Arbitrum community is abuzz with anticipation following the announcement of the ARB token airdrop by Arbitrum Foundation. The new token will be airdropped to eligible community members on Thursday, March 23, and marks Arbitrum's official transition into a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).

Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova are networks that allow users to transact on the Ethereum blockchain with better speeds and lower fees. With 55% of the Ethereum layer 2 market share, according to layer-2 analytics site L2Beat, anticipation for an Arbitrum token has been at a fever pitch since the network went live in 2021.

The airdrop will grant 11.5% of the total supply to eligible Arbitrum users and 1.1% to DAOs operating in the Arbitrum ecosystem. With ARB's total circulation of 10 billion, the Arbitrum community will control 56% of the tokens.