Arbitrum’s governance community is weighing a proposal that would create a paid subscription service for early access to transaction metadata on Arbitrum One. The product, called Fast Feed, would give paying users ordered transaction data before it’s publicly available — but without changing how transactions are processed or who gets included.
What Fast Feed offers — and what it doesn’t
Fast Feed would publish read-only information after the sequencer has already determined the order of transactions. That means subscribers get earlier visibility into the sequence, but the feed doesn’t alter ordering, inclusion guarantees, or user fees. The proposal states access would be open and permissionless to anyone willing to pay.
Because the data is post-ordering, the creators say it prevents new forms of MEV, front-running, or sandwich attacks. The feed is also intended to reduce denial-of-service risk by providing reliable, dedicated access for teams that need consistent data without competing for public endpoints.
Revenue split and DAO incentives
Subscription revenue from Fast Feed would be split 97% to ArbitrumDAO and 3% to the Arbitrum Developer Guild. The split is designed to reward both the broader DAO and the developers building on the network. This proposal reflects a wider trend of layer-2 networks developing sustainable revenue models beyond blockspace — finding ways to monetize data and access rather than just transaction fees.
Still in early stages
The proposal is structured as a Constitutional AIP — a type of governance action that would amend the core rules of Arbitrum’s DAO. Right now it’s still in the discussion phase, not a passed measure. No formal vote has been scheduled, and the community is expected to debate the implications before any decision.
If adopted, Fast Feed would mark one of the first paid data products tied directly to an L2’s sequencer output. It signals a shift in how rollups think about value capture — moving beyond blockspace markets into subscription-based data services.
The next step is for the Arbitrum community to continue its discussion. No timeline has been set for a vote, but the conversation alone shows that data monetization is becoming a real topic in L2 governance.
