Layer 1Layer 2Ethereum Transaction Fees Hit All-Time Lows Amid Rising Network ActivityEthereum's base layer transaction fees have declined to record lows despite increased on-chain activity, driven primaril...May 23, 2026, 03:01 PMEthereumArbitrum
StablecoinsLayer 2Plasma Becomes Second-Largest USDT Destination With $27B in InflowsPlasma has accumulated $27 billion in USDT inflows, making it the second-largest destination for the stablecoin after Et...May 23, 2026, 12:03 PMPlasmaUSDT
Layer 2Ethereum Layer 2 Zero Network Shuts Down Operations After 18 MonthsZero Network, an Ethereum Layer 2, will permanently cease block production on July 31 after operating for 18 months. The...May 23, 2026, 08:01 AMZero NetworkEthereum
Layer 2Ripple Backs Squid's $6M Round for Cross-Chain InfrastructureCross-chain platform Squid raised $6 million in a strategic funding round led by North Island Ventures, with participati...May 23, 2026, 07:09 AMRippleSquid
DeFiLayer 2Rootstock Platforms Simplify Bitcoin DeFi Access for Mainstream UsersRootstock-based DeFi platforms are reducing barriers to Bitcoin DeFi participation by streamlining staking mechanics and...May 22, 2026, 02:01 PMRootstockBitcoin
DeFiLayer 2Morpho Integrates With Arbitrum Portal to Offer Stablecoin YieldMorpho has integrated into Arbitrum Portal, enabling users to access stablecoin yield vaults through a streamlined inter...May 21, 2026, 05:13 PMMorphoArbitrum
Layer 2Syndicate Labs Shuts Down Amid Ethereum Layer 2 ConsolidationSyndicate Labs announced Thursday it will cease operations, citing deteriorating market conditions for Ethereum rollups....May 21, 2026, 09:05 AMSyndicate LabsEthereum
Layer 2DeFiStarknet Launches strkBTC, a Privacy-Focused Wrapped BitcoinStarknet introduced strkBTC, a wrapped Bitcoin token designed to enable private Bitcoin transactions on the Starknet Lay...May 16, 2026, 09:01 AMStarknetstrkBTC
Layer 2PrivacyAztec Network Emerges as Ethereum Privacy Layer for Financial AppsAztec Network positions itself as a privacy-focused layer built on Ethereum, addressing transparency constraints that ha...May 16, 2026, 02:04 AMAztec NetworkEthereum