NEW! This is an updated plan for the Orbit track. While proposals under the previous scope (V1) will still be considered, the focus now shifts toward a new approach centered on business-driven applications and Crypto Cities.
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The Crypto Cities RFP expands the Orbit Track from interoperability to economic interoperability, connecting liquidity, people, and businesses into onchain economies. The goal is to fund business-driven applications that bring real users, value, and momentum to Arbitrum, the foundation on which entire crypto cities can be built.
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The Orbit track v2 funds business-driven applications and experiments that connect onchain liquidity with real-world business activity.
These projects should demonstrate clear use cases, customer validation, and pathways to sustainable economic growth.
This program does not fund generic DeFi tooling, infrastructure, or speculative token launches.
It supports initiatives that drive real world economic activity and business adoption on Arbitrum.
The first phase of the Orbit Track focused on technical interoperability, enabling value to move efficiently between chains and building the foundation for crosschain collaboration.
With that infrastructure in place, the next step is to enable economic interoperability, connecting liquidity, people, and businesses into onchain economies.
Crypto Cities represent this evolution: new economic zones built on Arbitrum where onchain liquidity meets real-world business models.
These zones comprise interoperable businesses, from lending protocols and local commerce to community finance and creator economies, all contributing to a shared economic layer.
The long-term goal is to see these networks grow into economic zones, and eventually, their own Orbit chains once scale and governance maturity are reached.
Guiding Objectives: