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Layer 2s
Aave Gauges Community Interest for Expansion to Bitcoin Layer 2 Spiderchain
The potential deployment on a Bitcoin layer 2 by the largest DeFi lending protocol highlights the appetite for harnessing the original blockchain for purposes that are commonplace elsewhere in the crypto ecosystem.

Nansen Expands to Bitcoin Layer 2, Will Provide Analytics for Bitlayer
Nansen aims to pave the way for more efficient decision-making in Bitcoin layer 2s empowered by the insights its data and analytics provide

Bitcoin Developers Working With StarkWare, Blockstream Claim Breakthrough on New Features
The prestigious team of developers say that the new method for adding "covenants," while still in need of refinement, could bring greater programmability to the Bitcoin blockchain without requiring a notoriously difficult-to-pass upgrade known as a soft fork.

Astria, Project to Decentralize Crucial Blockchain 'Sequencers,' Goes Live With Main Network
Astria's sequencing layer could be used like a modular plug-in for other networks, as an alternative to a centralized sequencer – sometimes seen as a bottleneck, or a single point of failure, or potentially a vector of transaction censorship.

Polymarket Is a Success for Polygon Blockchain – Everywhere But the Bottom Line
One of the major breakout successes this year for the team behind layer-2 blockchain Polygon is Polymarket. But according to data, Polymarket has only brought in about $27,000 of transaction fees for Polygon PoS in 2024.

Bitcoin Project BOB Maps Out How the Original Blockchain Could Take Over DeFi
The goal is to create trust-minimized bridges between itself and other layer-1 blockchains, according to the abstract of a new "vision paper" shared with CoinDesk.

Ethereum's Changing Landscape
For investors, ETH’s future depends on how Ethereum balances innovation with maintaining healthy economic policy, says Matthew Kimmell, digital asset analyst, CoinShares.

Sonic SVM, Gaming Project on Solana Blockchain, Plans $12.8M Node Sale
The blockchain project is taking advantage of an increasingly popular fundraising method known as "node sales" just months after a traditional $12 million fundraise.

Polygon Begins Token Swap, in Move to Allow More Issuance
The migration from Polygon's MATIC token to POL will also bring in some tokenomics changes with a new emission rate of 2% annually.
