Tags: Layer2

The Arbitrum One network stopped producing blocks at 10:29 am ET (13:29 UTC), according to an alert issued by the block explorer.

Celestia will become an option for data availability within the Polygon CDK software.

The Devonomics initiative from the Starknet Foundation aims to return a portion of network fees to incentivize developers.

A new Ethereum zero-knowledge proof compiler could address security concerns identified in different zkEVM solutions.

Amid technical challenges and investor scrutiny, Blast’s staking model has propelled its total value locked to $823 million.

The Worldcoin Foundation rolled out a $5 million grant to support its community through WLD tokens or stablecoins.

The protocol will expand to liquid staking and layer-2 solutions while retaining its NFT lending services.

Ethereum’s price rally toward $2,100 is driven by new developments in the layer-2 space and investors’ anticipation of a spot BTC ETF.

Paradigm, one of Blast’s seed investors, criticized the protocol’s decision to launch a bridge before its L-2 and withdraw capability.

The Blast team responded to claims that it’s multi-signature upgrade functionality makes it too centralized.

Gas fees on the Polygon network reached as high as $0.10 during a mad rush to mint an Ordinals-inspired token called POLS.

Data from L2Beat shows that layer 2s are seeing greater adoption than ever before as users continue to desire lower gas fees.

Vitalik Buterin called the early Ethereum scaling solution Plasma “underrated” and a “significant security upgrade” for chains that would otherwise be validiums.

The “X1” network will be part of the Polygon ecosystem and use zero-knowledge proofs to bridge assets from Ethereum.

Ethereum gas fees reportedly breached the $200-mark for certain high-priority transactions in the last 24 hours.

Erick de Moura argues that on blockchain networks with high fees, some types of decentralized applications don’t survive because users are only willing to part with cash for a few specific kinds.

The Polygon CDK will soon include a ‘zkWASM’ prover, allowing Web Assembly networks to integrate with the broader Polygon ecosystem.

The rumors were fueled by reports citing anonymous sources and a job posting from Kraken highlighting that the company is “enthusiastic” about layer-2 solutions.

This latest report from Cointelegraph Research dives into the tsunami of solutions coming onto the market that improve security, privacy and speed from existing protocols.

ETH rallied alongside Bitcoin as new spot ETF news emerged, and the altcoin could benefit from the failure of its layer-1 competitors.

The team migrated the POL token contract to the Ethereum network, paving the way for it to replace MATIC in the future.

Base Bootcamp will offer students weekly meetings with a mentor, a dedicated Discord server, and access to Coinbase and Base engineers, the team stated.

Blockchain data from Etherscan suggest Scroll’s mainnet was live over a week ago.

125 million IMX tokens allocated for developer rewards will be vested monthly starting July 2024.