Arbitrum’s native token, ARB, has surged approximately 20% over the past 24 hours, cumulatively gaining over 40% within the past 7 days. Following the surge and social buzz recently tied to the token, aggregator platform CoinMarketCap currently features it in the top five trending assets.
Arbitrum is an Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution that utilizes optimistic rollups to execute transactions off-chain for faster and cheaper processing. It enables developers to deploy existing smart contracts with minimal changes and implement them at significantly lower gas fees. Its native token, ARB, serves as the governance token that powers the Arbitrum DAO.
What is Fueling the ARB Surge?
The rise in Arbitrum price is fuelled primarily by speculation around a potential partnership with Robinhood. A report from Bloomberg indicates that Robinhood is evaluating Arbitrum and Solana as the blockchain infrastructure for its proposed platform, which would enable European investors to trade tokenized U.S. stocks.
The buzz intensified after Robinhood notified its community about a “fireside chat” in Cannes featuring Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin and the leadership of Arbitrum. The post triggered a sharp 17% one-day rally in ARB.
Whales and market‑maker wallets have also become more active around ARB’s recent run. Blockchain data reveals that after the Robinhood-related news, addresses tied to firms like Wintermute and GSR have increased their ARB transactions, contributing liquidity and supporting price movement.
Will the ARB Rally Last?
Despite the bullish signals, the ARB chart indicates that it is trading within a long-term bearish channel and may encounter resistance in the range of $0.46 to $0.50. Additionally, although on-chain metrics have briefly improved, the network’s seven-day active addresses remain below the peaks seen in December.
Sell-side pressure has also increased as several large holders (including wallets identified by Arkham as potential venture or institutional entities) have moved tens of millions of ARB to exchanges such as Binance, Bybit, and OKX. It’s also worth noting that at the time of writing, Robinhood has not released an official announcement regarding the speculated collaboration.
Meanwhile, Arbitrum is scheduled for its next major token unlock on July 16, 2025, when approximately 92.63 million ARB tokens (valued at around $33.5 million) will be released into circulation. Notably, as it’s familiar with token unlocks, ARB’s past unlocks have been marked with panic among its community of investors.
