How ARC works
From brief to on-chain payout, in six steps.
- 01
Connect a wallet
Your Solana wallet is your ARC identity. Sign one message — no email, no password, no funds moved.
- 02
Post or apply
Employers publish a scoped brief with budget and deadline. Workers pitch with a price and a delivery window.
- 03
Commit the budget
Hiring creates a contract and records the employer's committed budget, so both sides work against the same number.
- 04
Deliver and approve
Move the contract from in progress to submitted to approved, with every step timestamped on the shared timeline.
- 05
Release USDC
The employer signs the transfer from their own wallet. ARC verifies the confirmed transaction on chain before closing the contract.
- 06
Build reputation
Completed contracts and reviews feed a reputation score that travels with your wallet, not a profile page.
Payments
Payouts settle as real USDC transfers on Solana. The employer signs the transfer from their own wallet — ARC never holds funds or private keys — and the payout is confirmed on chain before the contract closes.
If something goes wrong
Either side can open a dispute, which freezes the contract and opens a 14-day evidence window. Once both parties submit proof, an ARC admin rules to pay the worker or refund the employer.
Read the dispute & refund policy →