Layer 2 Weekly Roundup #52
Layer 2 Weekly Roundup #52
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
@Scroll_ZKP - Cosmos IBC has landed on Scroll, powered by Union Build’s interoperability layer.
@StarkWareLtd - Introduced their new blazing-fast prover called Stwo. This open-source prover will empower Starknet developers with an optimized proving experience.
@arbitrum - The ArbitrumDAO proposal to upgrade Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova to ArbOS 20 “Atlas” has passed. All node operators must upgrade their Nitro node to version 2.3.1 or higher before March 14, 2024 to avoid downtime.
@base - On Wednesday March 20th, from 11-12pm PT, planned maintenance will be carried out that renders withdrawals from the Base bridge will be temporarily unavailable.
@taikoxyz - Have partnered with code4arena for a 3 week competitive audit starting from March 6th.
Ecosystem Highlights
@Scroll_ZKP - Published their latest mainnet weekly update, highlighting everything that has happened across the Scroll ecosystem this past week.
@0xPolygonDeFi - Dropped their latest weekly roundup, recapping everything happening in the Polygon ecosystem.
@zksync - Dropped their latest ecosystem roundup, highlighting everything that happened in the ecosystem this week.
@taikoxyz - Published the latest edition of The Rollup Coaster, recapping everything that has happened in the past two weeks.
@VelodromeFi - Introduce their new AMM ‘Slipstream’, which is their take on Concentrated Liquidity using a fully audited implementation based off of UniV3.
@AstarNetwork - Launched Astar zkEVM, a ZK powered rollup built with Polygon CDK - and the first protocol fully integrated with the AggLayer.
@CyberConnectHQ - Commits to the Optimism Superchain to provide the social layer and bring the next billion users onchain.
@parabolfi - Have launched on Scroll. You can now reserve your liquidity through their soulbound tokens and get access to paraUSD on Scroll.
@thirdweb - Are partnering with Optimism to launch the Superchain App Accelerator. You can now deploy an app anywhere on the Superchain!
@CrustNetwork - Unveiled EthDA, a cutting edge Data Availability (DA) network, native to Polygon CDK.
@Giveth - Arbitrum is now live for Giveth donors and projects.
@conduitxyz - Introduce Arbitrum Orbit L3s on Base. You can now deploy a testnet or mainnet L3 today using Arbitrum’s tech stack in the Base ecosystem.
@KelpDAO - Native restaking is now live on Arbitrum. Starting today, users on Arbitrum will be able to restake directly with Kelp DAO.
@wicrypt - Have officially migrated to Arbitrum One as the default chain for Wicrypt transactions on their mobile and web app.
@Kwenta_io - Unveiled the beta launch of Perps v3 on Kwenta in partnership with Synthetix.
@SeamlessFi - Launched Integrated Liquidity Markets (ILMs) into the Base ecosystem.
Media - Twitter Spaces and Podcasts
@base - Roberto from Base joined members of OP Labs to talk about how EIP-4844 works to radicaly reduce gas fees on L2s.
@0xPolygon - Hosted their latest Space with API3DAO to discuss the potential of oracle extractable value.
@arbitrum - Hosted a number of Spaces this past week with projects building and growing the ecosystem.
@0xPolygon - Talk SocialFi and the growing impact of social in Web3 with friendzone.
Articles & Threads
@Scroll_ZKP - Scroll’s ZK team published a research paper that explores the initial architecture of a parallel zero-knowledge virtual machine, targeting real-time proving.
@OPLabsPBC - Posted their latest blog post on the OP Stack’s Fault Proof System, exploring the theory behind the bond mechanism in the OP Stack’s dispute game protocol.
@OPLabsPBC - Karl from OP Labs talks about how much cheaper Dencun will make the Ethereum ecosystem in this latest article by Decrypt.
@reilabs_io - Introduce Cairo Hints for Cairo language their latest thread.
@Scroll_ZKP - Published a blog post on why Multi-Prover Implementation matters and their next steps moving forward.
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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