Arbitrum Timeboost: sealed-bid express lane and its share of revenue
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Explains Timeboost, an optional sealed-bid auction for a 200ms express lane in transaction ordering that has generated over $1M in fees. It made up 43% of Arbitrum's May revenue and 70% weekly, a model for sustainable L2 revenue.
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Timeboost generated over $1M in fees
43% of Arbitrum revenue in May and 70% on a weekly basis
Express lane grants 200ms priority in sequencing
Timeboost success is truly remarkable, and @arbitrum pioneers one of the most effective solutions for sustainable revenue models on L2 here.
Timeboost generated >$1M in fees already, accounted for 43% of Arbitrum's revenue in May, and stands at 70% on weekly basis rn.
WTF is Timeboost you are wondering?
Timeboost is an optional transaction ordering policy that introduces a sealed-bid auction mechanism, allowing participants to bid for access to an "express lane" that grants a 200ms priority in transaction sequencing.
This aims to mitigate latency-based competition and network spam by shifting the focus to strategic bidding, while preserving user protections like a private mempool to prevent front-running.
Arbitrum just consistently ships great tech that matters for DeFi builders.
@arbitrum Track the data yourself here:
dune.com/entropy_advisors/arbitrum-dao-financials
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Timeboost szn indeed 🗣️ The auction market is still in its infancy, so will be interesting to see where @arbitrum's gross revenue mix stabilises. Weekly Timeboost revenue as a % of top line has been increasing quite steadily, currently at ~70% Although not a direct comp due to
Timeboost szn indeed 🗣️ The auction market is still in its infancy, so will be interesting to see where @arbitrum's gross revenue mix stabilises. Weekly Timeboost revenue as a % of top line has been increasing quite steadily, currently at ~70% Although not a direct comp due to
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