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layer-2
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Aave moves to retire 96 markets and exit six chains, with $98.1 million of deposits in scope
A LlamaRisk-authored governance proposal would retire 71 asset markets across 11 Aave V3 deployments and wind down six chains entirely, covering $98.1 million in supplied assets.
Ethereum Foundation's monthly launch roundup leads with Robinhood's L2 and Aztec's decentralization milestone
The Ethereum Foundation's monthly "shipping" thread touts a Robinhood Layer 2 that cleared $1B in DEX volume in a week and Aztec's Stage 2 decentralization, but nearly every figure is self-reported by the projects involved.
Robinhood built a chain for tokenized stocks. Two weeks in, memecoins own it
Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum layer-2 launched July 1 to host tokenized stocks, has drawn heavy early traffic driven mostly by memecoins, with real-world assets making up roughly $13 million of activity.
Robinhood says its 'Robinhood Chain' is live on mainnet — the receipts, so far, are thin
Robinhood said its own blockchain, "Robinhood Chain," went live on mainnet on July 1, 2026 — an announcement the Ethereum Foundation amplified but that comes with marketing language and no independent activity data.
Ethereum Foundation launches "Platform" team to tighten the L1–L2 relationship
The Ethereum Foundation formed an internal team called Platform on February 17, 2026 to strengthen coordination between its base layer and rollups amid concerns over ecosystem fragmentation.