Layer 2 Weekly Roundup #81
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
@base - The Holocene upgrade is live on Base Mainnet, allowing Base to improve the Fault Proof System and configure their gas target more easily.
@Starknet - Starknet have updated their roadmap, with the upcoming Starknet optimizations now deferred to v.0.13.4 now scheduled for February 2025.
@Starknet - The new Starknet Developers Hub is now live. This is the place to learn Cairo, explore tools, access tutorials, discover grant programs, and more.
@roam_xyz - The team at Roam, the onchain browser and search engine, is joining Base to help accelerate Builder Virality, and Coinbase to help accelerate the company’s onchain consumer efforts.
@arbitrumdao_gov - The proposal to activate Arbitrum BoLD, a new dispute resolution protocol enabling permissionless validation, is up for a final vote. If approved, anyone can participate in validation and defend against malicious claims to an Arbitrum chain’s state.
@ZKsyncIgnite - ZKsync Ignite Season 1 has kicked off with 300M ZK tokens allocated to turn ZKsync Era into the liquidity hub of the Elastic Network.
Ecosystem Highlights
@withportrait - Portrait just launched on Base with a vision for a new internet where you own your identity. Time to bring your website onchain!
@argentHQ - Liquid $STRK staking has landed on Argent. Earn yield and decentralise Starknet directly via the Argent Wallet interface.
@Vaultleap - Vaultleap just launched on Base. Split profits with your team, pay vendors, create payroll, and track US tax forms - self-custodial, and simple.
@family - Scroll is now part of Family - Send, Receive, and Swap all in one place.
@RipioApp - The LaChain Network is migrating to the ZK Stack. As a ZKsync Elastic Chain, LaChain Network will extend it's speedy, cost-efficient technology to builders and communities from the LATAM region.
@starbase_ag - Starbase is now on Base, allowing users to capture trading opportunities with 0% fees, lightning swaps, limit orders and more!
@CoWSwap - CoW AMM is now live on Base. Base(d) LPs can earn more from their liquidity by capturing arbitrage MEV and protecting themselves from LVR.
@Balancer - Balancer v3 will soon release on Base, featuring the Priority Fee Router — a new mechanism that redistributes MEV rewards to liquidity providers.
@useTria - Tria is bringing its all-VM chain abstraction stack to the AggLayer, unlocking new possibilities for dApps, users, and liquidity.
@derivexyz - Introducing Derive Pro, Derives’s first step into DeFAI, delivering an AI-powered trading experience for pro traders.
@EnsoBuild - Enso have launched on ZKsync. Enso is your shortcut to building onchain, simplifying development with fast access to multiple DeFi protocols.
@arbitrum - ElizaOS is now live on Arbitrum. The ELIZA community can leverage Arbitrum's MultiVM architecture, deep liquidity, and robust DeFi ecosystem to develop innovative, next-generation AI agents.
@megaphone_hq - Introducing Megaphone, a platform that will help you grow your onchain community’s GDP with features that allow you to launch tokens and NFTS, analyze wallet reputation and identity, and more!
@AstraLabs_LN - Astra have launched the Astra Bridge, enabling Lightning Network for Base. Starting today, users can bridge, pay, and off-ramp tokens on Base via the Lightning Network.
@API3DAO - API3’s Oracle Stack is now available on Ink. Builders can now leverage 190+ price feeds on the API3 Market, and OEV Network to recapture protocol MEV.
@fuelup_fun - FuelUp permissionless listing is now live. Unlock seamless listing of your bonded token from FuelUp to MIRA instantly.
Articles and Threads
@AggLayer - You can find all of the content you need to understand AggLayer, including articles, threads, videos and podcasts, all in one place.
@ceciliaz030 - Breaks down ‘Preconfirmation’ for the Average Joe, including how it works and why it matters, in this article.
@taikoxyz - Taiko co-founder and CEO, Dan, shares his thoughts on how interoperability will be key for further development of DeFi this year.
@pingthepingping - Learn all about why pingthepingping thinks that you should be switching your focus to Arbitrum, and more precisely, paying attention to the ecosystem's emerging AI scene.
Media - Spaces and Podcasts
@0xPolygon - Hosted a livestram to chat through Polygon’s 2024 highlights, with some of your favourite projects building in the Polygon and AggLayer ecosystems.
@DefiantNews - Sandy from Scroll joined The Defiant Podcast to discuss Scroll’s vision for builders and founders, the path towards decentralization, and shared insights into building the Open Economy.
@arbitrum - Set your reminders, Arbitrum have a number of upcoming AMA’s with builders this week!
@zkSyncDevs - Explore the convergence between AI and Ethereum with ZKsync.
@fuel_network - Join Nick Dodson from Fuel as he dives into whats in store for Fuel in 2025 and beyond.
Events
@Starknet - The Starknet Winter Hackathon is live. Put your developer skills to the test, and leverage Telegram to create new tooling with the goal of enhancing onchain interactions.
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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