Weekly Layer 2 and Modular Blockchain Roundup (14th - 20th January) Edition #17
Weekly Layer 2 and Modular Blockchain Roundup (14th - 20th January) Edition #17
Biggest News Highlight: Taiko Katala testnet Alpha 6 is live.
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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.
Lists from L2BEAT and Messari
Rollups
Arbitrum
Arbitrum introduces Arbitrum Orbit expansion program to launch custom Orbit chains (L2s or L3s) that settles on Ethereum.
Optimism
Optimism introduces Season 5 Governance.
Optimism announces the transfer of 12M OP tokens between wallets controlled by Optimism foundation.
Optimism releases the role of VC funding in RetroPGF.
zkSync
zkCandy, an L2 gaming chain joins ZK Stack.
Starknet
Starknet announces its winter Hackathon.
Starknet gas has reduced 50% since v0.13.0.
Metis
Metis Season 1 community testing for its decentralized sequencer is now live.
Manta Network
Manta Network releases its Tokenomics.
Manta Network announces Gas fee Reimbursement in response to recent congestion from DDoS attack.
Newman Capital announces its strategic investment in Manta Network.
Manta Network announces its first investment to support Layerbank.
Manta Network expands its community growth to Asia.
Manta introduces Manta Governance.
Manta Network resurfaces Manta Atlantic.
Manta Network airdrop claim is now live.
dYdX
dYdX announces direct fiat Onboarding to dYdX chain.
Base
Base open sources its Meetup.
Linea
Linea announces Linea Voyage Waypoint.
Mantle
Mantle increases its Double-Dose Drive Cap.
Mantle announces the deadline for its Citizen of Mantle upgrade.
Mantle Journey Season comes to an end.
Mantle Network v2 Testnet (Sepolia) is now live on Mantle.
Loopring
Loopring new Account Abstraction wallet is now live on Taiko A6 testnet.
Scroll
Scroll announces its sticker contest.
Taiko
Taiko Katala testnet Alpha 6 is live.
Taiko launches its latest campaign on Galxe.
Mode
Mode campaign is now live on Intract.
Mode launches Mems Enabled Mode Evolution.
PGN
PGN wind's down which is set to happen over the next 6 months.
Kroma
L2 faucet is now live on Kroma.
Orbiter Finance is now live on Kroma.
Ten
Ten announces partnership with Cashmere Labs for cross-chain swaps.
Kinto
Kinto Engen phase 2 is now live.
Validium
Immutable
Immutable zkEVM welcomes Cool Cat.
Immutable zkEVM welcomes BadMad robot.
ApeX
ApeX protocol sets a date for its trade 2 earn round two.
rhinofi
rhino fi partners with Tether to supercharge seamless cross-chain transactions of USDT.
Avalanche is now live on rhino fi.
Myria
Myria teases its new website release and major updates.
VM
Movement Labs
Movement presents its Parthenon Roadmap.
Movement introduces its M1 Architecture.
Movement announces Cedro Finance to join Movement M2.
Infra Provider (RaaS)
Dymension
Dymension releases $DYM in its docs.
Saga
Saga announces its partnership with Intract for its upcoming Saga event.
Caldera
Caldera announces partnership with Decent to enable one-click txn onchain using any token on any chain.
AltLayer
AltLayer announces its token to be launched on Binance Launchpool.
Binance Research releases research report on AltLayer.
Lumoz
Lumoz announces airdrop for lumoz loyalty point holders and ZKFair community.
Data Availability
EigenLayer
EigenLayer partners with Polymer to bring EigenDA to its ecosystem.
Avail
Avail spinning node made easier with Spheron.
Near
Near DA is now available on Polygon CDK.
Sequencing
Madara
Madara in partnership with Spheron makes deploying node with Telegram bot easier.
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