Weekly Layer 2 and Modular Blockchain Roundup (21st - 27th January) Edition #18
Biggest News Highlight: Espresso Systems announces the release of its testnet Gibraltar integrating Arbitrum Stack.
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ICYMI: The Weekly Layer 2 and Modular Blockchain Roundup covers every important update and announcement in the Layer 2 and Modular Blockchain space.
Rollups
Arbitrum
Arbitrum Foundation partners with Gauntlet for its USDC grant program.
Chainlink functions is now live on Arbitrum.
RARI Chain, an L3 chain on Arbitrum, is now live on Mainnet.
Offchain Labs released a new development on “Cluster Chain” in its forum.
Optimism
Optimism hints on EIP-4844 as it's coming soon.
OP Labs releases a governance proposal for improving Superchain Incident Response Capabilities.
OP Labs announces open-sourcing utilities for Dapp developers on OP Stack.
zkSync
zkSync Open sources its code.
GRVT builds the first app chain on ZK Stack.
Starknet
Starknet announces its winter Hackathon to commence tomorrow.
Starknet releases Cairo v2.5.0.
Linea
Linea announces distribution of LXP for DeFI Voyagers.
Debucate.com node is now live on Linea.
Linea announces the addition of a new client: linea-besu.
DeBank
DeBank introduces NFT for eligible Manta Airdrop hunters.
Manta Pacific TVL now hits $1.5B ranking 3rd according to L2BEAT.
Pyth
Pyth Network releases its MANTA/USD price feed.
dydx
dYdX Chain introduces dYdX Fiat Onramp with Kado money.
dYdX chain achieves $20 billion in lifetime trading volume.
Loopring
Loopring integrates Dot Taiko Domains into loopring smart wallet for Taiko onchain identification.
Mantle
Mantle releases Mantle Season Journey Alpha reward guide.
Mantle Core-contributor team proposal on Stargate is now live for voting.
Lido wsETH is now live on Mantle.
Metis
Metis gives a summary of its week 1 Decentralized sequencer community testing.
Polygon
Polygon introduces Aggregated Blockchains Thesis “AggLayer” which will come to mainnet in February.
Scroll
Scroll in partnership with Automata is building a new multi-proof system.
Aevo
Aevo lists $SUI.
Aevo announces its migration to Celestia DA.
Mode
Mode in partnership with Redacted Cartel to pioneer liquid staking into its Ecosystem.
Mode announces securing an OP grant to build the Superchain.
Mode in partnership with Ethena is bringing a new mechanism for yields to Mode Ecosystem.
Zora
Zora introduces follows.
Kinto
Kinto partners with Zoth to bring high and sustainable yield to Kinto users.
Kinto partners with Revest.
Kroma
Kroma provides updates following its sequencer downtime.
Kroma Quest Phase 9 is now live.
Lyra
Lyra Chain is now live on Celestia.
Morph
Morph hints on launching its public testnet.
Ten
Ten Protocol announces partnership with Acquire FI to offer its users, ultra secure and secure transactions.
Ten launches its Incentivized testnet on Coinlist.
ZKM
ZKM hints on its testnet.
Validium
Immutable
Immutable announces partnership with Endless cloud to bring Treeverse and Capsule heroes to Immutable zkEVM.
Immutable in partnership with Axelar has made depositing and withdrawing funds easier.
ApeX
ApeX round 2 Trade to Earn is now live.
rhinofi
Tron is now live on rhino fi.
rhino fi announces free bridging to Manta Network for two weeks.
Order Flow Abstraction
Anoma
Anoma releases ART (Anoma Research Topics).
VM
Movement
Movement introduces Movement community program.
Movement announces Milkyway as it's coming to its M2.
Berachain
Berachain Artio's public testnet is back online.
Infra Provider
Saga
Saga introduces Implementing Costless txn using recycled gas tokens.
Saga launched its latest Intract campaign.
Caldera
Caldera announces Open application for ETHDenver 2024 hacker house.
Caldera partners with Thirdweb to bring Thirdweb full web3 development stack to Caldera chains.
AltLayer
Celer Network cBridge now supports $ALT.
AltLayer airdrop claim page is now open.
Karnot
Karnot brings madara support to Avail Clash of Node.
Lumoz
Lumoz announces launching its final wave testnet.
Cartesi
Cartesi announces its DevAd seed grants.
Data Availability
EigenLayer
EigenLayer announces partnership with Polyhedra Network.
EigenLayer delays its next Cap by a week.
Avail
Avail releases its new Clash of Node testnet in partnership with Karnot.
Avail announces its testnet processing up to 100M events in 3 days.
Avail announces partnership with Dymension for its Clash of Node Incentivized testnet.
Near DA
Bitcoin Virtual Machine integrates Near DA.\
Zeeve Io integrates Near DA.
Sequencing
Espresso
Espresso Systems announces the release of its testnet Gibraltar integrating Arbitrum Stack.
Espresso Systems highlights its collaborators for Gibraltar.
Astria
Astria third devnet Dusk-3 is now live.
Madara
Madara New website is now live.
Interoperability
Polyhedra
Polyhedra announces to power Merkly to introduces zkRefuel.
Polyhedra announces partnership with Syscoin and Nodekit to unlock zkDA.
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