Layer 2 Weekly Roundup #82
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 - 2025 is the year Base will build powerful and open tools that enables world-class onchain apps. It’s time to dive into Base’s mission, vision and strategy for the year ahead, as they share how they are bringing the world onchain.
@Starknet - Have partnered with AltLayer, the leading RaaS provider, dedicated to making SN rollup deployment effortless for builders — you can now build your very own optimized Starknet in just minutes.
@zksync - Tradeable, the third-largest RWA platform, brings in $1.7B in tokenized assets to ZKsync. Powered by ZKsync, Tradable offers secure, cost-effective, and compliant migration of investments on-chain.
@0xPolygon - Polygon Community Grants Program (CGP) is back for Season 2, with 35M POL up for grabs to participants. If you’re building or migrating to Polygon, then you can apply today — applications close April 15th.
@base - The Base Builder Resource Kit is a great place start your Based building journey. Get help to build and grow your project on Base, with Office Hours to connect to the team live, funding to help your project grow, tools to make it easy to build your app, and more.
@taikoxyz - Taiko are taking a major step towards decentralization with the launch of the Taiko DAO, built in collaboration with Aragon.
@Optimism - OP Governance’s Season 7 is about to commence. This season, the Collective will focus resources towards shared standards to help bring OP-governed chains closer together., supporting the Superchain’s vision: shared standards, security, governance, and values for all.
@zksync - ZKsync are kicking off 2025 with a fresh look at their technical roadmap plans, their vision for an ever-expanding Elastic Network, and what it will take to onboard Ethereum’s next billion users.
@0xPolygon - Polygon Labs is joining forces with India’s largest telecom company for its Web3 debut. Reliance Jio will onboard 450+ million users by adding blockchain capabilities via Polygon PoS to select apps and services.
@Soneium - Soneium, a Layer 2 blockchain launched by Sony Block Solutions Labs and built on the OP Stack, is now live on mainnet. Creators, fans, and communities can now bridge to Soneium, and start interacting with more than 50 live applications.
@fuel_network - Fuel Season 1 is underway! With 29M FUEL up for grabs, there has never been a better time to explore the Fuel DeFi ecosystem, and participate as an LP.
Ecosystem Highlights
@kasarLabs - Introducing Starknet Agent Kit — you can now use AI agents and execute tasks autonomously on Starknet.
@Superpositionso - The Superposition platform is now live on Arbitrum. Superposition is an ultra-scalable L3 that lives within the Arbitrum ecosystem as an Orbit chain. Unlike other chains, Superposition allows you to receive rewards simply for using the platform.
@superformxyz - SuperUSDC is now live on Base, bringing onchain wealth creation closer to everyone. SuperUSDC automatically optimizes across blue-chip lending markets from Morpho on Base, helping you earn more on your USDC.
@eulerfinance - Euler is now live on Base! Euler is a platform offering multiple tools for borrowers, as well as two distinct types of vaults for lenders; governed and ungoverned vaults, with new markets to launch and new assets to be supported in the coming weeks.
@megaeth_labs - USDT0 is coming to MegaETH. USDT0 is backed 1-1 by USDT on Ethereum L1, ensuring that user funds are secured by the worlds most decentralized settlement layer.
@HoloworldAI - Holoworld is bringing its advanced AI tools to Arbitrum. With its low latency, high throughput, and cheap fees, Arbitrum is the ultimate sandbox for specialized AI agents, games, and apps.
@nodekitorg - NodeKit are bringing composability to Starknet by integrating Javelin, the first superbuilder, into Starknet and the Starknet stack, enabling composability between Starknet chains.
@OnchainKit - Introducing Wallet Island, the sleekest way to interact with wallets in your app. Send, buy, and swap - seamlessly, intuitively, and with no extra steps.
@alkimiya_io - Alkimiya is launching a Base L2 Gas market — anyone can trade the rise and fall of the sequencer's total revenue, giving users clean exposure to participate in the ecosystem's growth.
@Anchorage - Now supports Starknet’s native token, STRK. One-way bridging on Starknet is now supported, allowing clients to seamlessly bridge STRK ERC-20 tokens to the blockchain’s native token, STARKNET, via a bridging smart contract.
@0xRabble - Rabble are joining forces with Encifher to bring confidential fund transfers to Rabble users on Arbitrum. Send money to your friends on-chain without broadcasting it to the world in just a few clicks.
@ankr - Ankr’s now integrated with Fuel Ignition, the high-performance Ethereum Layer 2 created by Fuel Network.
@drawing_canvas - DrawingCanvas beta is live on Sepolia testnet with Espresso Systems for fast finality and efficient DA. DrawingCanvas is a digital space for onchain creativity, where users can create collaborative artwork, co-monetize drawings with NFTs, enter contests, and have fun.
@boost_xyz - Boost V2 has launched exclusively on Base, letting you rewards usage of any contract on Base with memecoins or Base tokens.
