Layer 2 Weekly Roundup #42
Layer 2 Weekly Roundup #42
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
Protocol Updates
@BuildOnBase - Announced that the Canyon testnet hardfork is set for November 14th. Base encourages users to ensure your nodes are ready by installing the latest release (version 0.5.0).
@optimismFND - Released their latest governance update, highlighting the latest protocol updates in the Optimism ecosystem.
@arbitrum - Are calling all Arbitrum ecosystem contributers to apply for the Arbitrum Citizens Retrofunding.
@BuildOnBase - LlamaNodes low latency RPCs are now live on Base. With easy onboarding and premium features, developers have the tools to make the speediest of dApps in the space.
@zkSyncDevs - The zkSync Era Block Explorer API is now live for developers to access zkSyncEra Block Explorer data directly via HTTP requests.
Ecosystem Highlights
@okxweb3 - Starknet’s official bridge - Starkgate - is now integrated into OKX Wallet, bringing seamless crosschain trading to Starknet network.
@openseapro - Is now live on Polygon, taking us one step closer to a multichain future. You can now find your favourite NFT collections Ethereum and Polygon.
@openblocklabs - Announced that the Arbitrum STIP committee will be leveraging OpenBlock Labs for incentive modeling and grant efficacy analysis.
@Scroll_ZKP - Released their monthly Community Update blog post, outlining their latest developments and technical advancements over the past month.
@optimisnFND - Released their latest weekly recap, highlighting the major developments and progress they have made over the past week.
@arbitrum - Released their latest edition of Arbinaut Weekly, highlighting the latest ecosystem developments, community news and new projects that have launched over the past week.
@zksync - Published their latest ecosystem roundup, highlighting the latest updates from zkSync Era dapps across DeFi, wallets, infra and more.
@arbitrumcore - Released the first edition of the ‘Arbitrum Ambassador Weekly’ where they loop the community in on the latest content, events and accomplishments from their Ambassadors.
@0xPolygonLabs - Announced that ‘The Palm Network’ has migrated to a CDK chain on Polygon, with help of Gateway FM.
@Scroll_ZKP - Released their latest weekly update, diving into their recent hackathon winners, Scroll Origins NFTs, recent integrations and more.
@taikoxyz - Released the latest edition of ZK-Roller-Coaster, exploring the most exciting, meaningful, and recent happenings in the ecosystem.
@bounce_finance - Now support Base, bringing decentralized, onchain auctions to the Base ecosystem.
@LimeChainHQ - Announced Taiko is integrated with rollup.codes. You can now explore Taiko’s technical details, including OPCODEs, precompiled contracts, RPC-APU endpoints and more.
@PineProtocol - Now supports Arbitrum, bringing yield in NFT financing and beyond to the network.
@RealBlockPI - Announced that their public and private RPC services are ready to use on Taiko Jólnir.
@krakenpro - Announced that ETH deposits and withdrawals are now available on zkSync.
@fuul_xyz - An affiliate marketing marketing protocol, have launched on Arbitrum.
@TenderlyApp - Have integrated with Base, allowing builders to set up a private environment for smart contract development.
@derivio_xyz - Mainnet beta is now live. Users can trade perpetuals & options with more than 20 different markets, provide liquidity and earn high organic risk-adjusted DeFi yield on the zkSync Era.
@_WOOFi - Welcome a new era of DeFi trading on Arbitrum with the launch of WOOFi Pro, an orderbook-based perps with omnichain deposits, CEX-like UX, and revenue share.
@HallidayHQ - Announced that their Smart Accounts are now live on Arbitrum.
Media - Twitter Spaces and Podcasts
@0xPolygonLabs - Hosted their latest Community Town Hall session in their Discord, where they discussed protocol updates, highlights from the ecosystem and more.
@optimismFND - Hosted the latest episode of OP Radio, where they discussed everything they have lined up for their time in Istanbul at Devconnect.
@0xPolygonLabs - Hosted a Twitter Space with MethodicCapital to discuss their ETH staking fund that launched on Polygon PoS.
@0xPolygonLabs - Joined QuickSwaps latest Twitter Space to discuss decentralization and how it is key to supercharging and shaping the future of Web3.
@arbitrum - Hosted a number of Twitter Spaces over the past week with several projects building and growing the ecosystem.
@OffchainLabs - Abitrum Stylus Lead @CryptoIsCute, joined Cyfrin Audits latest space to discuss Arbitrum Stylus and how it allows developers to create smart contracts in Rust, C, C++, or any WASM languages.
@tokenterminal - Hosted the latest episode of the Fundamental podcast with Co-Founder and CEO of Matter Labs, Alex Gluchowski. Tune in to hear about zkSync’s core value proposition, ZK proofs, the economic model and more.
@therollupco - Hosted episode 3 of zkAcademy to discuss zkSync and the technology behind rollups.
@StarkWareLtd - Hosted a Twitter Space with HerodotusDev to discuss how they can prove every block on Ethereum, all the way back to Genesis using SHARP.
Articles & Threads
@StanfordCrypto - Published a comprehensive article introducing Arbitrum Stylus and discussing their implementation details, motivations behind the project and its impact in the web3 space.
@Joshua_Betty - Released a comprehensive overview on the Fuel Lab’s Beta-4 latest tooling updates and how you can benefit from them.
@Starknet - Published an article explaining native account abstraction and how it opens the blockchain to new possibilities.
Events
@BuildOnBase - Will be co-hosting the ‘Superchain Social’ event at Devconnect on the 17th of November with Optimism. Register today for a day of networking with likeminded individuals who are eager to build and scale the ecosystem.
@0xPolygonLabs - Wrapped up their time at HongKongFinTech week with a thread, highlighting everything that happened during their time at the event.
@arbitrum - Will be hosting Arbitrum Day virtually on November 16th during Devconnect, where they will be presenting a number of high-level presentations, panels and workshops.
@taikoxyz - Released a detailed thread outlining where you can see them at Devconnect in Istanbul next week.
@zksync - Will be at the zkCafe from Nov 13-17 at Devconnect where users can experience zkSync Era’s native account abstraction IRL on Clave.
@zksync - Will be hosting zkSync Connect, a developer focused gathering on Nov. 13th at Devconnect, featuring hands-on workshops, sessions on dev tooling and more.
@Starknet - Will be hosting a meetup in Austin, Texas on Nov 9th. Join the team to learn about what makes Starknet nodes tick and how Nethermind is preparing for Starknet’s decentralized future.
@Starknet - Released their event page for Devconnect, where you can find all of the places the team will be during their time in Istanbul.
Metrics and Stats
Sum of all value locked in the L2 ecosystem.
Transaction capacity of Ethereum including all Layer 2s under its security.
Number of unique addresses interacting with one or multiple Layer 2s weekly.
The number of daily transactions executed by users/smart contracts.
How much does it cost to transact on Layer 2?
This newsletter is for educational purposes only, and should never in any way be considered as financial or investment advice.
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