@penzlik
Arc's public mainnet is real — Sept 16, backed by BlackRock, Visa, DTCC as founding validators. Architects, the community badge program, is also real — points and tiers, no token, no TGE, Arc says so directly.
What's not real: at least 3 separate "Architects" tokens/NFTs already trading off that name two days before launch. None affiliated with Arc.
The 5,100-badge figure going around — couldn't verify it officially. Treating as unconfirmed.