Uniswap has officially launched on X Layer, the Ethereum-compatible layer-2 blockchain developed by crypto exchange OKX, marking a major expansion of the decentralized exchange’s presence across ...

Ethereum ecosystem scaling has moved from theory to actual production-grade infrastructure. Optimistic Rollups, ZK Rollups, major Layer 1 upgrades like The Merge and The Dencun upgrade (EIP-4844), and ...

Kraken, the 6th-largest crypto exchange in the world, said Thursday that it is launching its own layer-2 network atop the Ethereum blockchain, based on technology borrowed from Optimism – the same ...

Protocol revenue expanded roughly 27 times during 2025. The network captured about 62 percent of total layer-2 revenue by year-end. Annualized protocol fees reached approximately $75 million.

Ethereum (ETH) fell from $4,953 in August to around $3,446 by November as Layer 2 networks reduced mainnet fee revenue and token burns. Ethereum’s daily gas fee revenue dropped from over $30M to ...

Dec. 13: The layer-1 blockchain COTI unveiled plans to become the "first privacy-preserving Ethereum layer-2," according to the team: "To better serve the needs of Web3 companies and consumers, COTI ...

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Ethereum (ETH) dropped 45% from $4,950 in August to around $2,900 by December as Layer 2 networks drained mainnet activity. Ethereum ETFs saw $1.4B in outflows during November 2025, the largest ...

Soaring venture capital interest in Bitcoin layer-2 projects has brought into sharp focus whether the new scaling solutions truly deserve the classification. Research from Spartan Group in December ...

Data from L2Beat shows that layer 2s are seeing greater adoption than ever before as users continue to desire lower gas fees. Ethereum layer-2 networks reached a new milestone on Nov. 10, reaching $13 ...

A common chant from many in this space these days in response to any discussion of changes to the Bitcoin protocol is “Don’t mess with Layer 1! You can just build it on Layer 2!” This seems like a ...