Layer 2

Pudgy Penguins' Ethereum Network Abstract to Shut Down Dec 15

Abstract will shut down on December 15, 2026, urging users to bridge out assets as Igloo redirects funding toward Pudgy Penguins and PENGU.

Blast Shuts Down Ethereum L2 as TVL Crashes From $2B to $32M

Ethereum Layer 2 Blast is winding down, citing unsustainable costs. Users have until October 26 to withdraw through its normal interface.

Base Upgrade Lets Traders Set Conditions on Transactions Before They Hit the Chain

Base’s Cobalt upgrade introduces conditional transactions, combined token policies, scheduled balance adjustments, and authorized asset recovery tools.

Dogecoin Gets Smart Contracts as DogeOS Opens Public Testnet

DogeOS opens its public testnet for EVM-compatible Dogecoin applications, with DOGE gas fees and a proposed upgrade for native ZK-proof verification.

Aztec Labs Relaunches zk.money for Private Ethereum Payments

Aztec relaunches zk.money, a self-custodial private payments wallet, with ENS handles and plans for DeFi integrations and a mobile app.

Uniswap Expands to Ink, Bringing Swaps to Kraken's L2

On Monday, the Uniswap team announced via X that Ink is live across the Uniswap Web App, Wallet, and API.

World Chain Becomes First Layer-2 to Stream Ethereum's New Access Lists

World Chain deploys streamed EIP-7928 block access lists on mainnet, enabling parallel verification and higher throughput without raising validator hardware demands.

Korean Brokerage DB Securities Brings Its Assets Onchain via Optimism

On Wednesday, the Optimism team announced via X that DB Securities has partnered with Optimism to bring its assets onchain.

Vault777 is Now Live on Arbitrum

On Monday, the Arbitrum team announced via X that Vault777, a leading crypto casino platform, is now live on Arbitrum.

Pixel Tamerz Launches on Immutable

On Wednesday, the Immutable team announced via X that Pixel Tamerz has launched on the Immutable blockchain.

Lido’s wstETH Can Now Cross Over to Robinhood

On Monday, the Lido Finance team announced via X that users can now cross over their wstETH to Robinhood.

Uniswap is Live on Robinhood Chain

On Wednesday, the Uniswap team announced via X that Uniswap v2, v3, v4, and UniswapX are live on Robinhood Chain, a Layer 2 built by Robinhood Crypto.