- Arbitrum Dexs handles over 5 trillion swaps and marks a major milestone with L2 adoption.
- Key contributors include Camelot, Uniswap, and Pancakeswap, demonstrating strong ecosystem collaboration and network growth.
After long advertised as the busiest layer-2, Arbitrum has finally reached a round number that caught the eye of many. Over $500 billion swap volumes have been handled by various DEXs on the network.
Large volumes reflect the enthusiasm of users, rich liquidity, and the strength of the various defi protocols that are rapidly developing on top of it. From Uniswap to Camelot to Pancakeswap to Ramses to Fluid, everything is contributing to the construction of this ecosystem.
Over $5 trillion swaps have been processed by Dex’s in Arbitrum!
Huge milestones that can’t be done without projects like @camelotdex, @uniswap, @0xfluid, @pancakeswap, @ramsesexchange and more.
Defi everywhere. Arbitrators everywhere. pic.twitter.com/hoazsltqql
-Arbitrum (@arbitrum) July 3, 2025
It is undeniable that the $50 trillion figure gives Arbitrum a position where the other L2s are becoming increasingly difficult to keep up. Furthermore, looking at data over the past 24 hours, the network’s DEX swap volumes range from $180 million to $205 million.
Not only that, its derivatives activities are also stable, with daily volumes ranging from $546 million to $746 million. For an ecosystem that was once considered a “mere alternative to Ethereum,” this achievement is worthy of being called extraordinary.
Arbitrum rethinks speed and user experience
Meanwhile, CNF previously reported that Arbitrum had integrated Hive. It is a platform that enables real-time blockchain data access using natural language-based queries. The presence of Hive strengthens Arbitrum’s ambitions to make Web3 smarter and more open to AI-based applications. This means not only being developer friendly, but also promising a more user-friendly experience.
Meanwhile, in early April, Arbitrum introduced “Operation Slowmo.” This is a rather unusual technical move. It slows the block time up to 20 times. This movement does not slow the system down, but it provides the user with a “breathing” room before making a transaction. It’s a way to make the blockchain feel more human. It’s a feeling that it’s not as fast as normal.
And we also noted that if we went back a bit in May, Arbitrum is now over the $1.5 billion cumulative amount on Uniswap V4 alone. At the time, several things were driving the ecosystem, including the launch of the Elmia Game, the Apekain Initiative, and new investments in the Ministry of Finance tokenization. All of these make one thing clear. The expansion of Arbitrum is no longer about speeds or low rates, but also about functional diversity.
TVL is stable, but tokens hit
Not only that, but Arbitrum remains comfortable in the $2.4 billion to $2.5 billion range in terms of total locked value (TVL). Wallet activities also operate with over 1 million unique wallets recorded as active on this network. This diagram explains why the main protocol still selects arbitrum as the anchor location.
But amid all this excitement, its native token, ARB, is not in a hilarious mood. At the time of writing, the price is present $0.3286below 5.77% In the last 24 hours.
This correction is not surprising as it follows a significant negative trend that has occurred in the main crypto market. The price of the token is currently falling, but the Arbitrum network shows no signs of decline.