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Arbitrum Decentralization Update: Arbitrum One now has 9 validators. Cross-chain messaging on Arbitrum Nova is now enabled via Celer Networkβs Celer IM. MakerDAOβs new Fast Withdrawals implementation is now enabled on Arbitrum One. OurNetwork #147: In-depth analysis on Arbitrum. Twitter Spaces: Radiant x Arbitrum AMA, Gains Network β x Arbitrum AMA, Nested x Arbitrum AMA, BarnBridge x Arbitrum AMA.
βEIP-4844: An Optimistic Bet on Rollup Scalabilityβ: EIP-4844 is shaping up to be the next major upgrade to Ethereum. Once blobspace is unlocked for L2 use, the cost of rollup L1 transactions is expected to reduce by at least 20x. Lattice published a three-part blog series on building an Autonomous World using MUD, their open-source on-chain game engine. It details how MUD was used to create OPCraft and recaps some of the amazing things that happened in-game. A message to the Optimism NFT ecosystem: while Quix is winding down as a company, the Optimism team is working with them to open-source their code and ensure a smooth transition for the community. All deposits through Warp Speed have been reverted. You can now get free Optimism Goerli ETH directly into your Coinbase Wallet. Twitter Space: OP Radio #8: Beethoven X Decentralized Exchange.
Congrats on Metis first birthday! Here are some highlights since the team launched Andromeda Network on Nov 19th, 2021. To celebrate 1 year of Metis Andromeda, the team was reimbursing bridge fees throughout November 17β19th to all wallets without previous Metis interactions. #AndromedaWeek β Experience Metis Network on the 1 year Anniversary. Twitter Spaces: Anniversary Week Space with Special Guests, Metis Community Space Ep. 10, Metis: Accessible, Affordable, Adaptable #Crypto #Web3. Metis is once again coming together with Chainlink in Toronto. LayerZero Labs is officially live on Metis Goerli Testnet.
To create a livable world for future generations, fighting global climate challenges is overdue, the Boba team supports FutureQuestDAO in their $1 million fund for ReFi. Boba Networkβs going to The Global Blockchain Congress in Dubai. Twitter Spaces: Boba Networkβs Space, Covalent x Boba AMA. A Cosmic Universe, coming to Boba. Witnet is now live on Bobabeam, the layer two scaling solution for Moonbeam Network using the Boba network.
The Aztec team has deployed a new signup flow for zkmoney that vastly improves the user experience. Congratulations to nucleo on their $4 million Series. Nucleo is building private multi-signature wallet solutions utilizing Aztec Connect, bringing privacy to institutions. ZK HACK III β Kick off event β November 22. Aave is live on Aztec. Twitter Space: Spartan Space: Synthetix Ambassadors and Aztec Protocol.
Magic Eden comes to Polygon to accelerate blockchain games development: The leading cross-chain NFT marketplace is integrating with Polygon network to accelerate the development of exciting blockchain-based games and global brands entering Web3. Twitter Space: Polygon X Magic Eden TownHall. Login with Unstoppable is coming to Polygon with $10,000 prizes pot for DApps. GBM auctions coming to Polygon. Polygon zkEVM arrives at ETH India. βCaptain Tsubasaβ manga IP is coming to Polygon as a Web3 Game. Sensorium taps Polygon to build a metaverse of immersive digital experiences.
Scroll zkEVM, engineerβs point of view β Geometry Research. This post walks through the Scroll zkEVM from an engineerβs perspective. zCloak Network will work with Scroll to provide a privacy-preserving identity service on Ethereum L2 for Scroll users. SCROLL Bounty β ETHVietnam.
LRC Staking is coming to Loopring L2. Staking ETH with Rocket Pool is now live on Loopring. As Loopring L2 gets a big influx of new users each week, please be sure to check out their knowledge base for all things Loopring L2.
StarkNet Token is Deployed on Ethereum: The token will further StarkNetβs decentralization thanks to its use for voting, staking and paying fees. Finally mainnet/testnet forking feature is available on StarkNet devnet. New version of starknet.py (v0.9.0-alpha) has been released. New version of starknet-devnet (v0.4.0) has been released. New version of starknet.js (v4.11.0) has been pre-released. Videos from StarkNetCC are out. StarkNet Roundup #42. Updated StarkNet Ecosystem map. STARK Struck Podcast | Episode 6. StarkNet Community Call #27. StarkNet Basecamp β Cohort 1, Session 5.
zkSync announced $200M in Series C funding, with the round co-led by Blockchain and Dragonfly Capital. Furthermore, the team decided to go full open source at their next milestone. zkSync zeserved β of a potential future token for the ecosystem. Formed a partnership with Open Zeppelin. Updates from zkSync ecosystem. 1inch is coming soon to zkSync 2.0. Twitter space: AMA with Steve Newcomb, Anthony Rose & Marco Cora.
ZKSwap V2 mainnet (ETH, BSC) plans to cease operations, users advised to migrate assets to ZKSpace. Transparency, security & decentralization β after the FTX scandal.
dYdX V4 milestone 2 is complete: The purpose of Milestone 2 was to complete all of the basic functionality needed to run the core product of the V4 exchange. Introducing Swap Mode: Trade perpetuals with a familiar yet powerful UI. Live on the dYdX iOS app. Bloomberg Crypto Full Show (11/15/2022) with Antonio.
The next evolution of Immutableβs developer experience. Nifty League and ImmutableX: to the Niftyverse and beyond. Twitter space: IMX Spotlight: @BLOCKLORDS @metakingstudios. ICYMI: AMA with Robbie Ferguson (Summary).
Proposal for type-theoretic dispute protocols.
Layer 2 Community Grants 2022 | Ethereum Foundation ESP: The Ethereum Foundation sponsors grants to support layer 2 applications, analytics and education.
Rollup Day 2022 β Building Novel Applications with Rollups: Join Justin Drake (Ethereum Foundation), Dankrad Feist (Ethereum Foundation), Protolambor (OP Labs), Seeram Kannan (EigenLayer) and Josh Bowen (Celestia Labs) as they discuss the topic of Building Novel Applications with Rollups.
Exploring Blockchain Scaling Solutions β TOKEN2049 London 2022.
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