Arbitrum Reduces Gas Fees with ArbOS Atlas Upgrade
Arbitrum Reduces Gas Fees with ArbOS Atlas Upgrade
🔥 Gas Fees Slashed!
Arbitrum has announced further reductions in gas fees for its Arbitrum One layer 2 scaling solution. The ArbOS Atlas upgrade, which went live on March 19th, introduces lower fee floors and average fees. Specifically, the L1 surplus fee per compressed byte has been reduced from 32 gwei to 0, and the L2 base fee minimum has been lowered from 0.1 gwei to 0.01 gwei. These changes, combined with the recent Ethereum Dencun upgrade enabling blobspace data availability, are expected to improve affordability and enable greater economic activity on Arbitrum at lower costs. Further enhancements, such as the upcoming Stylus upgrade, are anticipated to bring additional efficiency improvements.
Blobs are finally on Ethereum, here's an update on Arbitrum support! 1⃣ Tomorrow, all Arbitrum rollup chains can start to see lower fees as a result of Dencun x ArbOS Atlas upgrade. 2⃣ March 18th there will be additional fee reductions for Arbitrum One, as per ArbOS Atlas.
The blobs have arrived on Ethereum! 🐡 The Dencun upgrade has successfully launched on Ethereum mainnet making it one of the biggest upgrades to support Layer 2’s in scaling Ethereum. Now with the Ethereum mainnet upgrade complete, we expect the ArbOS Atlas upgrade to be
We're excited to upgrade all of Caldera's Orbit chains to Atlas, bringing Ethereum blobspace as a data availability layer to our users and dramatically reducing costs for their communities. Long live Ethereum.
The blobs have landed on Arbitrum! 💙 🐡 ArbOS 20 "Atlas" is now live, blobs are in effect, reducing data posting costs. ⛽ Additional execution gas fee reductions for Arbitrum One will go live on March 18. More details below 👇 offchain.medium.com/da106378326b
Another round of gas savings, you say?! Phase 2 of ArbOS Atlas is now live and the Arbitrum One gas fees have been further reduced! ⛽️ 1️⃣ Lower fee floor, lower average fees 2️⃣ Stacks with blob savings More below 👇
Rho Brings Interest Rate Derivatives to Arbitrum
**Rho** is expanding DeFi capabilities on Arbitrum by introducing interest rate derivatives markets. This development marks a significant step in bringing traditional financial instruments to the blockchain space. - Rho is implementing interest rate derivatives on Arbitrum One - The platform aims to enable swap-based trading of interest rates - Integration represents growing DeFi sophistication on Arbitrum [Read the full announcement](https://blog.arbitrum.io/rho-brings-interest-rate-derivatives-to-defi-on-arbitrum-one-swap-at-a-time/)
DIA Launches Multi-Chain Oracle Grants Program
DIA has announced a major oracle infrastructure grants program across 20 blockchain networks including Arbitrum, Avalanche, and Polygon. Key benefits: - Up to 12 months of fully covered oracle infrastructure - Custom feed setup and technical support - Ecosystem-wide exposure for projects The program aims to accelerate DeFi, RWA, and GameFi innovation by removing oracle costs as a barrier. Any dApp currently using or planning to use DIA oracles can apply through a streamlined process. Apply here: [DIA Oracle Grants](https://www.diadata.org/blockchain-oracle-grant/)
Ostium Labs Week 2 Chain Reaction Recap
Ostium Labs completed Week 2 of Chain Reaction on Arbitrum with significant market activity across multiple assets: - Major movements in commodities and surprising Bank of Japan rate updates - Double reward points promotion with 1M points available for eligible traders - Notable highlight: Trader achieved 439% gain on Gold/USD trade, earning 10k bonus points Ostium continues to expand its presence on Arbitrum, offering comprehensive trading options across forex, stocks, indices, commodities, and crypto markets. Previous data shows 600% growth in wallet activity following points system launch. *Learn more at [Ostium.io](https://www.ostium.io/)*
MXNB and Bitso Launch $40K LATAM DeFi Hackathon on Arbitrum
A new hackathon focused on building DeFi and payment solutions for Latin America has been announced by MXNB in partnership with Bitso on the Arbitrum network. - Prize pool: Over $40,000 USD - Deadline: July 14th - Focus: Payment and DeFi solutions for LATAM - Platform: Arbitrum Developers can register and submit their projects through [the official hackathon page](https://lp.mxnb.mx/hackathon). This initiative follows Arbitrum's successful collaboration with ETHGlobal earlier this year, continuing their commitment to fostering Web3 development.
Camelot DEX Achieves $30B Volume Milestone Across Arbitrum Ecosystem
Camelot DEX has reached a significant milestone with over $30 billion in trading volume across 18 Arbitrum chains. This achievement comes as Arbitrum's total DEX volume in 2025 surpasses $100 billion. Key players in Arbitrum's DeFi ecosystem: - Camelot DEX - Uniswap - PancakeSwap - GMX - 0xfluid This growth demonstrates Arbitrum's expanding presence in decentralized finance and Camelot's pivotal role in the ecosystem's development.