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Arbitrum

3 placements on ChainChoice under Arbitrum, each scored against its own category's pool and criteria — #1 in one of them. The placements are not averaged and not ranked against each other: a #1 exchange and a #6 crypto card are two different products in two different markets.

L2 Blockchains
Arbitrum One
Rank#1 OverallScore81

Leads the published order

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L2 Blockchains
Arbitrum Nova
Rank#6 OverallScore73

#1 in this category: Arbitrum One

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Bridges
Arbitrum Bridge
Rank#8 OverallScore55

#1 in this category: Relay

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L2 Blockchains
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Control failure: a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
    Scored by Exit window before an upgrade · 10% (Arbitrum One 2/10, Arbitrum Nova 2/10)
  • Verification failure: an invalid state or transfer is accepted.
    Scored by Ethereum data availability · 14% (Arbitrum One 10/10, Arbitrum Nova 10/10)
    Scored by Proof system · 18% (Arbitrum One 10/10, Arbitrum Nova 6/10)
  • Liveness failure: the operator stops, censors you or loses data.
    Scored by Withdrawals if the operator stops · 18% (Arbitrum One 10/10, Arbitrum Nova 10/10)
    Scored by Transactions if the sequencer censors you · 12% (Arbitrum One 10/10, Arbitrum Nova 10/10)
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Execution failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means.
Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: EVM equivalence (10%), Maturity & track record (10%), Rollup stage (8%).
Bridges
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Verification failure (Arbitrum Bridge 10/10): an invalid state or transfer is accepted.
    Scored by Trust posture · 26%
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Control failure, Liveness failure, Custody failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Route coverage (28%), Route clarity (24%), Execution speed (22%).