A high-throughput EVM-compatible Layer 2 for Ethereum, Arbitrum Nova uses AnyTrust data availability to deliver ultra-low fees for gaming and social dapps.
Arbitrum Nova is an EVM-equivalent Arbitrum mainnet chain that uses AnyTrust data availability to deliver ultra-low-cost transactions with ETH as the native gas. It is purpose-built for high-throughput social and gaming apps, micropayments, tipping, and ad-heavy use cases where sub-cent fees (<$0.001–$0.01), sub-second block times (~0.25–0.5s), and burst throughput in the thousands of TPS are critical.
Nova’s AnyTrust design uses a Data Availability Committee to minimize data costs while retaining rollup-style security and a fallback to L1 if the committee fails—making it far cheaper than L2s that post full calldata to Ethereum and more trust-minimized than typical sidechains. In practice, users see sub-cent average gas, sub-second block production, and capacity for thousands of TPS, supporting hundreds of thousands to millions of daily transactions during peak periods for social and game workloads. It remains fully EVM-compatible and ETH-native, so contracts, wallets, and bridges work like on Ethereum with minimal changes.
Arbitrum Nova uses ETH as the gas token for transaction fees. You can obtain ETH by bridging from other chains or purchasing using thirdweb Bridge.
To bridge ETH to Arbitrum Nova, connect your wallet to thirdweb bridge, select your source chain, choose the token you want to bridge, select Arbitrum Nova as the destination, enter the amount, and confirm the transaction. The bridge will handle the cross-chain transfer instantly.
To build on Arbitrum Nova you can use thirdweb, which provides an easy way to build, monetize and scale your apps, games or agents. You can find detailed guides and documentation on https://portal.thirdweb.com to get started quickly.
To add Arbitrum Nova to your wallet, you can connect your wallet and click on [Add to Wallet] button at the top of the page. Alternatively, you can add the network manually using the RPC URL and chain details and add it to your wallet's network settings.
To send ETH on Arbitrum Nova, ensure your wallet is connected to the Arbitrum Nova network, enter the recipient's address, specify the amount of ETH to send, review the gas fee, and confirm the transaction in your wallet.
