Weekly Layer 2 and Modular Blockchain Roundup (25th February - 2nd March)
Biggest News Highlights: Argus unveils World Engine - the world first Gamechain SDK to utilize Argus Labs novel sharded rollup architecture.
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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 introduces Arbitrum Arcade which is set to start on 11th March.
Arbitrum announces its bi-annual security council elections.
Arbitrum announces long-term collaboration with Robin hood.
ArbOs 20 Atlas activated on Arbitrum Sepolia on February 29th, 2024.
$USDC hits a huge milestone on Arbitrum as it surpasses the $1 Billion trademark.
Arbitrum GovHack is live.
Optimism
OP Testnets migrates from OP Goerli to OP Sepolia.
Optimism halts the option to bridge into USDC.e.
Base
Base announces Season 2 of Crypto: The Game coming soon.
dYdX
dYdX announces partnership with WalletConnect.
$PYTH is live on the dYdX chain.
$STRK is live on the dYdX chain.
$DYM is live on the dYdX chain.
dYdX integrates with the OKX chain.
Starknet
Starknet announces a one click withdrawal feature with StarkGate.
Starkware announces “Stwo” their next-gen Circle-STARK-based prover.
Loopring
Loopring has announced that its Account Abstraction Wallets, which offer a variety of features, will be launching soon.
Mantle
Mantle Network's announces its Goerli Test has been successfully upgraded.
Gate.io, Bybit, Kucoin, Mexc supports $MNT deposits and withdrawals through Mantle network.
Mantle v2 Sepolia Testnet Public contest is live.
Mantle announces MIP-29 voting.
Metis
Metis announces Eth Denver Metis Bounty.
Metis is integrating Chainlink CCIP as its canonical token bridge infrastructure.
Metis announces its Decentralized Sequencer Governance is officially opening.
Metis announces partnership with Ethena Labs.
Metis achieves a new txn milestone as average block time averages at Zero Milliseconds.
Metis announces strategic partnership with Chainlink, EigenLayer, Renzo protocol & DeFi Kingdoms.
Polygon
Polygon introduces new Sepolia-anchored testnets.
Polygon announces Elderberry upgrade.
Manta Network
Manta Network integrates with ZkLink.
Boba Network
Sepolia Testnet is now live on Boba Network.
Aevo
Aevo announces its snapshot criteria.
Aevo announces extension of its farm boost program.
Aevo announces its AGP-1.5 update.
Aevo announces new trading challenge in alliance with Pintu.
$PRCL is now live on Aevo.
Zora
Zora announces its support for Blast.
Taiko
Taiko Labs raises $37M in total capital across three rounds.
Taiko announces its latest campaign featuring guild.
Mode
Mode bridge emerges as one of the top 20 contracts over the last 30 days in Ethereum.
ankrETH is now integrated into Mode network.
Mode announces its Wave Three Launch partners.
Paradex
Paradex reaches a historic milestone as it sees $10 Billion in all time volume trades.
Paradex announces the inception of Python SDK feature.
Kroma
Protofire deploys ‘safe’ on Kroma.
Kroma announces its conclusion of Kroma Guardian House NFT sale.
Kroma announces strategic partnership with Optimism for efficiency upgrade.
Fuel
Fuel migrates its staging network to Beta-5.
Morph
Morph introduces its ambassadorship program.
ZKM
ZKM announces the advent of its Hybrid Rollup.
Validium
Immutable
Immutable announces to be one of CoinMarketCap nominee of Most Innovative & Gaming NFT Project’ award.
Blast
Blast is now live on rhino fi with no fees bridging until 31st March.
rhino fi introduces new NFT drop on Blast.
ApeX
ApeX protocol releases Staking 3.0.
tanX
tanX $STRK drop is now live.
VM
Movement
Movement announces Stride liquid staking tokens are coming to M2.
Berachain
Berachain announces partnership with Tabi to bring games and Infra to Berachain.
Infra Provider
Dymension
Dymension announces DYM incentives are coming to Dymension liquidity.
Caldera
Caldera announces its contributor program.
Caldera announces its partnership with Align Network on their Arbitrum Orbit L2.
Caldera announces its partnership with Mint on their custom rollup which its testnet is now live.
Caldera announces with Trestle on their Arbitrum Orbit custom chain.
Conduit
Conduit announces to be one of Blast support partners for its Mainnet launch.
Conduit announces Custom Domains on Conduit.
AltLayer
Alt Layer has integrated the Optimism Superchain ecosystem.
Gelato
Gelato is live on Blast.
Lisk Layer 2 built on Gelato RaaS is now live on testnet.
Karnot
Karnot announces partnership with Kakarot zkEVM with Madara Starknet for its Sepolia Testnet.
Argus
Argus unveils World Engine - the world first Gamechain SDK to utilize Argus Labs novel sharded rollup architecture.
Data Availability
EigenLayer
Silence Laboratories integrates with EigenLayer to build Privacy-Preserving Computation, Collaboration Infrastructure and Decentralized Authorization Network.
Avail
Avail raises $27m, led by foundersfund and dragonfly_xyz to accelerate the unification of web3.
Avail introduces Avail Trinity - Avail DA, Nexus and Fusion.
Sequencing
Fairblock
Fairblock announces partnership with Scrt Labs and Secret Network to develop the next generation of privacy enhancing products.
Madara Starknet
Madara Starknet introduces its brand new and improved documentation.
Madara Starknet announces its partnership with Aerius Labs to implement tendermint within Madara.
Interoperability
Hyperlane
Skip Protocol integrates Hyperlane to make Stride assets more accessible.
Hyperlane announces partnership with Mitosis to bring modular liquidity expansion.
Omni Network
Omni announces its final Testnet will be coming on March with Mainnet soon.
Omni Network announces Canto is joining its Open Liquidity Network.
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