Arbitrum DAO Collects $6.19 Million in Revenue: New Chain Contributes $360,000 in First Month

Arbitrum DAO generated $6.19 million in revenue in the first half of 2026, reporting margins of over 97% on protocol revenues, while Robinhood Chain contributed $360,000 to this figure in July.

According to an unaudited report released by the Arbitrum Foundation, the DAO’s revenue structure does not rely solely on network transaction fees. Arbitrum DAO accrued revenue from four different channels during the January-June period and maintained its high margin.

These revenues consisted of Arbitrum One transaction fees, Timeboost revenues where priority access to transactions is auctioned off, license fees from chains using Arbitrum technology, and yields from treasury assets. The gross margin on protocol revenues was over 97%. This rate exceeded the margins of over 90% reported in 2025.

$360,000 from Robinhood Chain in the First Month

Developed with Arbitrum technology, Robinhood Chain went live on the mainnet on July 1st. License payments in the chain’s first month generated $360,000 in revenue for the DAO. This amount accounted for 35% of the total DAO revenue in July.

As part of Arbitrum’s Expansion Program, chains operating outside of Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova transfer 10% of their net protocol revenues to the ecosystem. Robinhood Chain’s first-month contribution demonstrated that technology licenses have created a new and measurable revenue stream for Arbitrum DAO.

As of the end of June, the DAO treasury held $125 million in non-ARB assets. During the same period, the Arbitrum network processed 478 million transactions, and the average monthly stablecoin transfer volume exceeded $70 billion.

Early usage data on Robinhood Chain also surged. On September 1st, $3.75 million in transaction fees and over $1.5 billion in decentralized exchange volume were recorded on the chain. The total value locked was measured at over $750 million.