Weekly Layer 2 Roundup Edition #1
Good Morning Saints,
I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend.
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This is my first series on weekly Layer 2 Roundup, Exploring this concept and vow to do it weekly if you love it.
ICYMI: The weekly Layer 2 Roundup covers every important update and announcement on all Layer 2 protocols listed on L2BEAT.
12+ ecosystems covered (Kroma, Mode Network, Manta and Taiko).
Arbitrum
The first phase of the Arbitrum Nominee selection has concluded in which 24 nominees are eligible for round 2.
Optimism
Optimism raised its RPC limit to nearly 5x making it more reliable and efficient.
Optimism allocates 30M $OP to contributors who have contributed to the growth of the OP stack.
Optimism announces its process of initiating a security council to enable its collective advance towards a more decentralized superchain network.
zkSync
zkSync announces $1.1M USDC competitive audit on Code4rena.
Base
Chainlink CCIP is now on Base
Starknet
Starknet highlights key parts of its roadmap.
Mantle
Mantle completes its first gas refund initiative for $BIT to $MNT migrators.
Mantle announces winners of their MJ Season Alpha (500k $MNT Event).
Linea
Linea announces the release of Verax; an on-chain attestation registry.
Metis
Metis announces its proposal on moving data availability back to Ethereum.
Metis released its PoS Sequencer pool lightpaper on Ethereum research forum.
Scroll
Scroll testnet will remain on Sepolia as Goerli testnet shuts down.
Taiko
Taiko launched its community education campaign on Galxe.
Manta Network
Manta Network unveils MantaFest, a five-week program in partnership with Galxe.
Kroma
Kroma unveiled its tokenomics with airdrop already confirmed.
Mode Network
Mint the Mode Network Onchain Cooperative NFT "The Pledge".
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