ENS Labs aims to launch the zkEVM Layer 2 by the end of next year.

Anyone can now propose or challenge Base state roots for mainnet validation.

DYdX v3 sunsetting illustrates the importance of Layer 2s realizing Stage 1 decentralization.

Popular NFT artists XCOPY, DeafBeef, and Deekay Motion have all launched collections on the chain.

DeFi protocols on Base now hold more than $2.57 billion worth of assets.

Ithica’s Layer 2, Odyssey, is live on the Sepolia testnet and supports features included in Ethereum’s forthcoming Pectra upgrade.

Unichain claims to offer one-second block times and will join Optimism’s Superchain ecosystem.

Active addresses on Arbitrum and Linea have crashed by 62% and 87% in recent months.

Weekly active wallets, weekly transactions, and DEX traders on Coinbase’s Layer 2 are at all-time highs.

The teams hope their zkEVM will give rise to Dogecoin-based DeFi and NFT applications.