Statechains are an original second layer protocol originally developed by Ruben Somsen in 2018, depending on the eltoo (or LN Symmetry) proposal. In 2021 a variation of the original proposal, Mercury, ...

The first article in the Bitcoin Layer 2 series. This article covers the Ark protocol designed by Burak, being built by Ark Labs and Second. Ark is a novel off-chain transaction batching mechanism ...

When we ask which, one scales better—sidechains or Layer 2—the answer depends on what we mean by “better.” Let’s look at some key areas to understand the differences.

Ethereum developers deployed the Pectra upgrade at epoch 364032, around 6:05 a.m. ET.Pectra improves staking efficiency, user experience, validator operations, and Layer 2 scalability.Ethereum ...

In this article we explore how Layer 2 solutions are transforming blockchain efficiency Layer 2 solutions are creations that will fully unleash the potential of blockchain technology.

What to know: Starknet, a layer-2 on top of Ethereum, is getting its first application-chain that settles on the network. The layer-3 app-chain, called Nums, is built off of the “SN Stack,” a ...

Movement Labs, the developer of a layer 2 blockchain for Ethereum based on Facebook’s Move language virtual machine, is reportedly raising $100 million in a Series B round that will value the ...

More notably, some of Ethereum's layer-2 solutions, such as Base and Arbitrum, are already each at $3 billion in TVL. In total, the Ethereum layer-2 ecosystem has reached a TVL of $11.4 billion ...

That's far ahead of Optimism's flagship network, at $6.1 billion. But in terms of the family of layer-2 projects using Optimism's technology, there's at least 43 rollups, with a TVL of $18.1 billion.

Base currently holds the third position among Ethereum layer-2 solutions in terms of TVL. It outpaces its closest competitor, Blast, which has a TVL of $2.77 billion. However, it is trailing ...

Ethereum layer-2 networks reached a new milestone on Nov. 10, reaching $13 billion of total value locked (TVL) within their contracts, according to data from blockchain analytics platform L2Beat.