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 2Governance2 SourcesOptimism Reallocates $49M Airdrop Reserve Following Contentious Governance VoteAn Optimism governance proposal redirected 546.9 million OP tokens from user airdrops to a Foundation-controlled Strateg...Aug 20, 2026, 11:11 PMOptimismTest in Prod
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
Layer 23 SourcesOmnichain Launchpad Printr to Shut Down by August 31Printr, an omnichain token launch platform that raised $4.5 million last October, will cease all operations by August 31...Aug 17, 2026, 11:07 PMPrintr
Layer 1Layer 22 SourcesVitalik Backs Bitcoin's Utreexo for Ethereum Scaling ResearchEthereum researcher Vitalik Buterin credited Bitcoin's Utreexo model as inspiration for Ethereum's scaling work on nativ...Aug 17, 2026, 10:04 AMEthereumBitcoin
Layer 2Security2 SourcesBitGo Migrates $7.3B WBTC from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIPBitGo has switched Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) cross-chain infrastructure from LayerZero to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoper...Aug 16, 2026, 09:02 AMBitGoWBTC
