Layer2 News

An explosion in transaction activity on Ethereum layer 2 Lighter since launching last month has pushed Ethereum’s transaction per second count to a record of 24,192.

ZKsync co-creator Alex Gluchowski has proposed to shift the project’s governance token to one with “economic utility” and value capture.

Ethereum layer-2 networks have glaring security and centralization issues, according to Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of the Solana blockchain.

BTE offers epochless, constant-size decryption shares (as small as 48 bytes) that can help layer-2 rollups to achieve pending transaction privacy.

Brevis achieved 99.6% real-time proving of Ethereum blocks using consumer GPUs, marking a breakthrough toward scaling and phone-based validation.

Despite SOL’s rebound above $200, Solana faces slowing network activity and stronger rivals like BNB Chain and Hyperliquid. Is $300 before year-end possible?

Nansen data revealed that in the last 30 days, BNB Chain transactions surpassed 500 million, ranking second only to Solana in transaction count.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin explained how Fusaka’s PeerDAS feature will address Ethereum layer 2 scaling bottlenecks.

Vitalik Buterin defended Base and layer-2 networks against regulatory concerns, arguing they’re infrastructure extensions of Ethereum, not exchanges.

At BaseCamp 2025, Coinbase’s layer 2 network said it is weighing a token launch to boost decentralization, while unveiling a Solana bridge to expand crosschain interoperability.

Ethereum L2 Linea resolved a temporary sequencer issue on Wednesday, deploying a solution within an hour after identifying the problem.

Polygon faced a temporary consensus finality delay on Wednesday caused by a Bor and Erigon bug that impacted RPC services and validator syncing.

South Korean crypto exchange Upbit confirmed it has launched Giwa, an Ethereum layer 2 on testnet, focused on one-second block times and optimizing user experience.

The USDm stablecoin, built with Ethena and backed by tokenized treasuries, will use its yield to subsidize Ethereum sequencer fees.

Ethereum layer-2 Kinto’s token plummeted after its team announced its blockchain would wind down on Sept. 30, months after a $1.6 million hack.