Uniswap and visible to tools like DexScreener and GMGN from the first block.
Cons: the lock is time-limited rather than permanent, so read the unlock date; as of mid-September its own launch contracts had not been published, though the Team Finance contracts are audited (TrustSwap).

4. Minara.fun: the runner-up on volume

Minara is an Arc launchpad focused on USDC-native liquidity (Bitget Web3 Academy, 16 Sept 2026). It recorded about $36.41 million on the first day, second among launchpads (Yahoo Finance).

Pros: real early traction.
Cons: we could not find published fee, graduation or audit details in third-party coverage; verify before launching.

5. Tolly: simple fair launches

Tolly launches a token in one transaction and places the whole supply into permanently locked USDC liquidity, with trading from the first block and no migration step (Bitget). KuCoin reports a 1% pool fee split 64% to creators, 12% to holder rewards, 10% to the protocol and the rest to token buy-and-remove (KuCoin blog: comparing Arc launchpads). It did about $19.65 million on day one (Yahoo Finance).

Pros: permanent lock; no migration risk; clear published split.
Cons: CoinDesk noted the TOLLY token down 56% from its launch high within a day, a reminder that platform tokens are volatile too (CoinDesk).

Others to watch

More than ten launchpads announced Arc deployments, and SushiSwap shipped a launchpad on day one (Yahoo Finance). Coverage also lists ArcPad (direct to Uniswap v3, locked at launch), Parabola (single bonding curve, threshold graduation), Arch (single-sided Uniswap v3 against USDC), Sharc.fun (graduation with a permanent lock) and ubi.fun (holders earn a share of trading fees) (KuCoin; TrustSwap). Several had not published fees or audits when reviewed.

How to choose

You are a creator who wants income: compare published creator shares first; Bullcheese and Tolly publish theirs.
You want the most eyes on your token: Argus has the volume.
You are a trader, not a launcher: you care less about the launchpad than the screen you trade from. That is what arky is for: memecoins, prediction markets and spot in one Arc trading terminal.
You came from Solana: see arky vs pump.fun, and head-to-heads with Argus and Bullcheese.

A five-point safety check before any launch or buy

Read the launch contract and who holds admin permissions.
Check how liquidity is locked and when, if ever, it unlocks.
Add up the real cost per trade: pool fee plus any taxes.
Look at unique traders and liquidity depth, not just volume.
Size small. Most permissionless memecoins lose value or fail (Cryptopolitan).

New to the category? Start with memecoins on Arc, and look up terms such as graduation or LP lock in the glossary. KuCoin's comparison makes the same list its core advice (KuCoin). For the bigger picture, read Arc mainnet is live, Arc network details, crypto prediction markets, the news that arky added Up/Down rounds and perps, our guide on how to launch a memecoin on Arc, and the rest of the arky blog.

FAQ

What is the best memecoin launchpad on Arc?

It depends on the goal. As of October 2026 Argus leads on volume, Bullcheese offers the highest published creator share at 75% of a 1% fee, and arky combines a launchpad with a trading terminal, USDC prediction markets and an AI agent.

What is a memecoin launchpad?

A memecoin launchpad is an app that lets anyone create a token in a few clicks and starts trading it immediately, either on a bonding curve that later graduates to a DEX pool or directly in a locked DEX pool.

Which Arc launchpad had the most volume on day one?

Arguspad. A Dune dashboard reported by BeInCrypto and Yahoo Finance credited it with $202.35 million of Arc's $410.8 million first-day DEX volume and 83,751 of the 97,025 tokens minted.

Do Arc launchpads use bonding curves?

Some do and some do not. arky launches tokens on a bonding curve that graduates to Uniswap v4. Argus, Bullcheese and Tolly skip the curve and place the full supply in a locked Uniswap pool from the first block.

Can you launch a memecoin on Arc for free?

Bullcheese reports no launch fee beyond gas, and gas on Arc is paid in USDC. Other launchpads differ, so check each one's current terms before launching.

Is there a pump.fun alternative on Arc?

Yes. Several Arc launchpads play that role. arky is the closest to the pump.fun plus trading terminal combination: bonding-curve launches that graduate to Uniswap v4, inside a terminal with prediction markets and an AI agent, all in USDC.