Aero Lite is Live on Arc

TL;DR

Starting today, Aero Lite is live on Arc, the Layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoin-native financial applications
This advanced deployment is designed to provide essential liquidity infrastructure for the chain starting on day one
Pools are already live and liquidity providers can immediately deposit to earn fees + boosted rewards on pairs critical to the Arc ecosystem
When Aero fully launches, the Lite deployment on Arc will upgrade to the complete feature set and plug into Aero’s full economic system
Aero Lite will continue to evolve and serve as a nimble lightweight version of the protocol that can be strategically deployed to new ecosystems

Essential liquidity infrastructure, live on day one

Aero has deployed essential liquidity infrastructure to Arc, supporting the chain with a simple swap UI and Slipstream pools for critical pairs on day one.

This advanced deployment comes ahead of the full launch of Aero and includes a lightweight feature set plus the world’s first look at Aero’s new UI at app.aero.xyz.

Aero on Arc delivers essential liquidity infrastructure for traders, market makers, token issuers, and builders alike:

Traders can swap tokens 24/7 across deep and efficient liquidity pools
Market makers can swap, rebalance, and deposit to earn, all in conjunction with Arc’s own StableFX
Token issuers will be able to launch, bootstrap, and scale liquid markets for any tokenized asset onchain
Builders can integrate a composable liquidity network to power a wide range of DeFi applications (SDK coming soon)

Lean features for a Lite launch

Aero Lite on Arc debuts with the following feature set:

New Slipstream pools live on day one
Fee rewards + boosts for LPs
Simple trading UI

To support builders and integrators, the Aero SDK is set to go live soon and will be optimized for agents and developers alike.

When the full Aero protocol launches, the Arc deployment will upgrade to include the full launch feature set and economic system, including:

AERO Rewards streaming to pools, directed by sAERO holders and optimized with Gauge Caps and Predictive Allocation
Unified liquidity and cross-chain swaps powered by Metaswaps and the all-new MetaRouter
Programmable fee rebates and infrastructural updates designed for institutions and integrators

The Aero codebase has been audited by Sherlock and ChainSecurity. The public audit contest is nearly complete.

The liquidity engine for onchain FX and beyond

Onchain FX is powered by Aerodrome:

In H1 2026, Aerodrome generated more FX volume on Base than every other DEX across every chain, combined
Aerodrome holds <1% of EURC liquidity and handles most of its onchain volume, with over $10B in EURC traded to date
Aerodrome’s EURC/USDC pool is the largest FX pool onchain by volume, providing hyper competitive rates

With this launch, Aero Lite will bring this proven technology and established playbook to Arc and its new set of users, builders, and institutions.

An open marketplace for market formation

Beyond FX pairs, Aero’s aligned economic system, leading-edge technology, and built-in incentive marketplace will make it the most powerful venue for launching, bootstrapping, and growing liquid markets for any asset type.

Aerodrome has already shown the system’s ability to win across markets, from hosting the top-volume pools for bluechips like Bitcoin to becoming the home for equities onchain with the recent launch of Coinbase Tokenized Stocks with day-one liquidity live on Aerodrome.

With the launch of Aero, we’ll also see the debut of Predictive Allocation, a new onchain primitive that promises to reshape the way markets form onchain into the future.

A unified liquidity layer

When Aero launches, it will unify liquidity across all connected chains, including Arc and Ethereum Mainnet. Pools on Aero will be connected via the new MetaRouter, so cross-chain swaps will be powered by onchain liquidity, not offchain counterparties. This novel approach will mean traders can swap assets across chains cheaply and from a single UI, while projects and issuers can manage liquidity on one chain and capture flow from across the network. Institutions and builders will be able to integrate the entire liquidity network using a simple SDK powered by onchain data.

A blueprint for expansion

This advanced deployment on Arc is just the beginning. Even after Aero launches, a lean pool-centric development with a powerful but lightweight feature set will be available to deploy to ecosystems in advance of a full expansion. This option will help Aero flexibly explore new environments and test new strategies without the complication or implications of deploying the full weight of its economic system.