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 ...

Startale Group confirmed a $13 million follow-on investment from Sony Innovation Fund on January 29, 2026. The funding ...

Explore how Bitcoin Hyper adds a support layer for Bitcoin, while BlockDAG’s clear 100x price gap places it ahead as the top ICO for 2026, with the presale ending soon.

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.

Polkadot-based parachain Phala has launched its Ethereum layer-2 network to expand its reach. The move continues the trend of new rollup networks on Ethereum and marks an advancement in rollup ...

Stacks, a layer-2 blockchain that augments the Bitcoin network, has begun its Nakamoto upgrade with the aim of making transactions even faster. The Nakamoto upgrade, which is named after Bitcoin's ...

Uniswap Labs, the developer behind top-ranked decentralized crypto exchange Uniswap, disclosed that it has built a new layer-2 network, which was set to launch on testnet Thursday. The new project was ...

Sonami is building an ecosystem aligned with a Solana Layer-2 network vision, focused on scalable infrastructure, community ...

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has joined the likes of Coinbase in launching an in-house Ethereum-based layer-2 network to provide lower fees and interoperability for users interacting with decentralized ...

Popular dog-themed cryptocurrency Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) witnessed an astronomical burn rate jump as the ecosystem's Layer-2 network, Shibarium, marked its first anniversary. What Happened: ...

Abstract, the layer-2 network rolled out this week by Pudgy Penguins, is off to a muted start despite offering a series of incentives to new users. The network notched 711,000 user transactions on the ...