Weekly Layer 2 and Modular Blockchain Roundup (10th - 16th March). Edition #25.

Biggest News Highlight: EigenLayer announces its Mainnet Preparation.

Mar 18, 2024

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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 Arcade Chapter 1 is now live.
Arbitrum announces its contender submission phase for Arbitrum DAO second security election has begun.
ArbOS 20 Atlas is now live on Arbitrum.

Optimism
Blobs is live on Optimism.
Optimism announces winners of We Love The Art.

zkSync
zkSync announces ZEEK Meme Contest.
zkSync announces partnership with Space and Time to deploy a hyperchain to connect the zkSync network with ZK-proven SQL.
Blobs are now live on zkSync.

Starknet
Starknet Foundation announces its phase 2 of DeFi Spring which is now live.
Starknet Foundation announces the Gaming Committee.
Linea
Linea shares its plan regarding Dencun upgrade.
Native restaking is now live on Linea.
Linea Park Week 4 is now live.

Manta Network
Manta Network launches Renew Paradigm with up to 3M $MANTA rewards.
Manta introduces Manta Restaking Paradigm.

Scroll
Scroll announces an end date for its Scroll Origin NFTs.

Taiko
Taiko announces Taiko x Blazpay campaign.

Metis
Metis announces its upgrade to its mainnet and now the first L2 with decentralized sequencer.

Mantle
Mantle sets a deadline for the depreciation of Ethereum Goerli.

dYdX
dYdX announces details for its launch incentives program season 3.

Polygon
Polygon Foundation announces Elderberry upgrade is now live on Polygon zkEVM.
Swell partners with Alt Layer, EigenDA and Chainlink to build an L2 restaking platform with Polygon CDK and plugging into the AggLayer.

Aevo
Aevo airdrop is now live.
Ether fi is now live on Mode.
Renzo native restaking is now live on Mode.
LayerZero is now live on Mode.

Kroma
Kroma has unveiled its first event for NIGHT CROWS.

Astar Network
$ASTR is now live on Astar zkEVM.

Morph
Morph releases a new week of its community challenge quest.

Ten
Ten Protocol partners with Hyperlane to bring cross-chain communication to Ten ecosystem.

Validium

Immutable
Immutable announces some list of highly funded games in its ecosystem.

rhinofi
inEVM bridge is now live on rhino fi.

VM

Movement
Movement announces partnership with Aptos to integrate APTOS DA.

Eclipse
Eclipse announces its Serie A Raise, raising a total of $65M.
Eclipse is hiring.

Fluent
Fluent announces its app categories.

Infra Provider

Saga
Saga announces airdrop Bored Ape Yacht Club holders.
Saga announces airdrop for Bad Kids NFT holders.

Caldera
Caldera integrates SphereOne to bring automated developer workflow to the Caldera ecosystem.

Conduit
Conduit introduces custom gas token on Arbitrum Orbit.
Conduit announces Ecotone network upgrade on 9 mainnet OP Stack chains.

AltLayer
Prom announces its testnet is live which is powered by Polygon CDK and built in partnership with Alt Layer.
Injective partners with Alt Layer to create restaked security framework for on-chain inEVM applications.
Swell announces its restaking L2 which is powered by Polygon CDK and built in partnership with EigenDA and Alt Layer.

Karnot
Karnot announces appchains with Karnot support will support cheaper verification of proofs which is possible via Aligned Layer.

Argus
Argus World Engine announces its World Builders Fellowship is open for applications.

Data availability

EigenLayer
GM network announces partnership with Alt Layer, EigenLayer, EigenDA and Optimisim Stack to build a new era of AI+DePIN Infrastructure.
EigenLayer announces its Mainnet Preparation.