Arbitrum Foundation Joins UN Blockchain Advisory Group for Digital Governance

**Deadstock and JTCC are launching an onchain trading card marketplace on Arbitrum**, bringing millions of authenticated graded cards into the programmable economy. **Key features:** - Globally accessible market for physical trading cards - Instant trading capabilities - Integration with Arbitrum's Layer 2 infrastructure The platform aims to bridge traditional collectibles with blockchain technology, making graded cards tradable onchain. A waitlist is now open for early access.

Arbitrum is positioning itself as the primary settlement layer for stablecoins in the programmable economy. The platform now hosts **$7.8 billion in stablecoins** across **7.75 million holders**, supporting trading, lending, payments, and global value transfer. Recent developments include: - **Mastercard** leveraging Arbitrum for global stablecoin settlement and programmable payments - **Variational** bringing private market assets (SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic) onchain for trading - **Ostium** building commodities and equity markets with self-custody and instant settlement - **Theo Network** launching institutional-grade products (thBILL, thUSD, thGOLD) for Treasuries, stablecoins, and gold The platform's infrastructure offers deep liquidity, low-cost performance, and 24/7 verifiable settlement - enabling traditional financial markets to operate at software speed. Learn more about Arbitrum's stablecoin settlement strategy: [blog.arbitrum.io/settlement-layer-stablecoins](https://blog.arbitrum.io/settlement-layer-stablecoins/)

**Arbitrum Foundation announces Founder House**, a three-day in-person program in London (July 10-12) designed to help early-stage teams build on the Arbitrum Platform. **What founders get:** - Opportunity to compete for **$300K in prizes and grants** - Infrastructure, product, and go-to-market support - Mentorship from Robinhood Chain, AWS, Offchain Labs, and industry leaders **Focus areas include:** - Programmable payments - Real World Assets (RWAs) - DeFi - AI - Privacy solutions - Consumer applications The initiative highlights Arbitrum's commitment to supporting founders building in the "programmable economy." Teams like [@bondoncredit](https://twitter.com/bondoncredit) are already participating in the accelerator program. **Applications are now open** at [luma.com/openhouse-london](http://luma.com/openhouse-london?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=oh-london-founder-house)

**USDAI has closed a record-breaking $98.1M loan**, marking a significant milestone in compute-backed credit. **Key developments:** - GPUs are now being used as programmable collateral for onchain loans - USDAI has over $100M in active loans backed by GPU assets - Arbitrum's infrastructure is enabling compute markets to scale efficiently **Why it matters:** This represents a new category of decentralized finance where physical compute resources (GPUs) can be leveraged as collateral for instant credit. As AI and compute demand grows globally, businesses need fast access to capital without selling their hardware assets. Arbitrum's predictable costs and deep liquidity are making it the preferred platform for these emerging compute-backed financial products.