What's the difference between Arbitrum and Base?

Arbitrum: Leading Ethereum Layer 2 optimistic rollup with a thriving DeFi ecosystem. Base: Coinbase-incubated Ethereum Layer 2 built on the OP Stack for onchain economy. They differ on consensus, execution, developer ecosystem, and retail adoption. Sharpe's chain-tracker exposes the quantitative difference across TVL, performance, and activity metrics.

Which chain is better, Arbitrum or Base?

Depends on your thesis. Compare 7d/30d TVL change (where is DeFi capital going), native-token performance (market view on the base chain), and ecosystem performance with native-token excluded (dApp layer health). The chain winning on more dimensions is the stronger current bet. Rankings rotate as Sharpe refreshes aggregate tracker data every 30 minutes.

How do I track Arbitrum vs Base rotation?

Set up parallel watchlists on Sharpe's chain-tracker for both chains. Monitor TVL delta (DefiLlama via Sharpe), ecosystem aggregate performance, and social mindshare. A meaningful divergence across multiple dimensions signals active rotation. Confirm with funding-rate positioning on the two native tokens.

Are Arbitrum and Base correlated?

Most chain tokens correlate 0.7–0.9 with BTC during risk-on regimes. Chain-specific catalysts (upgrades, ETF flows, outages) decouple performance temporarily. Use Sharpe's Correlation Matrix with Arbitrum and Base native tokens to see the current rolling correlation.

Arbitrum vs Base — Chain Comparison: TVL, Performance & Activity

Arbitrum vs Base — Live Stats

Metric	Arbitrum	Base	Δ
Aggregate Market Cap	$159.18B	$140.64B	+13.2%
TVL	$1.46B	$4.44B	-67.1%
24h Change	+0.05%	+0.05%	—
7d Change	-1.98%	-2.65%	—
30d Change	-0.64%	-0.58%	—
24h Volume	$17.07B	$17.00B	+0.4%
Open Interest	$422.10M	$414.06M	+1.9%
Coin Count	50	50	—
Dominance (vs total crypto mcap)	+3.14%	+2.77%	—

Live ecosystem stats from Sharpe's tracker cache, refreshed every 30 minutes.