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 1Layer 2Ethereum Roadmap Prioritizes Privacy and Post-Quantum CryptographyEthereum's updated roadmap now prioritizes native rollups, enhanced privacy features, and post-quantum scaling as techni...Aug 11, 2026, 02:05 AMEthereumVitalik Buterin
Layer 2Robinhood's Crypto Chief Outlines 'Two Wolves' Strategy for Robinhood ChainJohann Kerbrat, Robinhood's head of crypto, described the company's competing priorities for its blockchain as 'two wolv...Aug 9, 2026, 03:01 AMRobinhoodRobinhood Chain
Layer 2World Chain Deploys Streamed EIP-7928 Block Access Lists on MainnetWorld Chain will deploy streamed EIP-7928 block access lists on its mainnet starting August 17, enabling parallel block ...Aug 5, 2026, 04:13 PMWorld ChainEIP-7928
Layer 2DeFiStacks Explores Bitcoin Staking to Drive STX Demand in 2026Stacks is developing a Bitcoin staking mechanism aimed at channeling idle Bitcoin into productive DeFi use, a shift that...Aug 3, 2026, 02:05 PMStacksBitcoin
Layer 2SecurityZero-Knowledge Proofs: The Cryptographic Tool Behind Privacy and ScalingZero-knowledge proofs enable one party to prove a statement is true without revealing underlying information, serving as...Aug 1, 2026, 01:16 PMZero-Knowledge ProofsLayer 2
Layer 2Offchain Labs CEO Defends Arbitrum Licensing Model as Base Exits Optimism ArrangementOffchain Labs CEO argued Tuesday that Arbitrum's licensing approach offers competitive advantages over revenue-sharing m...Jul 30, 2026, 07:02 AMArbitrumOffchain Labs
Layer 2Shiba Inu's Shibarium Activity Surges 78% Despite Price PressureShibarium, Shiba Inu's Layer 2 network, recorded a 78% increase in transaction activity on Saturday, according to on-cha...Jul 29, 2026, 05:02 AMShiba InuShibarium
DeFiLayer 2Ondo Finance Launches Ondo Network for Non-Custodial TradingOndo Finance unveiled the Ondo Network on July 27, an execution layer designed for fast, private, and non-custodial trad...Jul 28, 2026, 04:04 AMOndo FinanceOndo Network