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Latest Layer 2 stories
- Elysium Clears $100 Million in Onchain Trading in First 15 Hours
The network logged more than 12 million transactions and drew more than 474,000 addresses. Token issuance topped 100,000 cumulatively since the community RPC period.
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- Elysium Becomes the First Dedicated Arbitrum Layer-2 to Settle on HyperEVM
Kinetiq built the network to add execution capacity and improve performance for applications and traders in Hyperliquid’s growing DeFi and perpetuals ecosystem.
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- Ethereum and Layer 2 Networks Accounted for 72% of App Fees in November 2021
Six chains had a real app economy in November 2021; the active-chain count stood at 16 in November 2026.
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- Kinetiq Launches Elysium Mainnet With 100-Millisecond Blocks
The Hyperliquid layer-2 network targets 300 million gas units per second and uses HYPE for transaction fees.
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- OKX Wallet Plans Support for Elysium at Mainnet Launch
The planned integration includes asset transfers, chain scanning, market analysis, trading and cross-chain features in one interface.
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- Ave.ai Adds Elysium Access for Asset Trading and Cross-Chain Transfers
Users can view Elysium asset prices and trade onchain through Ave.ai. Kinetiq developed Elysium as a Layer 2 network for Hyperliquid.
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- Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Amplifies ETHBEAT Rebrand Post
The post indicated that L2BEAT had adopted the ETHBEAT name. Layer 2 monitoring remains part of the platform’s broader Ethereum coverage.
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- Ethereum Economic Zone Demo Combines Balance Limits From Multiple Safe Accounts
The demonstration also synchronously verified owner changes for Layer 1 and Layer 2 accounts in one transaction.
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- Zilliqa Plans Ethereum Layer 2 Shift While Retaining Its Token
The team cited inadequate usage, funding and liquidity after nine years as an independent Layer 1. It said holders do not need to act now.
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- Blast Bridge TVL Drops About 84% Between Oct. 26 and Nov. 3
Daily UTC snapshots showed the value of assets in bridge contracts falling from $41.04 million to $6.51 million. Blast’s recovery page covers eligible assets and unfinished withdrawals.
· Investing
- Blast Closes Layer 2 Network and Opens a 12-Month Recovery Window
Applications cover Ether and dollar assets in Blast L2 wallets, pending withdrawals or Blast Mobile.
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- Blast Shuts Down Its L2, Sets Nov. 4, 2027, Asset Recovery Deadline
Blast’s recovery website will remain available for 12 months for users with Ether or USD in L2 wallets, pending withdrawals or Blast Mobile.
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- L2BEAT Rebrands as ETHBEAT to Broaden Ethereum Coverage
The platform will continue monitoring Layer 2 networks while expanding into areas including privacy, cross-chain interoperability, tokens and zero-knowledge proofs.
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- Aztec Publicly Launches Tierra After V6 Replaces Flawed V5 Rollup
Token holders moved the chain to V6 on Oct. 26, and Aztec will fund V5 for about 30 days to give users time to migrate.
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- Aztec Announces Tierra Alpha V6 With Ethereum-to-Aztec Messages in Up to 12 Seconds
The upgrade addresses a serious V5 vulnerability, adds AI-based security testing and formal verification, and brings client-side proof generation to about one second.
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- StarkWare Launches Embedded Wallets on the ARCXTrade Platform
Users can access the Layer 2 trading platform with email, Google or X sign-in, without setting up a separate wallet.
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- Optimism (OP) Gains About 9.7% to $0.11 in 24-Hour Trading
OP is the governance token of Optimism, an Ethereum layer-2 network.
· Investing
- Starknet Says Account Design Can Ease a Shift to Post-Quantum Signatures
Users could change signature checks while keeping account addresses, balances and transaction histories. A separate layer 1 remains under research.
· Technology
- Ethereum Gas Fees Rise With Demand and Vary by Transaction Complexity
Users may lower fees by waiting for block usage to ease or by using a rollup, which can reduce per-user Layer 1 costs.
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- Arbitrum Active Addresses Reach 1.09 Million, a 30-Day High
The metric counts addresses rather than people, and bot or airdrop activity can affect the total.
