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About Arbitrum Bridged WBTC (Arbitrum One)
Analysis of 11 Feb 2026Arbitrum-bridged WBTC brings Bitcoin liquidity to Arbitrum One, the second-largest Ethereum Layer 2 network with $2.8B TVL and 31% L2 market share as of February 2026 (holding steady despite Base's 46.6% dominance). As of February 11, 2026, it maintains 151,362 holders with approximately 8,700 WBTC bridged to Arbitrum.
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The token maintains 1:1 peg with WBTC on Ethereum via BitGo's multi-jurisdictional custody model (US, Hong Kong, Singapore). After a severe correction that saw Bitcoin crash from $97.8K peak to $64K-$67K lows in early February, the market has begun stabilizing with Bitcoin recovering to $68.5K-$70.8K range.
Critically, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs registered back-to-back inflows totaling $616 million in early February 2026, the first consecutive inflows in a month, signaling renewed institutional engagement despite a 50% drawdown from October highs. Total ETF assets now stand at $124 billion with cumulative inflows approaching $58 billion since launch.
WBTC on Arbitrum remains the primary Bitcoin representation for accessing Arbitrum's DeFi ecosystem with significantly lower fees than Ethereum mainnet.
