The Arbitrum DAO generated $6.19 million in income during the first half of 2026, according to the Arbitrum Foundation's bi-annual progress update covering the six months ending June 30.
The income accumulated across four distinct revenue lines with gross margins exceeding 97 percent.
A critical shift emerged in revenue composition: Arbitrum One's transaction fees no longer drive the DAO's primary income stream. Licensing from external chains, particularly the Robinhood Chain, has become the leading revenue source. In July alone, a single non-Arbitrum-operated chain contributed over one-third of the DAO's total first-half earnings.
The Arbitrum ecosystem logged 478 million transactions in H1 2026, with stablecoin transfer volume averaging $70 billion monthly. Gross Domestic Product on the Layer 2 network reached $206 million for the period.
Arbitrum also ranked first globally in deployments of tokenized real-world assets, reflecting accelerating adoption in the RWA sector.
