Arbitrum

Getting Started

1. Add Arbitrum One to your wallet by visiting bridge.arbitrum.io and connecting MetaMask or your preferred wallet.
2. Bridge ETH or tokens from Ethereum mainnet to Arbitrum using the official bridge or a third-party bridge for faster transfers.
3. Explore DeFi protocols on Arbitrum like GMX, Uniswap, Aave, and Camelot for trading, lending, and yield.
4. Use the Arbitrum portal at portal.arbitrum.io to discover dApps across the ecosystem.

Key Features

• Largest L2 ecosystem with the highest total value locked and hundreds of deployed DeFi, gaming, and NFT applications.
• Low transaction costs fees are typically 10-50x cheaper than Ethereum mainnet while inheriting its security.
• Ethereum compatibility full EVM equivalence means existing Solidity contracts deploy without modification.
• Arbitrum Orbit enables teams to launch custom L3 chains that settle on Arbitrum for application-specific scaling.
• Stylus support allows smart contracts written in Rust, C, and C++ alongside Solidity for broader developer access.
• ARB governance token enables decentralized governance of the protocol through the Arbitrum DAO.