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Monad vs Arbitrum One
Monad compared with Arbitrum One: consensus, EVM compatibility, finality and DeFi TVL with sources.
Alpha · unaudited contract · only deposit what you're happy to lose
| Monad | Arbitrum One | |
|---|---|---|
| Consensus | MonadBFT (pipelined HotStuff-family BFT) | Optimistic rollup on Ethereum (Nitro) |
| EVM | EVM bytecode compatible, optimistic parallel execution | EVM equivalent |
| Finality | BFT finality after a short pipeline of blocks; read the current figure on docs.monad.xyz | Inherits Ethereum finality; withdrawals use a challenge window |
| DeFi TVL | $974.89M | $1.51B |
| Docs | docs | docs |
Source: DefiLlama /v2/chains · as of 2026-10-27T17:20:00.930Z
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