Arbitrum (ARB) News Today: Why ARB Is Down – 03 October 2026

• Arbitrum Security Council paused new Stylus contract activations on Arbitrum One and Nova on 2 October 2026 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time. • The upgrade set wasm activation gas to 2^64 - 1, making new Stylus activations economically infeasible while the issue is investigated. • BoLD protection lets settlement to Ethereum pause if two conflicting answers are accepted during the same dispute step. • A report from 2 October said approximately 92.6 million ARB are scheduled for monthly release through early 2027. • DefiLlama lists a scheduled 15 October unlock of 56.13 million ARB for team, contributors and advisors and 36.52 million ARB for investors.