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2026 Layer 2 Outlook
2025 has been the year that the Layer 2 narrative bifurcated: most new launches have become ghost towns shortly after…
The Daily: JPMorgan launches tokenized fund on Ethereum, Ripple taps Wormhole to expand RLUSD to Layer 2s, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Most Influential: Jesse Pollak
Base, the layer-2 network incubated by Coinbase, exploded in popularity this year.
Coinbase taps Chainlink CCIP to expand wrapped assets like cbBTC and cbXRP to new chains
The U.S. crypto exchange chose Chainlink’s cross-chain interoperability standard as the “exclusive bridging solut…
Coinbase Taps Chainlink CCIP as Sole Bridge for $7B in Wrapped Tokens Across Chains
The integration enables users to move these assets across different networks and applications, leveraging Chainlink's…
Vintage privacy project Horizen relaunches as Layer 3 on Base
Horizen, born from a 2017 project, aims to enable regulatory-compliant privacy as a 'practical option' on Base throug…
The Daily: JPMorgan says Strategy is key to bitcoin’s next move, IMF warns stablecoins may weaken central bank control, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Coinbase incubated Ethereum L2 Base network rolls out bridge to Solana
Popular Ethereum Layer 2 Base will now support Solana-based assets natively, and enable the export of Base assets ont…
Coinbase, Chainlink Introduce Base-Solana Bridge to Link Ecosystems
The bridge, secured by Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, allows users to trade and interact with Sol…
Avail’s Nexus Mainnet goes live, targeting unified liquidity across multiple blockchains
The network introduces intent-based routing and multi-source liquidity, with unified verification expected later thro…
Layer 1 blockchain SKALE taps Layer 2 Base for AI-focused Layer 3
SKALE on Base allows agents to take advantage of the chain's scalable infrastructure and Base’s liquidity, users, o…
Snipers Made $1.3M on Jesse Pollak’s Creator-Coin Debut on Base
Two traders captured more than $1.3 million in profits by exploiting Base’s new “flashblocks” system during the…
The Protocol: Hyperliquid Introduces Proposal to Cut Fees
Also: Aerodrome Overhaul, Cloudflare Outage and dYdX Buyback Increase Approved.
Leading Base DEX Aerodrome Merges Into Aero in Major Overhaul
Dromos Labs announced a major overhaul of its decentralized exchange infrastructure with the launch of Aero, a unifie…
Top Base DEX Aerodrome launches upgrade suite, expands to Ethereum and Circle’s Arc
Dromos Labs unveiled a central liquidity hub called Aero to serve as a home base for additional EVM extensions beyond…
The Daily: SEC’s Paul Atkins unveils plan to clarify which tokens count as securities, Circle explores native Arc token, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Uniswap Proposes Sweeping ‘UNIfication’ With UNI Burn and Protocol Fee Overhaul
The proposal, called “UNIfication,” would activate protocol fees, burn millions of UNI tokens and consolidate the…
Monad Unveils Tokenomics Ahead of Nov. 24 MON Token Airdrop
A public sale of the MON token will begin on Coinbase’s Token Sales platform on Nov. 17 for 7.5% of the initial sup…
Prediction markets are evolving into broader information trading venues: Bernstein
Kalshi anchor partner Robinhood processed $2.5 billion in prediction-market volume in October — implying a $300 mil…
ZKsync Proposal Aims to Tie $ZK Token to Network Revenue
The creator behind the layer-2 has unveiled a proposal to transform its $ZK token from a governance instrument into a…
KRWQ launches as first Korean won stablecoin on Base
KRWQ is not yet offered to South Korean residents, as local regulations on stablecoin are under development.
Coinbase Is Building Private Transactions for Base, CEO Brian Armstrong Says
The move is part of Coinbase's effort to prioritize privacy, which was bolstered by its March 2025 acquisition of the…
Crypto’s ‘Decentralized’ Illusion Shattered Again by Another AWS Meltdown
The October AWS outage took down some of crypto’s most prominent companies and networks. Many in the community poin…
Coinbase brings DEX trading to US users as CEXs go DeFi
Coinbase has introduced decentralized trading to nearly all its U.S. customers, broadening access to one of its most …
Coinbase is hiring a ‘token & governance research specialist’ for its Base team
Coinbase’s Base team is hiring a “token & governance research specialist,” suggesting formal token and decentra…
Ethereum Fusaka Upgrade Set To Redefine ETH Performance — Here’s What to Expect
Ethereum is entering its next phase of evolution with the Fusaka upgrade. With more than just another technical itera…
The Daily: JPMorgan says bitcoin could hit $165,000 by year-end, TOKEN2049 best bits, RIP CME gaps, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Crypto needs non-USD stablecoins for meaningful utility, says Base creator Jesse Pollak
Jesse Pollak, Coinbase's head of Base, said that local currency-pegged stablecoins can provide meaningful local utility.
Coinbase tops $1 billion in bitcoin-backed onchain loans via Morpho
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the crypto exchange's next goal is to achieve $100 billion in onchain borrow origin…
Centrifuge Launches Tokenized S&P 500 Index Fund on Coinbase's Base Network
The SPXA offering is the first blockchain-based index fund licensed by the S&P Dow Jones Indices.