Arbitrum

What Arbitrum does

Arbitrum is an Ethereum Layer-2 scaling platform developed by Offchain Labs, Inc., a privately held Delaware corporation. The platform uses optimistic rollup technology to process transactions off-chain while inheriting Ethereum's mainnet security, offering near-instant finality (100ms sub-second latency, 250ms block times), 6,000 TPS theoretical throughput, and median transaction costs of approximately $0.004. The product stack comprises Arbitrum One (the flagship public optimistic rollup securing $18B+ in total value), Arbitrum Nova (an AnyTrust-based chain optimized for gaming and high-throughput use cases), Stylus (a multi-language smart contract environment supporting Rust, C, and C++ alongside Solidity with claimed 10x performance gains), Arbitrum Orbit (a framework for launching custom L2/L3 chains with bespoke gas tokens, governance, and access controls), Dynamic Pricing (98% reduction in fee-spike volatility), and Timeboost (priority-bid transaction ordering for MEV management). Protocol-level compliance controls integrate with Chainalysis, Elliptic, and TRM Labs to serve regulated financial institutions, and application-level confidentiality uses ZK, FHE, and TEE technologies for selective disclosure.

The platform generates revenue through usage-based transaction fees (gas) on Arbitrum One and Nova, and receives 10% of protocol revenue contributed by chains deploying on Arbitrum's ecosystem that settle outside the core. Go-to-market combines self-service developer onboarding (Portal.arbitrum.io, SDKs, integrations with Hardhat, Foundry, and thirdweb) with direct enterprise sales for custom Orbit deployments and contact forms segmented by Finance, Consumer, and Gaming verticals. Marketing is dual-channel: developer community development via Discord, GitHub, the Open House program, the Gaming Ventures ($10M first cohort) and Grants, alongside enterprise thought leadership at conferences and case studies.

Customers span decentralized finance protocols (Aave, Uniswap, GMX, Pendle, Morpho), fintech (Robinhood via Orbit for tokenized US stocks/ETFs in Europe, El Dorado serving 1M+ LATAM users), payment networks (Mastercard for stablecoin settlement), asset managers (Franklin Templeton, WisdomTree, Spiko via the Stable Treasury Endowment Program), hardware/consumer electronics (LG Electronics for blockchain-based ad tracking), gaming (Otherside), and AI infrastructure (USD.AI, Virtuals Protocol for AI agent transactions). The ecosystem hosts 1,000+ applications across finance, consumer, and gaming categories, with 4M+ monthly active wallets and 2.4B+ lifetime transactions settled.

Name

Arbitrum

Legal name

Offchain Labs, Inc.

Website

https://arbitrum.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arbitrum is an Ethereum Layer-2 scaling platform developed by Offchain Labs that uses optimistic rollup technology to provide low-cost, high-throughput blockchain infrastructure for finance, consumer, and gaming applications, with optional custom-chain deployment via Arbitrum Orbit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blockchain Infrastructure

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Exchanges (52321), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Account Abstraction & Smart Wallet Tooling (AA SDKs, paymasters, session keys) (FSAPABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Borrowing/Lending Risk & Credit Infrastructure (on-chain credit scoring, risk engines, insurance wrappers) (FSAPAEAI), Cross-Venue Arbitrage & Latency Infrastructure (FSADAJAK)

Keywords

• Ethereum Layer 2 scaling
• Optimistic rollup infrastructure
• Smart contract platform
• Custom blockchain deployment
• Decentralized finance infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

George Town

HQ country

Cayman Islands

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Network Transaction Fees: Arbitrum generates revenue through transaction fees (gas) paid by users for transactions executed on the network. Fees are based on network resource consumption and are designed to be predictable during high-demand periods.
2. Protocol Revenue Contribution: Chains deploying on Arbitrum's ecosystem contribute 10% of protocol revenue to the Arbitrum community treasury for chains settling outside the core ecosystem.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Arbitrum provides Ethereum Layer 2 scaling infrastructure through Arbitrum One (an optimistic rollup chain) and Arbitrum Nova (an AnyTrust chain optimized for gaming). It sells developers and enterprises the ability to deploy smart contracts, build decentralized applications, and launch fully customizable dedicated Layer 2 or Layer 3 chains via the Arbitrum Orbit framework, with optional Stylus multi-language contract execution in Rust, C, and C++. The platform targets financial institutions, consumer apps, and game developers with sub-second finality, low transaction fees, EVM compatibility, and protocol-level compliance and confidentiality tooling.

Product overview

Arbitrum is a finance-native blockchain platform providing Ethereum Layer 2 scaling infrastructure through two primary networks: Arbitrum One (optimistic rollup for general DeFi and enterprise use) and Arbitrum Nova (AnyTrust-based chain optimized for gaming). The platform offers a modular stack including Stylus (multi-language smart contracts in Rust, C, C++), Orbit (custom chain launch framework for Layer 2/3 deployments), Dynamic Pricing (predictable fee management), and Timeboost (transaction ordering). Solution verticals target Finance (RWA tokenization, treasury, payments), Gaming (NFTs, VRF, low-latency transactions), and Consumer apps. Supporting infrastructure includes developer programs (Open House, Grants), Gaming Ventures (AGV) investment arm, and protocol-level compliance tools integrating with Chainalysis, Elliptic, and TRM Labs. The ecosystem spans 1,000+ applications with $18B+ total value secured.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Arbitrum One: The flagship public Ethereum Layer-2 chain using optimistic rollup technology, securing over $18 billion in total value.
• Arbitrum Orbit
• Stylus

