Layer 2 Weekly Roundup #53
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
Blobs are now LIVE, reducing transaction fees and confirmation times on L2s! .oO
@graphprotocol - Now supports 40+ leading blockchains and L2s. Devs can now upgrade their subgraphs to build dapps powered by their fast, performant and reliable decentralised network.
@0xPolygon - Introduce Hadron Founders Club, the community layer for passionate founders, developers, and creators, building the aggregated internet of value.
@0xPolygonFdn - The Elderberry upgrade is now live on Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta. The upgrade brings ROM optimizations that will reduce certain out-of-counter errors on the network.
@arbitrum - The Contender Submission phase for the ArbitrumDAO's second-ever Security Council election has officially begun. If you think you are a good fit for the Security Council member role, you have one week to register.
Ecosystem Highlights
@Scroll_ZKP - Published their latest mainnet update, highlighting everything that has happened across the Scroll ecosystem this past week.
@0xPolygonDeFi - Published their latest DeFi weekly roundup, recapping what projects building on Polygon are up to.
@Optimism - Dropped their latest weekly roundup, recapping everything that happened in the OP ecosystem this past week.
@zksync - Published their latest weekly roundup, recapping everything that happened in the zkSync ecosystem this past week.
@conduitxyz - You can now launch an Arbitrum Orbit chain with a custom gas token. Choose the Orbit stack, a settlement layer, paste your gas token's contract address on the settlement layer and deploy!
@swellnetworkio - Are building the L2 for restaking with Polygon CDK technology and plugging into the AggLayer.
@matchaxyz - Have launched gasless swaps on Base. You can now swap on Base without ETH in your wallet, avoid MEV and enjoy faster trade confirmations.
@SphereX_XYZ - Joined forces with StarkWare to reshape the DEX landscape. You can now enjoy lightning-fast speeds while keeping Ethereum’s settlement layer secure.
@OmniFDN - Are bringing restaking to Arbitrum and all rollups alongside KelpDAO.
@AlchemixFi - Announce that they are now live on Arbitrum. Enjoy all the benefits of Alchemix, with lower fees than Mainnet.
@BuildWithScroll - Scroll highlights four of the latest projects that have deployed on the Scroll zkEVM.
@WagmiGameCo - Announced they have deployed on Base enabling users to seamlessly bring Coinbase users into WAGMI defence.
@Venly_io - Have integrated with Base! Users can now onboard to Base in seconds using their Wallet API.
@Aze_Cards - Are building on Polygon Miden to bring cryptographic fairness to online poker. Aze leverages Polygon Miden’s unique actor-based execution model to prove trust in every shuffle, hand, bet & payout.
@SharpeLabs - Announced that Sharpe Earn is now live on Arbitrum.
Media - Twitter Spaces and Podcasts
@QuickswapDEX - Hosted their latest Space with Polygo to discuss L2s and Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade.
@OffchainLabs - Talk all about blobs, ArbOS 20 Atlas and Dencun with Ed Felten.
@0xPolygon - Mike Blank, Polygon COO, joined TechCrunch in their latest episode to discuss how blockchain can verify legitimacy of news.
@untanglingweb3 - Were joined by Colin Butler from Polygon to discuss how Polygon Labs are making groundbreaking change in finance and beyond.
@Optimism - Hosted the latest episode of OP Radio with the team from FOAM, providing onchain location proofs to unlock new application primitives leveraging location data.
@SpaceandTimeDB - Partnered with zkSync to deploy a hyperchain to connect the zkSync network with ZK-proven SQL.
@questbookapp - Hosted a Space with Arbitrum and Reclaim Protocol to discuss their recent grant program on Quest Book and transforming web2 identity and reputation across all sites.
@arbitrum - Hosted a number of Spaces this past week with several projects building and growing the Arbitrum ecosystem.
Articles & Threads
@OPLabsPBC - Protolamba and Inphi published a blog post reflecting on the community effort to bring EIP 4844 from idea to implementation.
@Uniswap - Austin Adams from Uniswap published a research article shows that users leveraging Uniswap on L2s saw significant improvements compared to swapping or LPing on Ethereum.
Events
@Scroll_ZKP - Will be hosting their next Scroll Up event as part of Rio Onchain Week in Brazil on March 21st. You can now reserve your spot for the event!
@0xPolygon - Are attending GDC from March 18th to 22nd, celebrating the games making noise in the Polygon ecosystem.
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? .oO
This newsletter is for educational purposes only, and should never in any way be considered as financial or investment advice.
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