DeFiLayer 22 SourcesFrax Launches Six-Currency FX Pools on Aerodrome Base DEXFrax Finance deployed six foreign-exchange trading pairs on Aerodrome, a Base-native decentralized exchange, expanding D...Oct 20, 2026, 12:08 AMFrax FinanceAerodrome
Layer 22 SourcesBitcoin Hyper Raises $29.5M in Presale for Bitcoin Off-Chain LayerBitcoin Hyper has closed a $29.5 million presale, positioning itself as an off-chain scaling solution that leaves the Bi...Oct 19, 2026, 07:19 PMBitcoin HyperHYPER
SecurityLayer 23 SourcesCysic Halts Bridge After 10M CYS Unauthorized Mint on BNB ChainCysic suspended its cross-chain bridge after 10 million CYS tokens were minted without authorization on BNB Chain. On-ch...Oct 18, 2026, 02:01 PMCysicCYS
Layer 22 SourcesBotanix Shuts Down Spiderchain Bitcoin L2 After Year on MainnetBotanix Labs, the Polychain-backed development team behind Spiderchain, announced it is winding down its Bitcoin Layer 2...Oct 17, 2026, 10:10 PMBotanix LabsSpiderchain
Layer 2Markets2 SourcesStarknet Price Rebounds 25%, STRK Up 210% Over Four WeeksSTRK rebounded nearly 25% to $0.096 on October 15 as voting opened on research into an independent blockchain, though th...Oct 16, 2026, 09:04 PMStarknetSTRK
Layer 2DeFi2 SourcesLido Enables Direct ETH Staking From Arbitrum, Base, Linea, and OptimismLido now allows users on four Ethereum Layer 2 networks to stake ETH directly from their local chains and receive wstETH...Oct 16, 2026, 04:07 AMLidoEthereum
Layer 2Security2 SourcesAztec Targets Full Post-Quantum Migration by End of 2030Aztec, a privacy-focused Layer 2, announced plans to complete migration to post-quantum cryptography by the end of 2030,...Oct 16, 2026, 02:06 AMAztecEthereum
Layer 2Layer 12 SourcesStarknet Launches Community Vote on Quantum-Resistant Independent ChainStarknet initiated a seven-day governance vote Tuesday to explore research into an independent Layer 1 blockchain design...Oct 15, 2026, 01:05 PMStarknetSTRK
Layer 2Layer 12 SourceszkSync Launches Airbender Prime Prover as Starknet Explores L1 IndependenceMatter Labs unveiled Airbender Prime, a zero-knowledge prover that processed 7,200 consecutive Ethereum blocks in under ...Oct 15, 2026, 04:01 AMzkSyncMatter Labs