Products and services

• Arbitrum One Primary Ethereum Layer 2 chain using optimistic rollup technology that processes transactions off-chain while inheriting Ethereum mainnet security. Targets developers and institutions building decentralized applications across DeFi, payments, and enterprise use cases.
• Arbitrum Nova AnyTrust-based chain within the Arbitrum ecosystem optimized for gaming, social, and high-throughput use cases requiring lower fees and faster processing than Arbitrum One.
• Arbitrum Orbit Framework for launching fully customizable Arbitrum Layer 2 or Layer 3 chains with custom gas tokens, governance models, access controls, privacy settings, and fee markets while inheriting Ethereum security. Sold to enterprises and protocols needing dedicated infrastructure.
• Arbitrum Finance Enterprise infrastructure solution for financial applications covering real-world asset tokenization, treasury management, payments, and capital markets trading, with sub-second settlement and Ethereum security. Targets banks, brokerages, asset managers, and DeFi protocols.
• Arbitrum Consumer Infrastructure solution for consumer-facing applications targeting mass adoption, offering 6,000+ TPS theoretical throughput and low costs to deliver Web2-grade UX for wallets, social apps, and payment applications.
• Arbitrum Gaming Specialized infrastructure for onchain gaming applications with 250ms block times, near-instant transactions, and support for ERC-721 and ERC-1155 NFTs, Verifiable Random Functions, and WalletConnect integration. Targets game studios and metaverse projects.
• Arbitrum Gaming Ventures (AGV) Venture funding arm backing founders building at the intersection of blockchain gaming, entertainment, and culture. Initial $10M investment cohort supports game development on Arbitrum.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% reduction in price spikes during high-demand periods compared to competing L2 networks
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Franklin TempletoncoreTechnology or Integration · 23 June 2026Franklin Templeton allocated 35% of ArbitrumDAO's Stable Treasury Endowment Program ($11.6M) to tokenized U.S. treasury products through the program. Part of broader institutional adoption of RWAs on Arbitrum.
• SpikocoreTechnology or Integration · 23 June 2026Spiko received 35% allocation ($11.6M) from ArbitrumDAO's Stable Treasury Endowment Program for tokenized treasury products, supporting on-chain adoption of real-world assets.
• WisdomTreecoreTechnology or Integration · 23 June 2026WisdomTree received 30% allocation ($11.6M) from ArbitrumDAO's Stable Treasury Endowment Program for tokenized treasury products.
• MastercardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 June 2026Strategic partnership focused on global stablecoin settlement solutions to enhance payment options in the programmable economy. The collaboration positions Arbitrum within broader trends of established financial institutions integrating blockchain technology for improved services, with significant market reception (trending score of 90, 480 likes).
• LG ElectronicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026LG Electronics partnered with Arbitrum to build a blockchain-based advertising network creating an immutable ledger for tracking ad impressions and engagements. The collaboration targets the $1.3 trillion global advertising market, with a pilot completed in Japan with advertising firm Hakuhodo. LG developed a custom L2 blockchain on Arbitrum for automating programmatic advertising, with ARB token gaining 5% following announcement.
• RobinhoodcoreTechnology or Integration · 10 February 2026Robinhood built its Robinhood Chain testnet on Arbitrum's Orbit and Nitro infrastructure, designed for tokenized real-world assets and on-chain financial services. The testnet processed 4 million transactions in its first week. Robinhood has committed $1M to the 2026 Arbitrum Open House program and targets mainnet launch in 2026.
• ArowanacoreTechnology or Integration · 9 February 2026Arowana, backed by Hancom Group (Korea's third-largest gold exchange with $600M trading volume), launching gold tokenization platform on Arbitrum in March 2026. The platform enables tokenized gold backed by physical assets through compliant infrastructure, extending Arbitrum's RWA collateral systems and expanding tokenized asset utility within DeFi.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• Base: Coinbase-incubated Ethereum L2 built on the OP Stack. Competes directly for DeFi TVL, consumer applications, and developer mindshare; rapidly gaining L2 market share.
• zkSync: ZK rollup from Matter Labs with zkSync Era and the ZK Stack for custom chain deployment. Competes with Arbitrum for DeFi liquidity, RWA tokenization, and enterprise-grade L2 deployment.
• Polygon Labs: Ethereum scaling solutions provider with Polygon PoS, Polygon zkEVM, and Polygon CDK chain deployment framework. Competes across L2/L3 scaling, custom chains, and ZK proving.
• Optimism: Direct Ethereum Layer-2 optimistic rollup competitor using similar technology stack. Competes directly for DeFi liquidity, developers, and enterprise chain deployments (OP Stack vs Arbitrum Orbit).
• StarkNet: ZK rollup (validity proofs) competing with Arbitrum for Ethereum L2 scale, DeFi, and gaming workloads with a different architectural approach (STARKs vs optimistic).

Emerging players

• Linea: Consensys-developed Ethereum L2 zkEVM targeting institutional and DeFi use cases. Emerging competitor with MetaMask distribution advantages.
• Scroll: Native zkEVM Layer-2 focused on EVM equivalence and community-driven development. Emerging competitor in the ZK rollup segment.

Broad incumbents

• Ethereum Foundation: Underlying L1 that Arbitrum settles to and inherits security from. The Ethereum roadmap (proto-danksharding, L1 scaling) directly affects Arbitrum's competitive positioning.
• Solana: High-throughput Layer-1 blockchain competing for DeFi, consumer, and gaming workloads. A broader incumbent offering a different architecture (monolithic L1) versus Arbitrum's L2 model.
• Avalanche: Layer-1 with subnet architecture enabling custom app-chains. Broad incumbent competing for tokenization, DeFi, and enterprise chain deployments with a different architectural approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arbitrum
• GitHubgithub.com/OffchainLabs/nitro
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Arbitrum
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arbitrum
• Instagraminstagram.com/arbitrum.io
• TikToktiktok.com/@arbitrumofficial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors6 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments10 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Arbitrum