Topic
layer2
6 stories
Starknet holders back researching a break from Ethereum — but it's a vote to study, not to leave
More than 93.5% of voting power in a non-binding Starknet governance poll backed researching a shift from Ethereum Layer 2 to an independent, post-quantum Layer 1, with a draft whitepaper due in November.
Base ships Cobalt upgrade, adding conditional transactions and an admin balance-seizure function
Coinbase-incubated Layer 2 Base activated its Cobalt mainnet upgrade on September 30, adding conditional "Validity Transactions" and new controls to its B20 token standard, including an administrator function to seize and reassign holders' balances.
Arbitrum DAO reports $6.19M in first-half income as Robinhood Chain becomes a fee engine
The Arbitrum Foundation says its DAO booked $6.19 million of income in the first half of 2026 across four revenue lines, with fees from the new Robinhood Chain quickly becoming a major contributor.
GnosisDAO votes to fold Gnosis Chain into Ethereum as a ZK rollup — no funding attached, no spec written
GnosisDAO passed GIP-153 on August 19, approving Gnosis Chain's conversion from a standalone Layer 1 into a ZK-proven rollup under Ethereum's Economic Zone, with genesis targeted for the turn of the year.
MegaETH shuts its Mega Mafia accelerator, admitting most of its hits build elsewhere
MegaETH is ending its Mega Mafia accelerator after two cohorts, with team member Shuyao Kong conceding that most of the roughly 20 startups it incubated have left for rival chains.
Robinhood Chain posts big week-one numbers — and its first scam-token warnings
Robinhood's crypto GM touted 17M transactions and $250M TVL a week into Robinhood Chain, as Relay Protocol warned of self-deleting scam tokens hitting buyers on the permissionless network.