Layer 2s
BitcoinOS Raises $10M to Expand Institutional BTCFi Capabilities
Greenfield Capital led the round with backing from FalconX, Bitcoin Frontier Fund and DNA Fund to advance zero-knowledge-powered Bitcoin infrastructure
Bitcoin DeFi Project BOB, LayerZero Enable BTC Transfers Across 11 Major Blockchains
New gateway gives nearly 15,000 decentralized apps access to native BTC liquidity via wBTC.OFT.
Wall Street Bank Citigroup Sees Ether Falling to $4,300 by Year-End
Network activity remains the key driver of ether’s value, but much of the recent growth has been on layer-2s, the report noted.
Base Says Sequencer Failure Caused Block Production Halt of 33 Minutes
The outage began at 06:07 UTC on Aug. 5, when the active sequencer fell behind due to congestion from on-chain activity, according to Base.
Base Network Suffers 1st Downtime Since 2023, Halts Operations for 29 Minutes
The Coinbase-backed layer-2 blockchain went offline due to a block production issue, marking its first service disruption since 2023.
Tokenization Firm Midas Brings Two New DeFi Products to Etherlink
The firm’s new mMEV and mRe7YIELD products deliver institutional-grade, market-neutral DeFi exposure.
Every Fintech Firm Will Run Its Own Blockchain 'in Next Five Years:' Optimism
The logic behind this assertion is straightforward and simple, says OP Labs head of product Sam McIngvale.
Sony’s Layer-2 Blockchain Soneium Unveils Gaming Incubator
The Soneium For All incubator is to accelerate consumer and gaming applications within the blockchain’s 7 million-user ecosystem.
Galaxy, Fireblocks to Operate Nodes on Bitcoin Layer-2 Botanix
Also joining the federation running nodes are blockchain developers Alchemy, bitcoin mining pool Antpool and hedge fund manager UTXO Management
Bitcoin Platform Mezo Debuts Mainnet to Build Circular BTC Economy
Mezo is built to be a Bitcoin finance platform that enables its users to unlock practical utility in BTC and thus become their own bank
