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Bitcoin Layer 2 Mezo Emerges From Stealth With $21M Raise Led by Pantera
9.4.2024
Mezo is a permissionless Bitcoin economic layer that uses a neutral smart contract infrastructure to offer a wide range of applications
Ethereum Layer-2 Protocol Starknet Sheds Light On What Caused 4-Hour Block Outage
5.4.2024
Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution, Starknet, is giving insight into why the protocol experienced an estimated four hour outage on April 4. The Block outage marks the latest in a challenging year for the protocol ahead of the April launch of its STRK coin.
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OKX Ventures Invests in UTXO Stack’s Seed Round for BTC Layer 2 Development
5.4.2024
OKX Ventures, a pioneer in Web3 technology, is happy to announce that it will participate in UTXO Stack’s initial fundraising round. UTXO Stack is a modular platform for establishing BTC Layer 2 blockchains. This seed round has been collaboratively led by SNZ and ABCDE with OKX Ventures...
Ethereum L2 Zircuit Surpasses $1 Billion in Pre-Mainnet Deposits in Just Six Weeks
4.4.2024
Ethereum Layer 2 network Zircuit has surpassed $1 billion in pre-mainnet deposits within a mere six weeks since opening its doors to investors.
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Ethereum Layer-2 valuation is expected to reach $1 trillion by 2030
4.4.2024
The valuation of Ethereum layer-2s is predicted to reach a massive milestone of $1 trillion by the end of 2030. This is based on the fundamental analysis of five key areas under the lenses of user experience, developer experience, and technical capability. Key areas in the conversation...
Ethereum Layer 2s Could Rocket to $1T Base Valuation by 2030, VanEck Says
4.4.2024
The valuation is based on the future expected usage of several layer 2 networks across usecases such as metaverse, banking and gaming
Developing Several Layer-2 Solutions: ‘The Real Solution’ to Ethereum’s Scalability Issue, Says Ken Timsit
29.3.2024
The recent surge in Ethereum gas fees can be attributed to the rise in decentralized finance (defi) activity and the growing popularity of layer 2 (L2) chains such as Arbitrum and Optimism, Ken Timsit, managing director of Cronos Labs, has said. Timsit however agreed that the recent Dencun upgrade...
The Protocol: Meme Coins (and Pepe's Best Friend) Swarm Coinbase Layer 2 Chain
27.3.2024
The meme coin frenzy that drove up activity – and failed transactions – on Solana appears to have quickly migrated to Base, Coinbase's six-month-old layer-2 blockchain. Who is the blue-faced creature behind the $BRETT token?
Layer-2 Blockchain Mantle’s Token Hits All-Time High as Reward System Goes Live
27.3.2024
The rally in the MNT token pushed the market cap of the blockchain to over $4 billion
BOB, a 'Hybrid' Layer-2 Blockchain Mixing Bitcoin and Ethereum, Raises $10M
27.3.2024
The round was led by Castle Island Ventures and included participation from Mechanism Ventures, Bankless Ventures, CMS Ventures and UTXO Management
Coinbase Ramps Up USDC Reserves on Base with TVL Exceeding $1 Billion
27.3.2024
Coinbase has announced plans to increase the storage of corporate and customer USDC balances on Base, an Ethereum Layer 2 solution incubated by the exchange and built on the open-source OP Stack.
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Web3 Game Munchables Loses $62.5 Million to Exploit: ZachXBT
27.3.2024
Web 3 game platform Munchables on Ethereum's Layer 2 Blast network faces a $62.5 million ETH exploit, with ZachXBT tracking down the hefty loss.
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Warning from Emin Gün Sirer: Deceptive Trends Threaten Integrity of Crypto Markets
24.3.2024
Emin Gün Sirer, the co-founder of Avalanche blockchain, has sounded the alarm on deceptive trends infiltrating certain layer-2 (L2) solutions, posing risks to investors.
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From Rollups to Sidechains, L2 Watch Catalogs Dozens of Bitcoin Layer 2 Solutions
23.3.2024
In recent years, attention towards layer two (L2) scaling solutions for Bitcoin has persisted, though bitcoin capacity in the Lightning Network has seen a decline. In recent years, other varieties of L2 solutions have emerged, capturing the attention of the crypto community. On March 19, 2024,...
Espresso Systems Secures $28 Million in Series B Funding Led by a16z Crypto
22.3.2024
Espresso Systems raises $28 million in Series B funding led by a16z crypto to enhance Ethereum Layer 2 scalability and rollup interoperability through its marketplace.
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Frax Finance Unveils Roadmap to Reach $100 Billion in Locked Assets on L2 Network by 2026
22.3.2024
DeFi protocol Frax Finance has revealed an ambitious roadmap aimed at increasing the total dollar value of crypto assets locked in its layer 2 blockchain to $100 billion by the end of 2026.
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Espresso Systems Raises $28M in Fresh Funds, Led By A16z Crypto
21.3.2024
The shared sequencer leading firm said that the round would further invests in their products as well as additional hires
Shibarium Sees Transactions Plunge 99%: Challenges Ahead for Shiba Inu’s Layer 2
21.3.2024
Shibarium, an Ethereum Layer 2 network built by Shiba Inu, is up against a significant drop in day-to-day transactions to the extent of 99%. The end of 2023 and the start of 2024 have witnessed increased acceptance of the Shibarium network, due to which daily transactions saw an upward swing...
Morph EVM Raises $20M Funding Led by DragonFly Capital
21.3.2024
Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) Layer 2 firm Morph, has raised $19 million in a seed funding led by DragonFly Capital.
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Enterprise Ethereum Use Cases Expected to Increase in 2024
20.3.2024
Investors are not the only ones interested in Ethereum (ETH). An increasing number of businesses also plan to leverage Ethereum this year. While large companies have previously dabbled in Ethereum, industry experts believe that enterprise Ethereum is finally gaining momentum. Data from layer-2...