Explore the top 5 Bitcoin Layer-2 solutions driving scalability, DeFi and faster transactions across the BTC network.

Ethereum (ETH) fell from $4,953 in August to around $3,446 by November as Layer 2 networks reduced mainnet fee revenue and token burns. Ethereum’s daily gas fee revenue dropped from over $30M to ...

An independent blockchain acting in concert with Bitcoin, Ethereum or other major chain, which retroactively became known as "Layer 1 chains" or "main chains." Layer 2 chains process new transactions ...

Kraken, the seventh-largest crypto exchange, said its layer-2 rollup network, built on top of the Ethereum blockchain, has gone live. The network, called Ink, is based on the OP stack, a customizable ...

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Blockchain technology revolutionized the digital world — from cryptocurrency to Gaming & NFTs, dApps, and everything else in between. But as the sectors grew, so did their problems. Slowing speeds of ...

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) enters 2026 with rising revenue, expanding user activity, and fresh institutional interest from ETF ...

Blockchain has progressed an atrocious long way from the good old 2009 days of Bitcoin. Its objective of decentralization, transparency, and security has revolutionized digital currency, but there is ...

Ethereum layer-2 networks reached a new milestone on Nov. 10, reaching $13 billion of total value locked (TVL) within their contracts, according to data from blockchain analytics platform L2Beat.