Abstract

The Arcium Network introduces a decentralized, confidential compute protocol powered by secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC) and a bespoke token-economic model. By combining state-of-the-art MPC protocols with the latest blockchain infrastructure, Arcium enables scalable, trustless execution of confidentiality-preserving computations— from confidential voting to federated machine learning.
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At the core of the Network lies the ARX token, a fixed-supply utility token used to align node operator incentives with the Network’s computational throughput. Node operators stake ARX to unlock hardware resources proportional to their attested computational capabilities, aligning infrastructure growth with real-world Network demand. Computation Customers pay a base price plus a customer-defined Priority Fee for each computation, with all such fees accruing entirely to the Arx Nodes that execute the work.
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Arcium’s disintermediated architecture and crypto-economic incentive design enable a self reinforcing ecosystem where participants—node operators, delegators, and Computation Customers—collectively drive Network efficiency. By anchoring token utility to physical hardware provisioning and on-chain governance, Arcium pioneers a paradigm where on-demand confidential compute becomes both economically sustainable and universally accessible.

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