Arbitrum

Arbitrum is an Ethereum layer-two scaling solution that strives to enhance the speed, scalability, and cost-efficiency of Ethereum. 

 It utilizes optimistic rollups to aim for these improvements, moving most of the computation and storage load off-chain. 

This method seeks to provide higher throughput and lower fees compared to Ethereum, while still benefiting from Ethereum's security and compatibility. 

The Animecoin project is a collaboration between the Arbitrum, Azuki and Weeb3 that aims to support the growth of anime culture via Web3.

Arbitrum, Azuki-backed Animecoin unveils tokenomics with over 50% community allocation

Synthetix has announced that it will transition its perpetual markets on the Arbitrum network to a close-only mode.

Synthetix Shifts Focus to Coinbase's Base Network, Closes Perpetual Markets on Arbitrum

The move is part of a strategic pivot by Synthetix to consolidate its operations and focus on Coinbase's Base network.

Synthetix sunsets v3 perps on Arbitrum to focus solely on Base

If Arbitrum DAO's proposal is approved, BoLD will be implemented on its ecosystem chains — One and Nova — in February 2025.

Arbitrum DAO opens vote on proposal to implement BoLD protocol on ecosystem chains

Ira Auerbach will head Offchain Labs' Tandem division, bringing traditional finance expertise to the Ethereum scaling project.

Arbitrum Developer Names Former Nasdaq Digital Assets Chief to Lead Venture Efforts

Offchain Labs has hired Ira Auerbach, former head of digital assets at Nasdaq, to lead Tandem, its partner studio and venture capital arm.

Former Nasdaq exec joins Arbitrum developer to head its venture studio Tandem

Lotte's Caliverse, an AI-driven entertainment experience, is coming to the layer-2 network, allowing web3 users to pay for services with crypto.

Arbitrum Awards Biggest-Ever Foundation Grant to Lotte, the South Korean Megacorp Lotte Group

Ethereum

Polygon

Uniswap

The Block's GMCI indices for memecoins and AI tokens ended 2024 as the largest gainers, while gaming and Layer 2 tokens lost value overall.

Gaming, Layer 2 token indices post losses for 2024, while all other sectors gained

Avalanche

Asset management titan BlackRock is announcing the expansion of its proprietary BUIDL, the company's on-chain money market fund, across five new blockchains.

BlackRock Announces BUIDL Expansion Across Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism and Polygon

The investment giant is bringing its real-world asset fund to Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism's OP Mainnet and Polygon.

BlackRock Expands Tokenized Fund BUIDL Beyond Ethereum to Five New Blockchains

BUIDL currently leads the tokenized government securities market with $517 million in assets under management.

BlackRock's tokenized fund BUIDL expanding to Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism and Polygon

Variational, a crypto derivatives trading protocol built on Arbitrum, has raised $10.3 million in a seed funding round.

Arbitrum-based crypto derivatives trading protocol Variational raises $10.3 million in seed funding

Radiant confirmed that its lending markets were facing an "issue" Wednesday, urging users to revoke permissions to smart contracts.

Radiant Capital Exploited for $50 Million Across BNB Chain, Arbitrum

It appears the attack began on Radiant's BNB Chain instance and then moved onto Ethereum Layer 2 Arbitrum.

Radiant Capital appears to suffer $51 million exploit on its BNB Chain and Arbitrum instances

Base has emerged as the largest Layer 2 rollup on the Ethereum network, boasting a total value locked (TVL) of $2.49 billion.

Ethereum Layer 2 Network 'Base' Surpasses Arbitrum in Total Value Locked

Base, a Layer 2 Ethereum network developed by Coinbase, has now become the largest rollup in terms of total value locked.

Base becomes largest Ethereum rollup by total value locked, surpassing Arbitrum

The CEO and an employee of Offchain Labs, which develops Arbitrum, have countered that complex logistics have led to the program's apparent delays.

Arbitrum DAO member proposes $120 million recall from gaming fund that missed deadlines

Validators voted to temporarily shutdown the bridge between Hyperliquid and Arbitrum after being served bad data, an incident report explains.

Hyperledger posts incident report for Arbitrum bridge failure citing ‘extremely rare edge case'

Solana

Some 63% of web3 whitehats now consider hacking to be their primary job, up from 56% in 2023, according to Immunefi.

Ethereum remains whitehat hackers' blockchain of choice, with Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism and Solana on the rise: Immunefi

Layer 2 blockchain Arbitrum is doubling down on Asia with a “strategic bet” on the region's growth.

Arbitrum Foundation to ‘Go Big' in Asia With Road to Devcon

Holding an NFT for the multiplayer shooter game gives users access to rewards, content generation and influence over governance decisions.

Magic Eden and Ubisoft release gaming NFT collection on Arbitrum based on Captain Laserhawk anime

Arbitrum One, a Layer 2 rollup for Ethereum, has surpassed 1 billion transactions since its mainnet launch in August 2021.

Arbitrum One surpasses 1 billion transactions since 2021 launch

Top US-based crypto exchange Coinbase is teasing its new wrapped version of Bitcoin (BTC) to Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 scaling solution Arbitrum (ARB). In a new announcement on the social media platform X, Coinbase Assets tells its audience that Coinbase Wrapped Bitcoin (cbBTC) is “coming soon” to the smart contract platform Arbitrum.

Coinbase Teases Coinbase Wrapped Bitcoin (cbBTC) Expansion to Ethereum (ETH) Rival Arbitrum (ARB)

Proponents of migration plan see ZKsync as more 'suited' to Treasure DAO's long-term plans for decentralized gaming.

Treasure DAO proposal seeks migration from Arbitrum to ZKsync

Stablecoin issuer Paxos is set to launch its products on the Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain Arbitrum One as it expands its services.

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