Layer 2 Weekly Roundup #12
Welcome to the latest edition of the Layer 2 Weekly Roundup. Every week, this newsletter covers the latest and most important updates from across Ethereum’s Layer 2 ecosystem.
Catch up on the previous edition HERE
Ecosystem Highlights
@RealBlockPI - Integrates with Scroll’s Pre Alpha testnet, enabling developers building on Scroll to make use of BlockPI’s high performance RPC services.
@otterspace_xyz - Have added support for Optimism’s Attestation Station, which will introduce the use of non-plutocratic governance through the use of badges.
@coordinape - Are introducing further support for DAOs by building out infrastructure that enables users to log into Coordinape from Optimism, Polygon, and Ethereum mainnet.
@flipsidecrypto - Published a tutorial on how Optimism users can check their Optimist score using the Attestation Station.
@rhinofi - Has added support for Arbitrum, starting by enabling cross-chain swaps at scale.
@chainlink - Automation is now live on the Arbitrum network, providing infrastructure for developers to securely and reliably automate their smart contracts in order to build out more advanced DApps on Arbitrum.
@FjordFoundry - Is now live on the Arbitrum network, allowing for many projects building on Arbitrum to connect with passionate supporters.
@WOOnetwork - Is now live on the Optimism network, enabling fast and affordable cross-chain swaps for Ethereum users.
@vela_exchange - Announced the official date for the deployment of their public Beta, which is set to go live on January 18th, 2023.
@thegeoweb - Is a fair property rights system that is now live on Optimism, with the goal of creating consensus for browsing digital media anchored to physical locations in order to fund public goods.
L2 Protocol Highlights
@OptimismFND - Introduce the Attestation Station, a neutral reputation contract built on the Optimism network.
@ConsenSys - Announce the private Beta release of the ConsenSys zkEVM testnet.
@fuellabs - Published two new introductory guides that will help developers efficiently learn the basics SwayLang.
@ArbitrumDevs - Will soon deprecate support for Arbitrum Rinkeby starting on December 20th.
@fuellabs - Launched a new public forum that provides as a hub for developers and users interested in learning and discussing topics around SwayLang.
Media - Twitter Spaces and Podcasts
@kelvinfichter - From OP Labs hosted Haichen Shen from Scroll, to explore the overall architecture of Scroll’s bytecode-compatible zkEVM.
@aztecnetwork - Published the recording of their most recent community call, this time discussing the Aztec Connect SDK, Noir tooling upgrades, and the full roadmap for providing a fully private smart contract-enabled platform.
@arbitrum - Hosted a Twitch stream to talk about the wide variety of gaming projects currently building on the Arbitrum network.
@epicenterbtc - Sat down with Fuel Labs co-founder Nick Dickson to discuss how modular blockchains can be used to scale Ethereum.
@zksync - Team members Alex G and Anthony Rose were joined by 0xResearch to discuss their plans to open-source their codebase, and explore their trajectory towards complete protocol decentralization.
@zkSync - Hosted a Twitter Space to explore how different types of Web3 education will collectively contribute towards mass adoption.
@optimismFND - Recorded the latest episode of OP Radio, this week featuring the supreme optimist, Kelvin Fichter.
@AcrossProtocol - Hosted members from the zkSync team to discuss zk-Rollups, and the emergence of applications building on zkSync.
@StarkWareLtd - Hosted a Twitter Space to help educate users on the various risks associated with centralized exchanges.
Layer 2 Focused Events
@trent_vanepps - From the Ethereum Foundation announced that the EF are hosting a KZG grants round with the aim of helping to fund initiatives focused on the development of EIP-4844.
@zkhack - Recently hosted a ZK workshop series that aims to educate users on different variations of zk-based scaling solutions.
Interesting Articles
@Scroll_ZKP - Published a new technical blog post that explores the concept of ‘proof generation’, and discusses how it can be accelerated to improve the efficiency of zk-Rollups.
@BanklessHQ - Interviewed Vitalik Buterin to reflect on some of the positive outcomes that may have been overlooked in 2022, including the progression of zkEVM’s and the merge.
@myBraavos - Published a StarkWare focused article that covers all of the planned performance upgrades that are soon coming to StarkNet.
@TheBlock - Published an article unveiling the plans for Curve Finance to deploy on zkSync.
Interesting Tweets
Industry Thought Leaders
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