Arbitrum DAO Reports $6.19 Million in First-Half Revenue, Protocol Gross Margin Tops 97%

Arbitrum’s decentralized autonomous organization generated more than $6 million in revenue in the first half of 2026.

The total came to $6.19 million, according to an unaudited report released by the Arbitrum Foundation and cited by The Block on Sept. 2. Revenue came from Arbitrum One transaction fees, Timeboost, Orbit licensing fees and treasury asset management.

The protocol’s revenue gross margin exceeded 97%, up from more than 90% last year. Treasury assets excluding ARB stood at $125 million as of the end of June.

Network activity also increased in the first half. Arbitrum processed 478 million transactions, or about 18% of its cumulative 2.7 billion transactions. Average monthly stablecoin transfer volume topped $70 billion, while the number of stablecoin holders rose 40% to 10.5 million.

Growth was also pronounced in real-world assets. The report said more than 2,000 tokenized RWAs had been deployed on Arbitrum, the highest count among related blockchains.

Brendan Ma, head of investment strategy at the Arbitrum Foundation, said the figures show Arbitrum’s revenue streams became more diversified in the first half of 2026. Demand is being driven by the convergence of traditional finance and on-chain finance on Arbitrum, he added.

Robinhood Chain, which is built on Arbitrum technology, could also support further revenue growth. The network launched its mainnet on July 1 and paid $360,000 in licensing fees to Arbitrum Orbit later that month. That amounted to 35% of Arbitrum DAO’s total revenue at the time. Chains participating in the program and settling outside Arbitrum One or Arbitrum Nova return 10% of net protocol revenue to the Arbitrum ecosystem.

Ma said July results indicate third-quarter revenue will be more than 40% higher than in the second quarter. Robinhood Chain posted a record $3.75 million in fees in a single day on Sept. 1, while decentralized exchange trading volume surpassed $1.5 billion. Total value locked exceeded $750 million.