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Updated February 10, 2026 · 1:20 PM UTC

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Deals

Optimism Foundation offered 25M OP tokens to attract Kraken’s L2 to the Superchain

The deal was confirmed by Ryan Wyatt, chief growth officer at Optimism Foundation, and the tokens would be paid as grants.

1 year ago

Layer-2

Kraken eyes DeFi expansion with launch of Ink, its new Ethereum layer-2 network

Kraken's Ink to boost DeFi on Ethereum with Optimism tech.

1 year ago

Layer-2

Uniswap introduces Unichain, sparking a 12% surge in UNI token

Uniswap's Unichain promises faster, cheaper transactions compare to Ethereum layer-1 network.

2 years ago

Layer-2

Why Ethereum’s next step is zero-knowledge

Ethereum’s gas fees highlight the urgent need for zero-knowledge proofs, requiring innovative solutions to reduce computational costs and transaction congestion.

2 years ago

Layer-2

Ethereum’s Buterin vows to support only highly decentralized Layer-2 projects

Buterin's position comes as the Layer2 networks have faced increasing criticism for their ceentralization.

2 years ago

Crypto

Coinbase’s Base network surpasses 1 million daily active addresses, outpaces competitors

The network accounts for 84% of the active addresses on the Uniswap exchange.

2 years ago

Hacks

Polygon regains access to Discord server following security breach

A user reported losing $150,000 worth of ETH after interacting with an official announcement from the compromised Discord server.

2 years ago

Crypto

Sony Group takes plunge into Web3 with new Ethereum Layer-2 network Soneium

Sony's Soneium aims to bridge Web3 and everyday internet services.

2 years ago

Crypto

Ethereum L2 Corn launches with $6.7 million in seed funding, integrates Bitcoin-backed gas

Corn aims to give users the ability to utilize "digital gold" in the long term by leveraging a tokenized version of Bitcoin known as BTCN.

2 years ago

Vitalik Buterin believes Ethereum Layer-2 networks are close to solving the interoperability problem

Layer-2 2 years ago

Ethereum supply turns inflationary as gas fees drop to record lows

Crypto 2 years ago

Franklin Templeton invests in Bitlayer’s $300M-valued Bitcoin infrastructure

Crypto 2 years ago

Ethereum Layer 2 Scroll halts chain finalization after Rho Markets suffers $7.6M breach

Hacks 2 years ago

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Layer-2 news today

Optimism Foundation offered 25M OP tokens to attract Kraken’s L2 to the Superchain

Kraken eyes DeFi expansion with launch of Ink, its new Ethereum layer-2 network

Uniswap introduces Unichain, sparking a 12% surge in UNI token

Why Ethereum’s next step is zero-knowledge

Ethereum’s Buterin vows to support only highly decentralized Layer-2 projects

Coinbase’s Base network surpasses 1 million daily active addresses, outpaces competitors

Polygon regains access to Discord server following security breach

Sony Group takes plunge into Web3 with new Ethereum Layer-2 network Soneium

Ethereum L2 Corn launches with $6.7 million in seed funding, integrates Bitcoin-backed gas