Layer 2 Weekly Roundup #35

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

• Base - Has integrated with web3 developer platform Alchemy Pay, empowering the next generation of decentralised applications to L2's

• AltLayer - Have teamed up with Optimism by integrating the OP stack into their rollup suite

• Compound Labs - Are now live with their second market on Base

• LimeWire - Announced ‘The LimeWire AI Studio with Polygon’, the first blockchain based AI creator studio

• OpenCover - Are now live on Base, bringing an onchain-native altenrative to insurance to web3

• QuickNode - The QuickNode Faucet now supports Arbitrum Sepolia

• PancakeSwap - Are now live on Base, bringing ultra-low fees and user-friendly features

Protocol Updates

• StarkWare - Have restored the access to the accounts effected by the 0.12.1 update, allowing users to regain access to their accounts and funds

• Polygon - Announce Polygon CDK (Chain Development Kit), an open source and modular codebase that anyone can use to launch their own ZK-powered L2 chain on Ethereum

• Fuel Network - Have launched their Q4 Grants Program with applications open until the 11th of September

• Argent - Have teamed up with the Starknet Foundation to fund and launch a new startup studio, Hito Studios, dedicated to building next-generation crypto products

• StarkWare - Stone Prover is now open source. This is a major milestone in the journey towards decentralisation

• Arbitrum - Arbitrum Sepolia testnet is now live, making onchain testing more accessible for developers

Media - Twitter Spaces and Podcasts

• @levychain - Published the first episode of the Mint Podcast ft. Jesse Pollak where they discuss his vision for supporting the web3 creator economy

• Taiko - Released the third episode of 'Taiko Talk’ where they discuss unraveling the bonds between DevRel and the crypto community

• Taiko - Released the fourth episode of ‘Taiko Talk’ where they discuss ZK mystery, AI experience and Taiko’s approach

• Spearbit DAO - Released their seminar with @p_e on the new types of vulnberabilities and ideas that security researchers should keep in mind while reviewing Cairo code

• Optimism - Hosted the 45th episode of OP Radio with 3DNS to discuss all things onchain domains

• Offchain Labs - Hosted a Twitter Space to celebrate the launch of Stylus and discuss building on Arbitrum with Rust, C++ and more

• Taiko - Have published the recordings from Taiko Research Day with talks on multi-layer dapps and community projects

• Fuel Network - Hosted a Twitter Space panel to discuss decoding order books and AMMs

Articles & Threads

• zkSync - DefiIgnas interviewed Alex, the co-founder and CEO of Matter Labs, to discuss the zkSync era and what’s next for the protocol

• Scroll - Have released a comprehensive smart contract tutorial, teaching users how to deconstruct a FundMe smart contract on Scroll

Events

• StarkWare - Stark New York conference will be held on September 21st during ETHNewYork

• Taiko - Will be attending Ethcon Korea from September 1st to the 7th and will be hosting a number of workshops and talks

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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