Layer 2 Weekly Roundup #49
Layer 2 Weekly Roundup #49
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
@Starknet - Celestia Blobstream is coming to Starknet, enabling high-throughput L3s with Celestia underneath.
@Immutable - Immutable’s zkEVM Mainnet Early Access is now live! Their zkEVM, powered by Polygon, will offer scalability, smart contract compatibility, and gas-free interaction for gamers, all with Ethereum-backed security.
Ecosystem Highlights
@Scroll_ZKP - Released their latest mainnet weekly update, providing an overview of everything that's been happening across the Scroll ecosystem.
@Optimism - Released their latest weekly recap, highlighting the collaborations and updates from the OP ecosystem this past week.
@zksync - Catch up on the past few months of DeFi activity and integrations on zkSync Era in one sleek thread.
@eigen_da - Have joined the Arbitrum ecosystem, enabling secure, cost-effective data availability for Orbit chains.
@0x_hourglass - Are now live on Arbitrum, offering low-fee, secure stablecoin swaps to all Arbinauts.
@SupraOracles - Launched their decentralised Oracle (DORA) services on Optimism’s OP Mainnet, signifying a leap forward in offering immediate access to live, real-time price feeds.
@magic_labs - Announced they will be offering strategic support for zkSync, unlocking Ethereum's true potential for mainstream adoption through ZK-tech.
@0xPolygonLabs - Published a proposal for ApeChain - A zk-Powered Polygon Layer-2 to Support ApeCoin Growth.
@wirexapp - Have opened early access to WPay, their revolutionary decentralised payment network, utilising Polygon CDK tech and Gateway's IP providing service.
@PoolsharkLabs - ZK meets Limit Swaps with Poolshark now live on Scroll.
@SuperVerseDAO - Have partnered with Polygon, bringing their gaming network to the Polygon ecosystem.
@KTX_finance - KTX, the Decentralized Derivatives & Social Trading Platform have now launched on Arbitrum.
@RenzoProtocol - Is bringing cross-chain restaking to Arbitrum in collaboration with Connext Network.
@subsquid - A decentralised query engine, now offers full support for Base.
@AlchemyPlatform - Have partnered with Optimism Superchain to give web3 developers access to the Superchain Faucet.
@HQ_xyz - Have integrated with Arbitrum. You can now get full visibility of your treasury, including your complete transaction history and cost basis for all assets.
@chaos_labs - Have partnered with Optimism to optimise liquidity incentives and facilitate the migration of native $USDC on OP Mainnet.
@obligatecom - Have facilitated the issuance of Polytrade’s first on-chain bond using Polygon’s PoS network.
@PikeFinance - Is now live on Base, Arbitrum, Optimism and Ethereum. You can now lend, borrow, leverage and earn across all of DeFi.
@opulousapp - Have launched OVAULT on Arbitrum, the first product in Opulous Finance V1 that offers users innovative DeFi solutions backed by music.
Media - Twitter Spaces and Podcasts
@abitrum - Hosted a number of Twitter Spaces this week with several projects building and growing the Arbitrum ecosystem.
@Scroll_ZKP - Hosted a Twitter Space discussing the emergence and evoultion of Ethereum’s Liquid Staking Landscape with the teams from Swell, Lido, Diva, Redacted Cartel, Etherfi and Rocket Pool.
@StarkWareLtd - Hosted their latest Space discussing what to expect from Ethereum and Starknet in 2024.
@zksync - Hosted a Twitter Space diving into the zkDen with Holdstation, Vest and Synapse Protocol.
@arbitrum - Hosted an Account Abstraction Workshop with Alchemy and Offchain Labs.
@Optimism - Hosted their latest ep of OP Radio with guests from Synthetix to discuss building with a modular approach, deploying v3 on Base and Perps v3.
@Scroll_ZKP - Raza from Scroll hosted a workshop giving an in-depth tutorial on “How Scroll Works” under the hood.
@BitgetWallet - Hosted an AMA with Joaquin from Taiko, where they discussed the present and future of Ethereum Layer 2s.
@fuel_network - Hosted a Twitter Space this week for a deep dive conversation into state growth.
@taikoxyz - Hosted a Twitter Space on the topic of booster rollups.
@fuel_network - Hosted their first ‘Developer Aligned’ livestream. This week the topic of discussion was accounts, cross-chain and UTXO.
@StarkWareLtd - Are back with their latest episode of STARK @ Home with guests from Aztec, Taiko and Ulvetanna, where they discuss KZG vs FRI.
Articles & Threads
@apolynya - Published a detailed article diving into the topic of decentralised stacks and whether it needs strict global consensus.
@0xPolygonLabs - Published a comprehensive post on ‘The Aggregation Layer: A New Thesis for Blockchain Design”, a forthcoming protocol that will allow unprecedented interoperability across chains, and change blockchain user experience as we know it.
@IAmNickDodson - Has published a blog post on the challenges of State Growth and how Fuel intends to minimise it.
Events
@Scroll_ZKP - Are currently hosting their “Quill and Scribes” competition where developers can publish a medium-long form blog post or guide based on either Applied ZK, Web3 Gaming, or Privacy & decentralized identity.
@NethermindStark - Will be hosting a Cairo Lang Workshop with Argent on the 15th of February in London. Registration is now open.
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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