Arbitrum vs Conflux

Arbitrum4.2/5

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Conflux3.7/5

Feature	ArbitrumVisit	ConfluxVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.2/5	3.7/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Performance	4.5	4.0
Fees	4.5	4.5
Ecosystem	5.0	2.5
Decentralization	3.0	3.5
Developer experience	4.5	4.0
Specs
Layer	Layer 2	Layer 1
Consensus / design	Optimistic rollup	Other
Native token	ARB	CFX
EVM compatible	Yes	Yes
Smart contract languages	Solidity, Rust (Stylus)	Solidity
Block time	~0.25 seconds	Not disclosed
Typical transaction fee	Not disclosed	0
Finality	~7 days (dispute window)	Not disclosed
Mainnet since	2,021	Not disclosed
Sequencer	Centralized	Not applicable
Data availability	Ethereum L1 calldata / EIP-4844 blobs	On-chain
Gas paid in	ETH	CFX
Company
Founded	2021	2018
Headquarters	United States	—
Investors	Coinbase Ventures, IOSG Ventures, OKX Ventures, ParaFi Capital +1	Baidu Ventures, FREES
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Secured over $12.3B in value with 2.7 billion lifetime transactions by mid-2026 Supports smart contracts in Rust, C, and C++ alongside standard EVM Solidity Fast sub-second block times around 0.25 seconds with gas settled in ETH	Native fee sponsorship allows zero-balance users to interact with decentralized applications Dual-space structure gives Ethereum developers native Solidity EVM compatibility on eSpace Parallel Tree-Graph ledger avoids standard single-chain sequential confirmation bottlenecks Backed by $55M in funding from investors including Baidu Ventures
Cons	Sequencer remains centralized, creating liveness and transaction ordering dependencies ARB staking through the DAO does not distribute protocol fee revenue to holders Substantial non-circulating ARB supply remains subject to scheduled token unlocks	Modest DeFi total value locked of about $6.4M as of October 2026 Core Space and eSpace are separate execution environments Trust Wallet removed native support in September 2026, requiring manual custom EVM configuration Staking rewards of 4% are funded through inflationary token issuance
Best for	High-frequency DeFi traders, Rust and Solidity smart contract developers, Teams launching dedicated Orbit appchains	EVM developers targeting Asian markets, Web3 projects subsidizing user gas, Cross-chain decentralized application builders

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