PANews, February 2 news, according to the 84th edition of the Layer 2 Roundup weekly review of the Layer 2 ecosystem forwarded by the Ethereum Official Twitter, covering the latest progress of multiple Ethereum Layer 2 projects:
• Starknet: STRK staking enters the second phase, expected to start in Q2 2025, validators will take on block certification responsibilities, and officially join the consensus by the end of the year.
• Scroll: Chainlink low-latency market data has been launched, supporting higher throughput DeFi markets.
• Uniswap v4: It has been launched on Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, OP Mainnet, Base, BNB Chain and other chains, and LPs can provide liquidity through the Uniswap web application.
• Taiko: The client was upgraded to 0.43.1 on the Hekla testnet at 10:00 (Beijing time) on February 1.
• zkSync: Switzerland's largest bank UBS is testing a digital gold PoC on zkSync Validium.
• Fuel: Phase 2 Genesis Drop has opened, and applications and staking can be made until March 2.
Ecosystem highlights
• Abstract mainnet has officially launched, based on zkSync technology.
• Kraken launched the Ink bridge, providing on-chain exchange with no fees.
• Euler Finance launched Swellchain, supporting the LRT lending market.
• GenLayer launched the GenLayer Chain based on zkSync.
• Bunni v2 has been launched on the Ethereum, Base, and Arbitrum mainnets, providing programmable liquidity functions.
• Securitize adopted Wormhole as a cross-chain interoperability solution.
• Cryptex has completed the indexing of all on-chain market data and opened access permissions.
Upcoming events
• Starknet will hold a community meetup in Porto, Portugal on February 4.
• During ETH Denver 2025, multiple ZK-related events will be held from February 28 to March 1, including House of ZK and Elastic House.
