Avail Acquires Arcana, Combining Multichain Infrastructure and Chain Abstraction to Accelerate Nexus Mainnet Launch

Avail has acquired Arcana to drive multichain innovation. The deal integrates Arcana's chain abstraction SDK and team into Avail's stack, accelerating the Avail Nexus mainnet launch slated for Q4 2025. Arcana's XAR token holders can swap into AVAIL at a 4:1 ratio. The acquisition combines Avail's modular infrastructure with Arcana's tools, promising a more unified experience across EVM, ZK, Optimistic, and sovereign chains.

Avail, a modular blockchain infrastructure project backed by Founders Fund and other prominent investors, has acquired Arcana, a chain abstraction protocol. The acquisition aims to accelerate Avail's mainnet launch slated for Q4 2025 and unify cross-chain experiences. As part of the deal, Arcana's XAR token holders can swap into AVAIL at a 4:1 ratio [1].

Arcana, initially focused on building a "storage layer of Ethereum" and a privacy stack, shifted to chain abstraction in mid-2023 to address liquidity fragmentation. Its chain abstraction software development kit and wallet simplify cross-chain interactions for both developers and users. The acquisition allows Arcana to integrate its tools into Avail's infrastructure, aligning with Avail's vision of unifying balances, intent-based execution, and in-app user experiences across multiple blockchains [2].

Avail's expertise in chain abstraction and in-app experiences complements its vision of a future where liquidity moves instantly, applications scale across ecosystems, and the user experience feels as seamless as the internet of today. The integration of Arcana's tools into Avail's stack is expected to streamline gas management, bridging, and cross-chain swaps, reducing the complexity of multichain interactions for end users [2].

Financial details of the acquisition beyond the token swap structure were not disclosed. Prabal Banerjee, another Avail co-founder, noted that negotiations began in April 2025 and the deal has now fully closed [2]. Most of Arcana’s leadership and staff will transition into Avail, bringing the combined team size to over 55, with further hiring planned. Arcana’s ecosystem partners, including Avalanche, BNB Chain, Polygon, and Scroll, will also fold into Avail’s broader ecosystem [2].

The acquisition reflects the growing trend of consolidation within the blockchain infrastructure sector, where modular solutions are increasingly seen as essential for scaling decentralized applications across ecosystems. Market reactions to the acquisition have been mixed, with the AVAIL token down more than 7% in the past 24 hours, while XAR has shown a modest increase of approximately 3.6% [2].

References:
[1] Founders Fund-backed Avail acquires Arcana, offering XAR token holders 4:1 swap into AVAIL (https://www.theblock.co/post/368483/founders-fund-backed-avail-acquires-arcana-offering-xar-token-holders-41-swap-into-avail)
[2] Avail unifies chains acquiring Arcana redefining cross-chain experience (https://www.ainvest.com/news/avail-unifies-chains-acquiring-arcana-redefining-cross-chain-experience-2508/)