· Investing
- Kinetiq’s KNTQ Token Sets $0.4547 Record Ahead of Elysium Launch
KNTQ gained 47.7% over 14 days through Oct. 28. Elysium’s mainnet is scheduled to launch Nov. 9.
· Investing
- Solana Apps Generate Nearly $34 Million for Seventh Straight Week
The weekly lead follows a separate 30-day comparison in which Solana apps recorded $193.1 million, ahead of Hyperliquid at $86.5 million.
· Investing
- Solana Foundation Executive Invites Projects as Blockchain Industry Consolidates
Creech says Solana meets the demands of key financial infrastructure and welcomes Layer 1, Layer 2 and application projects considering a migration.
· Technology
- Arbitrum Stablecoin Market Cap Gains $103.8 Million Over Weekend
Arbitrum is an Ethereum layer-2 network designed to speed up transactions and reduce costs.
· Investing
- Blast Bridge Holds $40.41 Million as Withdrawal Cutoff Arrives
Blast set Oct. 26 as the last day for withdrawals through its standard interface. Assets remain withdrawable afterward through Ethereum bridge contracts.
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- Blockchain Reorganizations Can Remove Confirmations Without Erasing Transactions
A Bitcoin transaction can lose confirmations when nodes adopt a competing valid branch. Whether it returns to the active chain depends on the replacement history.
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- Elysium Plans Tokyo Node to Bring Hyperliquid Data to Its Layer 2
The node is planned for TheHUB inside Equinix’s TY15 data center. A later network upgrade would let Elysium smart contracts read HyperCore order books, prices and positions.
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- Arbitrum One Daily Active Addresses Hit 90-Day High Near 572,000
The address count rose 408.2% in a week as transactions climbed 25.7%, while daily chain revenue and stablecoin supply fell.
· Investing
- Sophon Expects $3 Million in Annual Savings From Layer-2 Shutdown
Sophon estimates that its network and supporting services cost about $3.4 million a year. Holders have until Nov. 25 to withdraw assets.
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- Sophon to Shut Ethereum Layer 2 on Nov. 30, Sets Nov. 25 Asset Deadline
Assets left on Sophon Chain after Nov. 25 may become permanently inaccessible.
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- Taiko Gives Block Proposers 100% of Its Layer 2 Base Fee
The Oct. 19 governance change removes a cost hurdle for proposers that may cover users’ fees. It does not launch gasless transactions.
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- Elysium Plans Nov. 9 Mainnet Launch With HYPE as Gas Token
The network will settle on HyperEVM and operate alongside HyperCore, which handles trading.
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- Elysium Sets Nov. 9 Mainnet Launch for Hyperliquid Layer-2 Network
The planned network will settle on HyperEVM, operate alongside HyperCore and use Hyperliquid (HYPE) for transaction fees.
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- STRK Pulls Back Nearly 30% From Peak as Starknet Activity Retreats
STRK rose 122% from Oct. 8 to Sunday, Oct. 11, closing at $0.1232, before activity measures fell by Tuesday, Oct. 13.
· Investing
- Nillion Plans to End Layer 2 Operations, Urges Users to Bridge Assets
Holders of NIL tokens or Ether (ETH) on the network are being asked to use Nillion’s official bridge to move them to Ethereum mainnet.
· Technology
- Nillion Urges Users to Move NIL and ETH Ahead of L2 Shutdown
The planned closure affects Nillion’s Layer 2 network, with Ethereum mainnet named as the destination.
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- TU Wien Researchers Prove Ark Protocol’s Formal Security, Identify Testnet Attacks
The team says it proposed fixes that were integrated into the mainnet implementation discussed in its analysis.
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- Layer 2 Sector Gains 2.90% as Bitcoin and Ether Rise
Bitcoin rose 1.21% and moved above $83,000, while Ether gained 1.88% and topped $2,500 over 24 hours.
· Investing
- Arbitrum One Surpasses 13 Million Priority-Fee Transactions
The milestone points to continued activity on Ethereum’s layer-2 network as Arbitrum uses priority fees to support faster transaction processing.
· Technology
- Enso Activates Multi-Step DeFi API on Robinhood Chain
The integration supports swaps, deposits, liquidity provision, flashloans and Stock Tokens, while Stock Tokens remain unavailable to U.S. persons.
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