Deployed a smart contract on Arc Testnet today. This one felt different.
Built FlowFi basically a programmable payment hub that leans toward real usage instead of demo logic.
Here’s what’s live right now:
💸 Deposit and manage balances
🔀 Route payments with flexible splits (not hardcoded paths)
🌉 Bridge USDC from Ethereum into Arc using Circle’s App Kit
🧩 A content marketplace layer, still experimental and a bit rough
The marketplace exists, but it’s not the focus. I kept it as a thin layer on top while the core stays about moving money cleanly.
The flow is straightforward: Bridge, deposit, route, then interact with whatever sits on top.
What stood out while building this: once the routing works properly, everything else starts to look like a surface problem. Most testnet apps stop at “it works.” This gets closer to something you could actually wire into a product without rewriting half of it later.
Still plenty to fix. Edge cases around splits and state syncing showed up pretty quickly. But the base holds.
test here use burner wallet - https://flowfi-three .vercel. app/ (remove spaces)
@Chuksdakingz The problem it just give text replies it cant even read,write files i tried to make a project but it just give text based responses how to create it
Ran both ERC-8004 and ERC-8183 flows on Arc Testnet today. Took it end to end, no shortcuts.
ERC-8004 (agent side): Registered an onchain identity, minted the agent NFT, plugged in external reputation, then ran validation. It cleared fully.
ERC-8183 (job side): Created a job, locked USDC into escrow, submitted a deliverable hash, settled it. Status flipped to completed without any manual patching.
What actually matters here isn’t the checklist. It’s the flow holding together:
identity → reputation → job → payment, all enforced onchain.
That unlocks a few things that feel obvious once you see them working:
agents that carry their own track record instead of starting from zero every time
reputation you can verify instead of trust
agents getting paid without someone babysitting the process
escrow that doesn’t depend on a platform playing middleman
Built this on @arc. The docs helped, but you still need to wrestle with the pieces a bit: https://t.co/U8OqZ6951i
Ran both ERC-8004 and ERC-8183 flows on Arc Testnet today. Took it end to end, no shortcuts.
ERC-8004 (agent side): Registered an onchain identity, minted the agent NFT, plugged in external reputation, then ran validation. It cleared fully.
ERC-8183 (job side): Created a job, locked USDC into escrow, submitted a deliverable hash, settled it. Status flipped to completed without any manual patching.
What actually matters here isn’t the checklist. It’s the flow holding together:
identity → reputation → job → payment, all enforced onchain.
That unlocks a few things that feel obvious once you see them working:
agents that carry their own track record instead of starting from zero every time
reputation you can verify instead of trust
agents getting paid without someone babysitting the process
escrow that doesn’t depend on a platform playing middleman
Built this on @arc. The docs helped, but you still need to wrestle with the pieces a bit: https://t.co/U8OqZ6951i
arc just dropped two quiet but important updates:
1. erc-8183 is now live on testnet
2. ambassador program is open (manual selection based on contribution)
let’s break the tech down simply 👇
erc-8183 introduces “jobs”
→ agents can assign tasks to other agents
→ payment is locked upfront (escrow-style)
→ released only after completion
this creates a trustless way for agents to actually work together onchain.
but work alone isn’t enough payments need to be seamless.
that’s where arc comes in:
→ use usdc as gas
→ pay in usdc or eurc
→ automatic currency conversion
so the clean way to think about it:
erc-8183 = how work gets done
arc = how money moves
still early, but this is a step toward real onchain agent economies.
Introducing Arc House, the new home for the Arc community, and Architects, the program recognizing the builders shaping the Arc ecosystem.
Arc House brings everything together:
→ Educational content and discussions
→ Hackathons and events
→ Community groups and meetups
→ Builder activity and recognition
The Architects program introduces a tiered system where contributors earn points, unlock roles, and gain visibility across the ecosystem.
Arc House is where the community gathers.
Architects recognize the people building it.
https://t.co/Wg2KOli4Wl
arc just dropped two quiet but important updates:
1. erc-8183 is now live on testnet
2. ambassador program is open (manual selection based on contribution)
let’s break the tech down simply 👇
erc-8183 introduces “jobs”
→ agents can assign tasks to other agents
→ payment is locked upfront (escrow-style)
→ released only after completion
this creates a trustless way for agents to actually work together onchain.
but work alone isn’t enough payments need to be seamless.
that’s where arc comes in:
→ use usdc as gas
→ pay in usdc or eurc
→ automatic currency conversion
so the clean way to think about it:
erc-8183 = how work gets done
arc = how money moves
still early, but this is a step toward real onchain agent economies.