Arbitrum vs Base: Risk & Value Comparison
Arbitrum
Base
Sector
L2
L2
Risk Score
23/100
33/100
Risk Grade
B
B-
Value Score
40/100
50/100
Value Grade
C-
C+
TVL
$2.0B
$3.9B
FDV
$1.0B
$1M
Mechanisms
8
7
Interactions
6
5
Quadrant
Safe but Stale
Safe but Stale
Risk Dimension Comparison
Mechanism Novelty/ 15
Arbitrum
3
Base
0
Interaction Severity/ 20
Arbitrum
5
Base
9
Oracle Surface/ 10
Arbitrum
0
Base
0
Documentation Quality/ 10
Arbitrum
2
Base
2
Track Record/ 15
Arbitrum
0
Base
3
Scale Exposure/ 10
Arbitrum
7
Base
7
Regulatory Risk/ 10
Arbitrum
4
Base
5
Protocol Vitality/ 10
Arbitrum
2
Base
7
Value Dimension Comparison
Fee Capture/ 25
Arbitrum
10
Base
14
Token Distribution/ 25
Arbitrum
12
Base
0
Emission Sustainability/ 25
Arbitrum
8
Base
14
Competitive Moat/ 25
Arbitrum
10
Base
22
Verdict
Arbitrum is the safer protocol with a risk score of 23/100 (B) compared to 33/100 (B-).
Base has stronger value accrual (C+, 50/100) compared to C- (40/100).