Ethereum is an extremely popular platform for developing decentralized applications (DApps). But in recent years, the use of the platform has increased dramatically and has reached its absolute limit — transaction fees are high and transactions are constantly clogged.

Although many believe that the best way to scale Ethereum is through on-chain tweaks and upgrades. The other solution is to pursue different routes, known as second layer solutions.

Although these solutions vary significantly in their form and function, one such solution — called Arbitrum — has begun to gain significant momentum due to its novel approach to solving the problem.