Arbitrum DAO recently took a step toward addressing an obstacle. The DAO has committed to locking 700 million ARB tokens, valued at an estimated $770 million, into a vesting contract to foster transparent governance and accountability, per a community proposal. The approval for this commitment came from an improvement proposal introduced during a contentious period…
There is an upswing in social media mention of ARB, the native token of Arbitrum, a layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum, suggesting growing interest and potential for price gains. According to AlphaScan data on January 4, ARB had the “best sentiment” in the last 24 hours, with more than 40% of all weekly mentions occurring within…
The Arbitrum (ARB) network is a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum that aims to address the scalability and high transaction fees. It is developed by Offchain Labs and utilizes a technology called Optimistic Rollups to achieve its objectives. Optimistic Rollups work by processing most transactions off-chain and then periodically submitting a summary of those…
After sinking roughly 30% from 2023 highs, Ethereum appears to be bouncing off from the pits of the crypto winter. Looking at candlestick arrangements in the daily and weekly charts, the coin has primary support at around $1,500 and is firm, bouncing off with decent trading volume. At spot rates, ETH is up approximately 3%…
The adoption of Ethereum layer-2s is on the rise if Token Terminal data shared on November 6 is anything to go by. According to statistics from the blockchain analytics platform shared by Erik Smith, the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of 401 Financial, the average active addresses over the past three months has exceeded 10 million, a nearly…
Foobar, a code builder, criticizes Ethereum, accusing its developers of neglecting crucial improvements. Because of this shift, projects, including meme coin issuers, are adopting alternative protocols, including layer-2s and modern blockchains like Solana, which boast more features, mostly higher scalability. Ethereum Developers Are Blocking Mainnet Updates Taking to X, the developer claims that there have been…
Arbitrum (ARB), a prominent Layer 2 (L2) protocol, has emerged as one of the top gainers in the past month, experiencing a remarkable surge of 59%. Over the past 7 days, the token has grown substantially over 31%, propelling it to reach a new all-time high (ATH) of $1.8391 on Monday. Arbitrum’s Market Capitalization Surges…
The Arbitrum Foundation has just concluded its distribution of the ARB airdrop to decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and it has triggered some positive expectations among the community. DAOs Receive 90 Million ARB Following the 1 billion ARB distribution that went to the community, the Arbitrum Foundation has executed the second stage of its airdrop. On…
Arbitrum (ARB), one of the recently launched Ethereum-based Layer 2 scaling solutions, has seen a surge in its price by almost 10% in the past 24 hours. The surge comes when the global crypto market seems to be in an upward trend. However, the Arbiturm spike can be tied to a different factor. The recent…
The tentatively slated Ethereum upgrade Cancun / Deneb for autumn will be a game-changer for layer-2 rollup technologies such as Arbitrum and Optimism. The basis for this will be the Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 4844, which will be the main code change of the upgrade, as Christine Kim, vice president in Galaxy Digital’s research team…