Arbitrum One Chain
An optimistic rollup Layer 2 for Ethereum, leading in DeFi TVL with advanced governance features.
What is Arbitrum One Chain?
Arbitrum One, live since 2021, batches up to 40,000 TPS off-chain with 250ms block times, securing $15 billion TVL through fraud-proof challenges resolvable in 7 days. It has $300 million quarterly revenue from fees.
This L2 chain supports 800+ dApps, including GMX for perpetuals trading $500 million daily volume, and integrates Stylus for Rust/WASM contracts deployed since 2024.
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