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Layer 2 (L2) networks settle on Ethereum but execute transactions off-chain, dramatically reducing fees and increasing throughput. Our Layer 2 coverage tracks Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Polygon zkEVM, zkSync, Starknet, Linea, Scroll, and other rollups — covering total value locked, daily transactions and active addresses, sequencer decentralization roadmaps, fault and validity proofs, gas-fee dynamics post-Dencun and EIP-4844 blob pricing, and the airdrops and incentive programs that drive user migration. Coverage also includes data-availability layers (Celestia, EigenDA, Avail) and the broader modular-blockchain stack.

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Chainlink's CCIP Transitions From Development to Mainnet Usage

Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) has moved beyond testing phases into production deployments acr...

Jul 18, 2026, 04:02 AM
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Chainlink Rises 5% as Mantle Migrates $2.5B Portal to CCIP

Chainlink rose 5% after Mantle completed migration of its $2.5 billion Super Portal to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoper...

Jul 14, 2026, 09:19 PM
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Robinhood Chain Generates $843K in Fees While Paying Ethereum Just $1.6K

Robinhood Chain collected approximately $843,000 in user fees while remitting only $1,600 to Ethereum for settlement cos...

Jul 14, 2026, 08:05 AM
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Stacks Bitcoin Staking Proposal Allocates 15% of Surplus to Reserve Fund

Stacks proposed an upgrade to its Bitcoin staking mechanism that directs 15% of surplus revenue into a protocol reserve ...

Jul 12, 2026, 06:02 PM
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Robinhood Chain TVL Exceeds $130M Following 17% Daily Surge

Robinhood Chain's total value locked surpassed $130 million Tuesday, rising 17% over the past 24 hours. The Layer 2 bloc...

Jul 12, 2026, 05:05 PM
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Robinhood Chain: New Ethereum Layer-2 for Tokenized Stocks and Crypto

Robinhood announced Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum layer-2 network built on Arbitrum technology designed to support tokeni...

Jul 11, 2026, 07:01 PM
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Robinhood Chain Hits 7.6M Daily Transactions in First 11 Days

Robinhood Chain processed 7.6 million daily transactions 11 days after mainnet launch, approaching Base's transaction vo...

Jul 11, 2026, 05:02 PM
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Pendle Upgrades Bungee Exchange to V3 for Cross-Chain Swaps

Pendle released an upgrade to its Bungee Exchange platform, moving it to version 3 with enhanced cross-chain swap functi...

Jul 11, 2026, 06:02 AM
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Robinhood Chain Attracts $70M in Bridged Ether in First Week

Robinhood Chain, an Arbitrum-based layer-2 network, accumulated more than $70 million in bridged Ether within its first ...

Jul 10, 2026, 10:01 AM
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Robinhood Chain Trader Turns $316 Into $2M Position

An unnamed trader on Robinhood Chain turned a $316 initial investment into a $2 million position, illustrating the high-...

Jul 10, 2026, 05:02 AM
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Arbitrum Rebounds as Robinhood Chain Commits to 10% Fee-Sharing Model

ARB recovered to above $0.081 after Offchain Labs co-founder Steven Goldfeder announced that Robinhood Chain and other A...

Jul 9, 2026, 02:09 PM
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Moonbeam Migrates GLMR From Polkadot to Base, Pivots to AI Agents

Moonbeam announced a full migration of its GLMR token from Polkadot to Base, with a bridge open now and a deadline of Ju...

Jul 5, 2026, 03:04 AM
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