Layer 22 SourcesBase Creator Pollak Steps Back From App Leadership After Social Strategy FailureJesse Pollak is stepping down from leading the Base app and returning leadership to Coinbase, acknowledging the network'...Aug 31, 2026, 05:02 AMBaseJesse Pollak
Layer 22 SourcesBase Shifts Strategy Away From Social, Pivots to Trading and AIBase creator Jesse Pollak acknowledged the network's multi-year bet on onchain social products failed to deliver expecte...Aug 31, 2026, 02:03 AMBaseJesse Pollak
Layer 2Security2 SourcesPolygon Labs Issues Urgent Upgrade Notice After Austin and Kyoto HardforksPolygon Labs has issued an urgent notice requiring nodes to upgrade following the Austin and Kyoto hardforks, which patc...Aug 29, 2026, 09:04 PMPolygon LabsPolygon
Layer 2Adoption3 SourcesCoinbase Launches Tokenized Stocks on Base, Starting With Apple and NvidiaCoinbase has begun issuing 1:1-backed tokenized versions of Apple, Nvidia, Meta, and Alphabet shares on its Ethereum Lay...Aug 24, 2026, 08:11 PMCoinbaseBase
Layer 2Adoption2 SourcesNethermind Exits LayerZero Verifier Role, Migrates to Chainlink CCIPNethermind has ended its role as a verifier on LayerZero's network and migrated its cross-chain node operations to Chain...Aug 21, 2026, 02:12 AMNethermindLayerZero
Layer 23 SourcesArbitrum Activates Elara Upgrade With Optional Compliance FiltersArbitrum activated the Elara upgrade, introducing optional compliance filters for Orbit chains that allow individual cha...Aug 20, 2026, 11:11 PMArbitrumOrbit chains
Layer 22 SourcesGnosisDAO Approves Plan to Convert Gnosis Chain Into Ethereum RollupGnosisDAO voted to transition Gnosis Chain from an independent blockchain into an Ethereum layer-2 rollup. The network's...Aug 20, 2026, 01:02 PMGnosisGnosisDAO
Layer 2Layer 12 SourcesGnosisDAO Votes to Retire Standalone Chain, Settle to EthereumGnosisDAO approved proposal GIP-153 to transform Gnosis Chain from an independent Layer 1 into an Ethereum-settled zero-...Aug 20, 2026, 10:02 AMGnosisGnosisDAO
Layer 2DeFi2 SourcesCoinbase Integrates Hyperliquid Perps on Base App With 50x LeverageCoinbase has enabled access to Hyperliquid's perpetual futures markets on its Base App, offering eligible users more tha...Aug 19, 2026, 08:02 PMCoinbaseBase
