Uniswap has officially launched on X Layer, the Ethereum-compatible layer-2 blockchain developed by crypto exchange OKX, ...

Discover the key differences between Layer 1 and Layer 2 blockchain solutions in terms of performance, security trade-offs, ...

Blockspace Media has acquired Bitcoin Layers, an independent data platform tracking metrics across Bitcoin’s layer-2 and ...

Protocol revenue expanded roughly 27 times during 2025. The network captured about 62 percent of total layer-2 revenue by year-end. Annualized protocol fees reached approximately $75 million.

Kraken, the 6th-largest crypto exchange in the world, said Thursday that it is launching its own layer-2 network atop the Ethereum blockchain, based on technology borrowed from Optimism – the same ...

Ethereum activated its highly anticipated “Fusaka” upgrade on Wednesday, marking the blockchain’s second major code change of 2025. The update is designed to help Ethereum handle the increasingly ...

Ethereum mainnet overtook layer-2 networks in daily active addresses following the Fusaka upgrade, but security concerns ...

Ethereum (ETH) fell from $4,953 in August to around $3,446 by November as Layer 2 networks reduced mainnet fee revenue and token burns. Ethereum’s daily gas fee revenue dropped from over $30M to ...

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kraken, one of the longest-standing, most liquid and secure cryptocurrency exchanges, has unveiled Ink, a layer-2 (L2) built on the Optimism Superchain ...

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Crypto Layer 1 and Layer 2 tokens could face liquidity and regulatory issues due to NYSE tokenized securities platform plans.

Data from L2Beat shows that layer 2s are seeing greater adoption than ever before as users continue to desire lower gas fees. Ethereum layer-2 networks reached a new milestone on Nov. 10, reaching $13 ...