Create a Token on Arbitrum — No Code
Arbitrum One is the largest Ethereum optimistic rollup by total value locked. It executes transactions off-chain and posts proofs to Ethereum, giving you mainnet security with a fraction of the cost and full EVM equivalence for ERC-20 contracts.
Gas & cost on Arbitrum
Arbitrum charges gas in ETH and prices it well below mainnet — a token deploy usually costs a handful of cents to a couple of dollars depending on calldata. Its Nitro stack compresses transaction data before posting to Ethereum, which is what keeps fees low. As an optimistic rollup, withdrawals to L1 carry a challenge window, but deploying and trading on L2 itself is fast and cheap.
Native gas token: ETH
Why launch on Arbitrum
Arbitrum is the heart of EVM DeFi. GMX, Camelot, Uniswap and a long list of protocols give a new ERC-20 immediate access to deep on-chain liquidity, perps, lending and yield. Builders who want serious DeFi composability — not just a simple trading pair — launch on Arbitrum because the money-Lego ecosystem is already there. It is also fully EVM-equivalent, so Solidity contracts and dev tooling behave exactly as they do on Ethereum.
Key facts about Arbitrum
Arbitrum is an optimistic rollup: it assumes transactions are valid and relies on a fraud-proof challenge window rather than re-executing every transaction on L1.
Its Nitro upgrade introduced a WASM-based fraud prover and heavy calldata compression, sharply lowering fees while preserving EVM equivalence.
Arbitrum consistently holds the largest TVL among Ethereum L2s, making it the deepest pool of EVM rollup DeFi liquidity for a new token to tap.
How to create a ERC-20 token on Arbitrum
- 1
Bridge ETH to Arbitrum
Send a small amount of ETH to Arbitrum One to cover gas for the deploy.
- 2
Connect to Arbitrum
Open Swap.Day and select Arbitrum One (chain ID 42161) in your wallet.
- 3
Set up your ERC-20
Choose name, symbol, supply and the contract template — Standard, Mintable + Burnable or Tax.
- 4
Deploy and verify
Sign the deploy transaction and confirm your contract on Arbiscan.
Ready to deploy on Arbitrum?
Create a ERC-20 token in one transaction — non-custodial, no code, and you keep full ownership. Your wallet signs the deploy and you can verify the contract on Arbiscan.
Open the token creator