#Layer 2

Ethernity Transitions to an AI Enhanced Ethereum Layer 2, Purpose-Built for the Entertainment Industry

Los Angeles, CA, May 7th, 2024, Chainwire – Global brands and talent will be able to use Ethernity’s technology to store their IP on-chain and engage with their fans through next-generation content and experiences. Ethernity, the renowned platform for authenticated and licensed NFTs with icons like Lionel Messi and Shaquille O’Neal, announces its groundbreaking evolution into […]

Zircuit, New ZK-Rollup Focused on Security, Launches Staking Program

George Town, Grand Cayman, February 24th, 2024, Chainwire Zircuit staking program amassed over $129M TVL in less than 24 hours Zircuit, a security-focused zero-knowledge rollup backed by pioneering L2 research, launched Zircuit Staking, an innovative program that allows users to stake ETH, liquid staking tokens (LSTs), and liquid restaking tokens (LRTs) to earn Zircuit Points. […]

Unlocking Bitcoin’s Potential: Introducing Merlin Chain, a Native L2 Solution

New York, USA, January 31st, 2024, Chainwire – This week, the much-anticipated Bitcoin L2 solution Merlin Chain went live on its testnet, while its mainnet is scheduled to be launching within a month as well. Bitcoin’s Network Congestion Dilemma and Scaling Solutions The evolution of Ordinals over the past year has brought the attention back to […]

Pandoshi Raises $750,000 In Just Two Weeks of Public Sale

London, United Kingdom, December 20th, 2023, Chainwire — In the ever-evolving cryptocurrency market, a newcomer named Pandoshi is quickly becoming known for its unique methods and rapid success in previous fund raising rounds. Gaining fast recognition within the cryptocurrency community, Pandoshi has already attracted significant investment, demonstrating the confidence that the community has in its future. […]

Gelato’s Rollup Platform Expands Support to Optimism’s OP Stack, Launching Lisk Layer 2 Chain

Zug, Switzerland, December 19th, 2023, Chainwire — Gelato announces expansion of its all-in-one Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS) Platform. In addition to supporting Polygon CDK, Gelato now also services the OP Stack, the Optimism Collective’s open-source, modular development framework. As part of this expansion, Gelato enables Lisk, a Layer 1 blockchain launched in 2016, to join the Ethereum ecosystem […]

Zircuit, New ZK Rollup Backed by Pioneering L2 Research Launches Public Testnet

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, November 9th, 2023, Chainwire — Zircuit, a new zero-knowledge rollup backed by pioneering L2 research, today announced the launch of its public testnet. Zircuit is fully EVM compatible, supports existing Ethereum dApps and wallets and allows any dApp on Ethereum to deploy on Zircuit with minimal changes. To celebrate the launch, Zircuit […]

Interlay Launches MVP of BOB, New Bitcoin Layer 2

London, August 29th, 2023 – The team behind Interlay, a leader in decentralized Bitcoin infrastructure, today released the MVP of BOB (“Build on Bitcoin”) – a new Bitcoin layer 2 network, featuring Rust smart contracts compatible with Bitcoin libraries such as Lightning and Ordinals. Combined with full support of the Ethereum Virtual Machine, BOB is […]