Weekly Layer 2 and Modular Blockchain Roundup (24th - 30th December)

Biggest News Highlights: Conduit to power the first Omni-chain L2 with the Arbitrum Orbit Stack.

Good morning Saints,

I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend.

If you’re reading this, you’re always one of the chosen saints and special.

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

1. Arbitrum

   Arbitrum releases a thread covering some notable discussions happening in its Governance at the moment.

2. zkSync

   Cronos zkEVM is coming which is built leveraging ZK Stack.

   

3. Starknet

   Starknet explains its vision on being Ethereum-aligned.

   

4. Metis

   Metis releases a guide on its Builder Mining Reward (BMR).

   

5. dYdX

   dYdX end of the year review.

   

6. Mantle

   Mantle hints at its Moonshoot week 4 which is coming next week.

   

   $wstETH is now live on Mantle Network.

   

7. Scroll

   Scroll end of the year review.

   

8. Manta Network

   Manta Network announces Manta Takeover winners and prize reveal.

   

   Manta Network partners with Bybit to bring Manta Pacific Carnival.

   

9. Taiko

   Taiko end-of-year review.

   

10. Mode

    Mode Network DeFi Degen Hackathon vote is ongoing.

    

11. Kroma

    Kroma Quest Phase 5 Tachyon is now live.

    

12. Astar zkEVM

    Astar Network releases update on Astar zkEVM testnet.

    

    Band Protocol goes live on Astar zkEVM.

    

13. Kinto

    Kinto releases Engen updates and adds Nigeria and India to KYC Kinto's KYC program.

    

14. Morph

    Morph introduces Responsive Validity Proof.

    

Validium

15. rhinoFi

    rhino fi releases an NFT for Starknet Bridgers.

    

    rhino fi releases NFT for Polygon zkEVM Bridgers.

    

RaaS

16. Conduit

    Conduit to power the first Omni-chain L2 with the Arbitrum Orbit Stack.

    

17. Gelato

    Gelato releases its vision for 2024.

    

Data Availability

18. EigenLayer

    EigenLayer end-of-the-year review.

    

19. Avail

    Avail End of the year review.

    

20. Astria

    Astria found a bug in its Dusknet.

    

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DeFI Saint

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