Layer 2 Weekly Roundup #33
Layer 2 Weekly Roundup #33
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
@BuildOnBase - Accrues over $700k revenue in just three days of their mainnet deployment.
@BuildOnBase - Is now officially open for bridging, which will be followed by their full mainnet launch on August 9th.
@argentHQ - Announced Web Wallet, a new and improved way to efficiently access the StarkNet ecosystem, made possible with Account Abstraction.
@fuel_network - Are now accepting applications for their Ambassador Program, up until August 9th.
@HopProtocol - Have integrated with Base to enable seamless bridging into Base from any EVM chain.
@pgn_eth - Is now listed on L2 Beat, which can be used to track various metrics and risk assessments.
@AlchemyPlatform - Released their Q2 Dev report, highlighting Arbitrum’s impressive growth stats.
Protocol Updates
@EspressoSys - Announced Doppio, Espresso’s first public testnet for Ethereum’s first shared sequencing Layer.
@OffchainLabs - Announced BOLD, a dispute protocol that safely enables permissionless validation for Arbitrum chains.
@OPLabsPBC - Released a new NPM package to simplify fee estimation for wallets on Optimism.
@PrivacyScaling - Have developed a zero-knowledge gadget (RLN) to mitigate spam within privacy preserving protocols.
@ingo_zk - Implemented a design enhancement that incorporates a GPU into Gnark, drastically improving the efficiency of proof generation.
@optimismFND - Announced their new and improved voting model ahead of RetroPGF 3.
@optimismFND - Deployed the SuperChain Faucet, allowing anyone to leverage onchain reputational data to claim additional test tokens.
Media - Twitter Spaces and Podcasts
@OffchainLabs - Hosted a Twitter Space to discuss BOLD, and the road ahead for permissionless validation on Arbitrum.
@OmniKingdoms - Were joined by Swagtimus from Scroll to talk about OmniKingdoms, Scroll, and onchain gaming.
@StarkWareLtd - Hosted a Twitter Space to discuss everything happening at StarkNet Summit 2023.
@gluk64 - Joined ETH Global for a discussion that explores what the future of a fully scalable Ethereum could look like.
@taikoxyz - Hosted their latest community call to talk about a range of topics, such as community growth, new hires, and proposer/builder discussions.
Articles & Threads
@pseudotheos - Dives into the topic of accelerated timelines to discuss why these are the root cause of crypto’s current issues.
@terencechain - Published a thread braking down Akaki Mamageishvili’s recent presentation and economic analysis of EIP-4844.
@andrewmilson - Submitted a ZK proof using his own StarkNet prover after reverse engineering the verifier.
@taikoxyz - Unpack some of their latest metrics from Eldfell, their new L3 testnet.
@hudsonjameson - From Polygon spoke about the important but forgotten base intentions of zero-knowledge technology.
@bkiepuszewski - Explores Worldcoin’s use of ZK tech to enable privacy preserving features.
Events
@Ingo_zk - Are hosting a ZK-GPU masterclass for developers to learn about the latest developments in hardware acceleration.
@dylan_dedi - From Scroll published an updated events list that outlines which events Scroll will be attending throughout August.
@StarkNet - Will soon open applications for Basecamp, a six week program designed to transform developers into Cairo experts.
@aztecnetwork - Are taking applications for ZK Camp, their online training camp designed to teach developers how to build end-to-end ZK applications using Noir.
@arbitrum - Are hosting an Ethereum-focused workshop and networking event in Beunos Aires in collaboration with Chainlink and The Graph.
This newsletter is for educational purposes only, and should never in any way be considered as financial or investment advice.
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