Layer 2 Weekly Roundup #26

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

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Ecosystem Highlights

• @Rampnetwork is now live on @zksync, allowing easy access to the crypto ecosystem.

• @Omnisea, a NFT drops launcher, is now live on @zksync, allowing users to easily launch customizable NFT drops without limitations.

• @kreatorland, an NFT launchpad and marketplace, is now live on @zksync.

• @redstone_defi, an EVM-compatible Oracle provider, is now live on @zksync.

• @NexonFi is now live on @zksync, enabling users to leverage ETH to borrow USDC.

• @Starknet introduce ‘starknet-meta’, an AP-first metadata repository for Starknet dApps.

• @intmaxIO announce their collaboration with @Scroll_ZKP.

• @PlayEmberSword have opened registrations for their alpha playtest, built on

  @Immutable.

• @PragmaOracle announce their partnership with Linea Build x ConsenSys.

• @CamelotDEX, a new concentrated liquidity AMM, has launched on @arbitrum.

• @PirateNationNFT has officially migrated to Arbitrum Nova.

• @sentioxyz are officially supporting @arbitrum to help build modern observability into their dApps.

• @vertex_protocol introduced their Liquidity Legends trading competition for the Vertex Beta mainnet on @arbitrum.

• @MESProtocol are now live on Scroll’s testnet.

• @voltz_xyz announce Voltz v2, a non-custodial clearinghouse for any derivative instrument.

L2 Protocol Highlights

• @Starknet 0.11 introduces Cairo 1.0, an open-source programming language inspired by Rust.

• @0xPolygon released their latest findings from @spearbitDAO’s security audit.

• MPC compatibility for @StarkWareLtd apps are now available with @FordefiHQ.

• @Scroll_ZKP have announced the winners of the latest hackathon held in Lisbon.

• SwaySwap is now live on @fuel_network’s Beta-3, allowing users to use the Fuel Wallet extension to interact with the dApp.

• @Scroll_ZKP is now supported by @BlastAPI. You can now access Scroll endpoints through Blast API by connecting your wallet provider to the platform and starting a project.

• @zkSync have enabled @OpenZeppelin's Defender for all users, allowing teams to securely manage smart contracts by monitoring the L1 and L2 on-chain side of the protocol.

• @taikoxyz release the second edition of their bi-weekly update.

• @StarkWareLtd announce their strategic investment in @influenceth.

• @0xStackr introduce Stackr SDK, to build micro-rollups on Ethereum.

Info for Developers

• @Starknet held their latest workshop discussing setting up Cairo-lang v0.11 to declare and deploy a smart contract.

• @cairopractice has released a post teaching you how to store custom types in a Starknet contract using Cairo 1.

Media - Twitter Spaces & Podcasts

• @StarkWareLtd - hosted a special edition of STARK @ Home, where Vitalik Buterin broke down the 3 levels of Cairo stack.

• @StarkWareLtd - hosted their latest Twitter Space to discuss onchain gaming on Starknet.

• Rand Hindi from @zama_fhe joined @TheBAFNetwork on Twitter Spaces to discuss applications of fully homomorphic encryption.

• @LineaBuild - hosted their very first Community Call with Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin and HopProtocol.

• Recordings of the panels and talks at MEVconomics, organized by ETHGlobal and Flashbots, are now available to watch.

• @optimismFND - hosted their 25th episode of OP Radio discussing The Collective DAO Archives.

• @crypto_gurkha - released a mini-doc called “Inside Starkware” where he explores the history and philosophy behind Stark Ware.

• @aztecnetwork - hosted a panel with other L2 leaders to discuss the future of Ethereum scaling solutions.

• @0xResearch - hosted a new ep with Preston Evans from @sovereign_labs to discuss how Sovereign SDK will reduce platform risk for rollup developers.

• Innokentii Sennovskii - hosted a talk at ETHLisbon on cutting-edge fuzzing techniques to expose and squash bugs in Aztec’s proving systems.

• @myBraavos - hosted their latest Twitter Space with @StarkNetAfrica, discussing Account Abstraction and Smart Wallets.

Interesting Articles

• Daniel Fonseca from @threesigma_xyz - published a ZK rollup research article discussing the key role of sequencer decentralization.

• @gelatonetwork - published an official guide for users to understand how L2 protocols are building ZK tech.

• @optimisnFND - published an article exploring a new RPC endpoint to support ERC-4337 and the form of account abstraction it enables.

• @dimahledba - published a deep dive article where he explores the future of Starknet, Cairo, Sierra and Ethereum.

• @StarkNetEco - published an article exploring Ethereum’s Quantum Leap: Unshackling the Chains of Scalability.

• @StarkNetEco - published an article exploring Layer 2 scaling solutions, Cairo programming language, and Sierra’s unswerving proofs.

• @taikoxyz - published an article explaining PLONKish ZK-SNARK: Polynomial Commitments, Interactive Oracle Proof, Flat Shamir, and more.

• @prestonevans_ - joined @0xResearch to discuss ‘Sovereign rollups carving a path for blockchain scaling’.

• @VirtualElena - published an article exploring machine learning and zero-knowledge proofs.

Events

• @Starknet are hosting their latest meetup at ETHZurich on the 13th of April.

• @Starknet are hosting a meetup in Beijing, where they will take you on a tour of Starknet and Cairo.

• @Scroll_ZKP will be speaking at “Layer 2 & Ecosystem: Scaling up Web 3.0” during the Hong Kong Web3 Festival on April 13th.

• @Scroll_ZKP will be joining @scaling_x, @StarkWareLtd, and more at the Web3 Builders Party and ZK Night.

• @Immutable will be attending NFT NYC from April 12th to 14th.

• @Scroll_ZKP are sponsoring a $5,000 bounty in ETHGlobal's ETHTokyo hackathon.

• @intmaxIO will be co-hosting a casual event with Scroll on April 17th in Tokyo, to talk about all things zkRollup.

• @taikoxyz will be attending ETHGlobal Tokyo.

• @StarkWareLtd will be hosting their first STARK Tokyo on April 13th.

• @StarkWareLtd are hosting a meetup with a Cairo 1.0 workshop in Japan.

Interesting Tweets

https://twitter.com/TarunsIntern/status/1640068426881462272

https://twitter.com/DeclanFox14/status/1644116767504236544?s=20

https://twitter.com/0xbankisan/status/1640696803795382273

This newsletter is for educational purposes only, and should never in any way be considered as financial or investment advice.

Thanks for reading!

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