# ARBITRUM 

By [ishu](https://paragraph.com/@ishu) · 2023-03-20

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Arbitrum is an open-source cryptocurrency platform that we’re building at Offchain Labs.

If you’re a smart contract developer, why should you use Arbitrum, rather than Ethereum or some other platform? Because Arbitrum is scalable, private, and trustworthy, while remaining compatible with the languages and tools that you’re probably already using. No other solution has this combination of benefits.

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*Originally published on [ishu](https://paragraph.com/@ishu/arbitrum)*