Layer 2

Liquid Staking Lands On Bitcoin As Layer 2 Race Heats Up
Nomic DAO unveils liquid staking for BTC while Thesis announces the Bitcoin “Economic Layer.”

Frax Stakers On Track To Earn $20.8M Annually After Fee Switch Activation
Frax will distribute nearly $400,000 to veFXS stakers this week.

Game Theory, Market Cycles, Investment Mentality, Mantle Network with Jordi Alexander
Jordi Alexander is the founder of Selini Capital, a trading and venture investing firm focused on digital assets. He's also focused on the Mantle Network, a modular Layer 2 EVM-compatible blockchain that uses optimistic rollups. But before venturing into crypto Jordi was a professional poker player and an expert in game theory.

Astar Launches zkEVM Mainnet Boasting Ethereum Interoperability Via Polygon AggLayer
Astar zkEVM is the second chain supporting AggLayer after Polygon zkEVM.

Arbitrum Nova Dominates L2 Throughput Amid DePIN and GameFi Surge
Nova’s daily throughput has surpassed 44 TP for 10 consecutive days.

Active Users On Ethereum Layer 2s Surges To New Highs
Roughly 3.5 million users were active on Ethereum Layer 2s over the past seven days.

Metis Integrates Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol Amid Restaking Push
Metis partners with EigenLayer and Renzo Finance to roll out Ethereum restaking.

Robinhood Partners With Arbitrum to Ease Layer 2 Access
Robinhood Wallet users will be able to swap tokens on Arbitrum-based DEXs.

Merlin Chain’s Surging Growth Pushes Bitcoin’s DeFi TVL Past $2B
Users have piled nearly $1.6B into the launch campaign for the Merlin Chain Layer 2 and its MERL token.

Blast Schedules Mainnet Launch As TVL Pushed Above $2B
Blast appears poised to rank as the third-largest Ethereum Layer 2 by TVL at launch.



