Observed arrival · 2026-09-18
Clocked: a simulated secret shopper for Arc
A prototype column that times simulated $1 transfers and swaps on the Arc network, then prints the results like restaurant receipts.
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- Readers tracking Arc’s stated performance claims
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- The prototype records simulated fees to 18 decimal places and separates slow, pricey, and sent-back runs.
Field notes
The page organizes its experiment around a fixed two-item order: a $1 USDC transfer and a $1 swap on univ4-arc. A random minute is selected within a 06:00–10:00 UTC window, while the receipt table preserves latency, fee precision, timestamps, and sent-back outcomes. The displayed runs are explicitly simulated, and the project frames the eventual Sunday column as a comparison against Arc’s published launch claims rather than as verified live monitoring.
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