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Scroll TVL Crosses $800 Million After Kicking Off Next Phase of Points Program
‘Session One’ awards liquidity providers on DEXs and lending protocols with Scroll Marks.
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Blast Layer 2 Unveils Tokenomics Ahead of Airdrop
The Ethereum scaling solution boasts $1.65 billion in TVL but is one of the most controversial products in DeFi.
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Solana's 'ZK Compression’ Scaling Solution Ignites Controversy
Ethereans argue that ZK Compression is little more than a Layer 2.
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Bitcoin Layer 2 TVL Soars Above $2 Billion
Bitcoin Layer 2 networks and sidechains are attracting large inflows amid an uptick in activity.
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ZkSync Airdrop Allocations Leave DeFi Community Split
The billion-dollar ZK airdrop proves to be controversial as users review distributions and anti-sybil measures.
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Optimism Celebrates Stage 1 Decentralization With Permissionless Fault Proofs
Users can now permissionlessly execute withdrawals from OP Mainnet to Layer 1 Ethereum.
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Base Ecosystem TVL Hits All-time High
Activity on Ethereum Layer 2 network Base is surging ahead of Coinbase’s smart wallet release.
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Linea Halts Network after Velocore Exploit
Decentralized exchange Velocore was hacked for $7M over the weekend.
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ENS Rallies on Layer 2 Migration Plan
The Ethereum Name Service protocol has unveiled its V2 iteration that will offer increased flexibility for .eth domain owners.
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Rising Ethereum Layer 2 Usage Raises Fragmentation Concerns
Activity and total value locked (TVL) on Ethereum Layer 2s have grown rapidly in 2024, but some analysts remain cautious of liquidity fragmentation.