- Arbitrum is the first layer 2 to surpass UNISWAP’s trading volume of $300 billion.
- Activities at Arbitrum One have risen by more than 40% since early 2025, surpassing their rival networks.
Arbitrum has just made history. This Layer 2 solution was able to surpass $300 billion in trading volume on UNISWAP, making it the first L2 to achieve this milestone.
This is no joke. This is no joke, especially considering how tough the competition between blockchain networks is today. This diagram shows the amount of user confidence in Arbitrum’s efficiency and scalability compared to other alternatives.
On the other hand, this surge is also consistent with the CNF report. This indicates that on-chain activity in arbitrum one network has increased by 40.27% since the beginning of 2025. This number is very impressive, especially as several other networks, such as WorldChain, Base, and Solana, are actually decreasing.
From here we begin to see that Arbitrum is not just an alternative to Ethereum, but is beginning to be recognized as an active Defi backbone.
What’s more, it’s not just volume and activity that’s noticeable. On January 30th, the Arbitrum team announced an integration with Zkverify, a modular layer 1 network that allows Zero-Knowledge (ZK) proof verification process to run more efficiently.
This integration reduces verification costs by up to 91%. Imagine you are a developer who had to validate many transactions every day. This difference in cost can mean longer lifespans for the project.
Arbitrum supports real-world use cases and bold new ideas
Still in the first quarter of 2025, Arbitrum launched an incubator program called Onchain Labs. Its focus is on supporting early-stage projects that are still vulnerable from a capital and business model perspective. This approach is very interesting. Because, rather than a mature project home, Arbitrum still opens up space for wild ideas that need to be nurtured.
Next, there’s news from Bitso Exchange. On March 26, they announced a new Stablecoin that was pinned to the Mexican peso and issued through the Arbitrum network. The goal is clear. To promote cross-border payments in the Latin America region.
This is not only technical verification, but also evidence that arbitrum is beginning to be used for real needs outside of traditional crypto space. Imagine a model like this being adopted in Southeast Asia or Africa.
ARB tokens hold strong amid the changing market
Meanwhile, we’ve seen some interesting movements for ARB tokens. Over the last 24 hours, its prices have increased about 2.15%. Over the past few days, that increase has reached its surroundings 6%. Its market capitalization is around $1.4 billion, and ARB ranks at the top of the Layer 2 Token category.
This means that not only does the technology become acceptable, but it also comes with market value and investor trust.