@QuillFi - Quill Finance is integrating Chainlink oracles to power reliable, decentralized price feeds to their products. This integration ensures USDQ and future assets stay secure, scalable and resilient across Scroll DeFi Ecosystem.
@APRO_Oracle - APRO Oracle ATTPs (AgentText Transfer Protocol Secure) is now live on Base. With ATTPs, they are empowering the Base AI Agent ecosystem by fully G.A.M.E framework and providing secure, real-time, and verifiable data transmission for AI agents.
@ArcanaNetwork - Arcana has partnered with Scroll — enabling applications on Scroll to integrate Chain Abstraction. Users will now be able to spend their crypto assets on Scroll, from any other chain, without the hassle of bridging.
@Noves_fi - Noves is live on Ink. Noves API suite abstracts away the complexities of accessing blockchain data, providing a simple experience for all the defi-first degens migrating to Ink.
@ferhmah_xyz - Fermah, the universal proof market, has integrated with the ZK Stack. By integrating with the ZK Stack, Fermah brings unparalleled decentralization and scalability to ZK Chains, aligning with the Elastic Network's vision of a decentralized, ZK-powered ecosystem.
@HeyAnonai - AUTOMATE framework is bringing DeFAI to Arbitrum, with the first round of projects eligible for fast track.
@lagrangedev - The Lagrange Prover Network has successfully launched the first decentralized implementation of ZKsync’s ZK Stack prover on testnet.
@LogX_trade - Loomix, the DeFAI agent is coming to Arbitrum. Loomix saves you from being liquidated by dynamically adjusting your stop loss in volatile markets. More use cases coming up.
@VelodromeFi - Velodrome officially launched on Ink. With this deployment, Velodrome maintains momentum as the essential trading and liquidity marketplace of the Superchain.
@HeyElsaAI - HeyElsa now enables fee-free trades for Coinbase Smart Wallet users for swaps on Base, powered by the Coinbase Paymaster.
@rabbitx_io - RabbitX, the Memecoin PERP Dex, is now live on Arbitrum bringing effortless USDC deposits, 100+ markets with up to 20x leverage, and zero gas fees and lightning-fast execution.
Articles and Threads
@gwyneth_taiko - Dive into this thread for a breakdown on preconfirmations and how they'll be one of the biggest UX upgrades for Based Rollups.
@FourPillarsFP - Explore how zkVMs like RISC Zero and Succinct work and contribute to securing the multi-proof network.
@benafisch - Ben Fisch dives into how Espresso Network is an interoperability Superchain for all Ethereum L2s in this latest article.
@zksync - ZKsync’s latest article explains Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), focusing on Intel's Software Guard Extensions (SGX) and their uses in enhancing blockchain security on ZKsync Era.
@Starknet - This article explores Starknet’s approach to ecosystem grants, and how they are helping to identify and fund the next wave of innovators on Ethereum
Media - Spaces and Podcasts
@base - PayPal’s Jose Fernandez explains how stablecoins are making payments faster, cheaper, and more accessible — and what that means for the future.
@AndrewAsksHow - Marc Boiron, CEO of Polygon, discusses the future direction of Polygon, the current U.S crypto framework, and more.
@0xPolygon - Dive into all of the details for Polygon’s Season 2 Community Grants Program Launch.
@zksync - Discuss the current AI meta obsession and hype in their latest builder’s Space featuring ai16z, Abstract, AigentFi, and Heurist.
@fuel_network - Fuel CEO, Nick Dodson, hosted a livestream to unpack some upcoming initiatives for the Fuel ecosystem.
@gmgames_gg - Taiko’s Head of Gaming, Pigi_Pal, joins GMG to discuss Taiko’s approach to onboarding an engaged gaming ecosystem that traditional gamers would like to play.
Events
@base - The Base Onchain AI Hackathon Weekend will be held in London on the 1st of Feb, 2025. Create autonomous onchain agents during this two-day buildathon with $10,000+ in prizes.
@inkonchain - The House of Ink Hackathon is coming to ETH Denver. Apply today and join the team for a 5-day experience filled with interactive workshops and tooling overviews.
@Scroll_ZKP - Introducing the Scroll Open Hackathon — the global hub for creation, growth, and collaboration, giving you access to lectures, mentorship, and hands-on projects that’ll help you develop skills beyond technical workshops.
@Starknet - The Starknet Hacker is coming to ETH Denver from Feb 21-25. The Hacker House is designed for those ready to refine their MVPs, prepare for Mainnet, or turn early-stage projects into successful startups — apply today!
@StarkWareLtd - The Eliza Hackathon has been extended until February 14th. You now have more time to join in on the $250k prize pool, and mentorship from Eliza’s top contributors.
@Scroll_ZKP - Scroll have kicked off a free online 6-week Rust study group with various Korean communities.
Metrics and Stats
Sum of all value locked in the L2 ecosystem.
Tracks user operations of Rollups on Ethereum, including regular transactions and actions bundled into a single transaction.
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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