ARB vs BTC
Arbitrum and Bitcoin compared on trend status, technical signal, hype risk and 90-day performance, ARB against BTC. Measurements only: this page does not rank ARB above BTC or the other way round.
This page puts Arbitrum (ARB) and Bitcoin (BTC) next to each other on 16 measures, rebuilt from the day's data. ARB and BTC are paired here by 2 rules, the first being both trending today.
Counting the table, 7 measures favour ARB and 7 favour BTC. Read the ARB and BTC rows separately: being ahead on turnover and being ahead on momentum mean different things.
Hype risk side by side
ARB against BTC, measure by measure
Rebuilt from the data on September 18, 2026
| Measure | ARB | BTC | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation Larger is the bigger market | $1.21B | $1.53T | BTC |
| Market-cap rank Lower number is higher up | #69 | #1 | BTC |
| Price Not comparable without supply | $0.1790 | $76,348 | n/a |
| 24-hour volume Traded value in the last day | $410.4M | $23.46B | BTC |
| Volume / market cap Turnover relative to size | 0.339 | 0.015 | ARB |
| 24-hour change | +6.8% | -0.1% | ARB |
| 7-day change | +24.4% | -0.5% | ARB |
| 30-day change | +136.0% | +18.3% | ARB |
| 90-day change From daily closes | +111.3% | +20.3% | ARB |
| Trending position Today's global order | #16 | #13 | BTC |
| Countries trending in National feeds, 43 markets | 5 | 4 | ARB |
| Days on the list Consecutive days | 2 | 2 | level |
| Signal strength Share of checks passed | 60% | 70% | BTC |
| RSI (14) Above 70 is stretched | 68 | 51 | ARB |
| From 52-week high Closer to zero is nearer the peak | -66.2% | -38.7% | BTC |
| Hype risk Lower is calmer, not better | 35/100 | 10/100 | BTC |
What the numbers say
19 facts from today's collection
The two are 1,265x apart in market value, Bitcoin ahead with $1.53T versus $1.21B.
ARB holds market-cap rank 69 and BTC rank 1, 68 places apart.
Unit prices are $0.1790 for ARB and $76,348 for BTC — a 426,606x spread that mostly reflects token supply.
The deeper market today is BTC with $23.46B of volume; ARB saw $410.4M.
Volume-to-market-cap comes out at 0.34 for ARB and 0.02 for BTC; the higher figure means faster hands.
Over 24 hours ARB moved +6.8% and BTC -0.1%, a spread of 6.9 points.
Over seven days ARB moved +24.4% and BTC -0.5%, a spread of 24.9 points.
+136.0% for ARB over thirty days, +18.3% for BTC — ARB ahead on this window by 117.7 points.
Over roughly a quarter, Arbitrum returned +111.3% while the other side of the pair returned +20.3%.
The pair appears together on the trending map, ARB at 16 (2 consecutive days) and BTC at 13 (2).
Geographic spread: 5 countries for ARB and 4 for BTC.
Out of 10 and 10 valid checks, ARB clears 60% and BTC clears 70%.
The RSI readings are 68 and 51 respectively, putting ARB higher up the momentum scale.
Measured against their own 52-week peaks, Arbitrum sits -66.2% below and Bitcoin -38.7% below.
ARB and BTC both trade above their own 200-day moving average, the simplest long-term filter in the model.
Risk scoring separates them by 25 points, with ARB on the riskier side at 35 and BTC at 10.
The two sit in different sectors: Layer 2 networks for ARB, Layer 1 chains for BTC.
Today's volume is 0.94 times normal for Arbitrum and 0.80 times normal for Bitcoin.
The signal for ARB is built on 399 daily closes and the one for BTC on 399.
Last 90 daily closes
Each chart is scaled to its own range
Arbitrum
Bitcoin
Questions about this pair
Answered from the same daily data
Which of ARB and BTC is trending today?
Both are on the trending list: ARB at position 16 and BTC at position 13. Trending on this site measures search and page-view interest in ARB and BTC, not price direction.
Is ARB bigger than BTC?
Bitcoin is larger, at $1.53T of market value against $1.21B — 1,265x the size.
What does the daily signal say about ARB and BTC?
The checklist reads Neutral for ARB (60% of checks passed) and Buy for BTC (70%). The checklist is a mechanical count of trend and momentum conditions on ARB and BTC, not advice.
Which one carries more hype risk?
Arbitrum scores 35/100 against 10 for Bitcoin. The score behind both the ARB and BTC figures combines recent price change, turnover, size, days on the list, RSI and exchange coverage.
Does this page say whether to buy ARB or BTC?
No. Every figure here measures one thing about ARB and BTC — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach, risk — and the measures often disagree. Nothing on this page is financial advice about ARB, BTC or any other coin, and none of it forecasts a price.