layer 2
Robinhood explains building an Ethereum layer-2: 'We wanted the security from Ethereum'
CoinDesk sat down with Robinhood’s head of crypto, Johann Kerbrat, to get an update on its upcoming layer-2 network, its tokenized stocks program, and its staking offerings.
Starknet back online after four-hour outage, warns some transactions may be affected
Downtime can have knock-on effects across decentralized finance and other onchain applications.
ZKsync Lite to Shut Down in 2026 as Matter Labs Moves On
The company framed the move, happening in early 2026, as a planned sunset.
Ethereum Activates Fusaka Upgrade, Aiming to Cut Node Costs, Speed Layer-2 Settlements
At the center of the upgrade is PeerDAS, a system that lets validators check small slices of data rather than entire “blobs,” reducing both costs and computational load for validators and layer-2 networks.
Ethereum Developers Prep for Fusaka, Second Upgrade of 2025
The goal of the upgrade is to enable Ethereum to handle the large transaction throughput from the layer-2 chains that use the blockchain as their base layer.
Base’s Flashblocks Let Bots Front-Run Its Own Founder as Snipers Walk Off With $1.3M
Two traders captured more than $1.3 million in profits by exploiting Base’s new “flashblocks” system during the debut of the network founder’s creator coin.
Leading Base DEX Aerodrome Merges Into Aero in Major Overhaul
Dromos Labs announced a major overhaul of its decentralized exchange infrastructure with the launch of Aero, a unified trading system that will merge its existing platforms across its networks.
Ethereum Layer-2 RISE Unveils RISEx and MarketCore to Build Global On-Chain Markets
The move comes as RISE’s acquired BSX Labs, a perp DEX on layer-2 Base, whose technology will underpin RISE’s new global markets offering.
The Protocol: Sweeping Uniswap Proposal ‘UNIfication’
Also: Monad Tokenomics Unveiled, Anchorage Dabbles in BTC DeFi and Injective’s Native EVM.
Uniswap Proposes Sweeping ‘UNIfication’ With UNI Burn and Protocol Fee Overhaul
The proposal, called “UNIfication,” would activate protocol fees, burn millions of UNI tokens and consolidate the project’s key teams under a single strategy.
