Despite Blast’s impressive TVL increase, concerns arise over its aggressive marketing and the centralization of fund control. These worries are magnified by the lack of essential Layer 2 functionalities, raising questions about the platform’s technical maturity and future prospects.

Blast has quickly attracted over $320 million in deposits, promising high APYs and an upcoming token airdrop. Its unique approach positions it as a notable new player in the Layer 2 field.

A former Ethereum advisor has released damning recordings of Vitalik Buterin from 2015 when the project was struggling. But how damning and why?

Integrating zero-knowledge proofs with sharding, the rollup aims to address Ethereum’s scalability and privacy challenges. The Nil Foundation’s initiative is poised to showcase sharding ahead of Ethereum’s own roadmap.

Kraken is on the hunt for a Senior Cryptography Engineer to lead its foray into Layer 2 solutions. Their entry into this arena may introduce a new dynamic to the already competitive Layer 2 landscape.

Orbit allows the seamless creation of custom Layer 3 chains that settle to Arbitrum's L2 network. Offering developers great flexibility, the platform is already seeing interest, particularly from the gaming sector.

The Polygon 2.0 project has reached its first milestone with the introduction of the POL token. Meanwhile, LayerZero has launched a bridge token to facilitate the transfer of Lido's $5.5 billion wstETH token across crypto exchanges.

Slashing is a key component of the blockchain security mechanism in proof-of-stake networks. However, we haven't heard much about the cases when it is applied.