ARB traded near $0.136 on September 3 after gaining more than 50% over seven days and roughly 23% within 24 hours, placing Arbitrum among the week's strongest-performing tokens. Daily trading volume climbed above $500 million as the rally unfolded.

The move followed the Arbitrum Foundation's first-half progress update. ArbitrumDAO recorded $6.19 million in income during the first six months of 2026, while separate July figures showed Robinhood Chain adding a new licensing stream following its mainnet launch. Arbitrum's tokenized real-world asset market also reached $1 billion in market capitalization, and first-half network transactions totaled 478 million.

Trading activity accelerated sharply alongside the price move. Daily volume topped $500 million, roughly nine times the previous week's daily average, while futures open interest climbed 35%, reflecting increased leveraged exposure in addition to spot demand.

DAO Revenue Expands as a Source of Support

The first-half update gives investors a clearer picture of ArbitrumDAO's finances. The DAO's $6.19 million in income came from four revenue lines carrying a combined gross margin above 97%, showing that network activity and commercial agreements can generate income independent of token market movements. That distinction matters for layer-2 networks generally: Arbitrum operates as a rollup that settles transactions on Ethereum, and revenue accrued by its DAO from sequencing and licensing is separate from the market value of the ARB token itself, which primarily functions as a governance instrument for the DAO's on-chain proposals.

Robinhood Chain became a further contributor after launching its mainnet in July. The network uses Arbitrum technology through an expansion program under which participating chains return 10% of net protocol revenue to the Arbitrum ecosystem. The arrangement reflects a broader industry shift in which retail brokerages and traditional financial firms issue chains on existing layer-2 infrastructure rather than building standalone networks.

In July, its first mainnet month, Robinhood Chain generated $360,000 in licensing fees — about 35% of the DAO's income for that month. The Foundation said July income alone put third-quarter revenue on course to exceed second-quarter revenue by more than 40%.

RWAs on the Arbitrum Platform just reached $1B in market cap The future of finance is programmable pic.twitter.com/b70PRgKqCs — Arbitrum (@arbitrum) September 2, 2026

The deployment also recorded much heavier activity than Arbitrum One during one cited 24-hour window. Robinhood Chain processed $1.43 billion in decentralized exchange volume and generated $3.75 million in fees, while Arbitrum One recorded $193 million in volume and about $14,700 in fees over the same period.

ARB rose as those commercial figures attracted broader market attention, accompanied by a sharp increase in turnover. Higher open interest indicates traders added futures positions, although it also raises the market's exposure to liquidations during sudden reversals.

RWA Growth Strengthens Tokenization Position

Arbitrum's tokenized real-world asset market reaching $1 billion expands the network's role in blockchain-based finance. The ecosystem ended the half with more than 2,000 deployed RWA assets, ranking first by asset count, while Ethereum continued to lead the sector by total value locked. The milestone comes as major asset managers have accelerated tokenization pilots across public blockchains, making RWA deployment counts an increasingly watched competitive metric among layer-1 and layer-2 networks.

Tokenized assets use blockchain rails to represent instruments such as funds, bonds, and equities. Their deployment can expand settlement options while connecting traditional products with decentralized infrastructure services.

Broader network usage also grew during the period. Arbitrum processed 478 million transactions in the first half, lifting lifetime transactions above 2.7 billion, while average monthly stablecoin transfer volume surpassed $70 billion — a further measure of settlement activity across the ecosystem.

These network metrics provide fundamental context for the ARB price recovery, but they do not guarantee that fee income will create direct token demand. Traders still need to assess whether activity, DAO revenue, and ecosystem adoption translate into sustained buying pressure.

Analyst Levels and Outlook

Crypto analyst Crypto Patel said ARB had recovered from an earlier entry zone, identifying possible levels at $0.49, $1.20, $2.42, and above $5. Those figures represent an individual forecast rather than confirmed targets.

The near-term price structure depends on buyers holding the recent advance after a fast weekly move. Profit-taking could increase following the 50% gain, especially with futures exposure growing. Continued volume would help show whether demand can absorb sales without erasing the breakout.

ARB also remains more than 95% below its 2024 all-time high, which gives the $5 projection important context, since reaching that level would require a substantial revaluation. At the time of reporting, ARB traded near $0.136 with a circulating supply of around 6.68 billion tokens.