# Сопутствующие статьи по теме Layer 2

Новостной центр HTX предлагает последние статьи и углубленный анализ по "Layer 2", охватывающие рыночные тренды, новости проектов, развитие технологий и политику регулирования в криптоиндустрии.

In-Depth Analysis of Katana: What Happens to Your Funds When You Bridge from Ethereum to Layer 2?

This report analyzes Katana, a Layer 2 solution that actively utilizes bridged assets instead of leaving them idle. Unlike typical L2s where assets are locked in bridge contracts, Katana deploys them into Ethereum lending protocols (via its Vault Bridge) to generate yield. This yield, along with 100% of net sequencer fees (Chain-owned Liquidity) and off-chain US Treasury yields from its native stablecoin AUSD, is reinvested into DeFi protocols to enhance incentives. Users only earn rewards by actively deploying assets (e.g., providing liquidity), not by holding them. Over 95% of Katana’s TVL is actively utilized in DeFi, far exceeding the industry average. The network partners with risk managers like Gauntlet to mitigate the added risks of this active capital strategy.

marsbit01/23 10:39

In-Depth Analysis of Katana: What Happens to Your Funds When You Bridge from Ethereum to Layer 2?

marsbit01/23 10:39

Sonami Presale Gains Momentum as Early Investors Join in Stage 7, Offering Target Staking Rewards of Up to 53%

Sonami, a new crypto project, is currently in Stage 7 of its public token presale, attracting early participants. The project highlights its staking rewards program, which targets up to 53% APY, emphasizing a balance between attractiveness and sustainability rather than hype. This stage allows supporters to join before later phases complete as the community and ecosystem develop. Sonami is building a Solana Layer-2 network focused on scalable infrastructure, community incentives, and developer tools. The team encourages following its official channels for updates on the presale, staking details, and future announcements.

TheNewsCrypto01/23 06:54

Sonami Presale Gains Momentum as Early Investors Join in Stage 7, Offering Target Staking Rewards of Up to 53%

TheNewsCrypto01/23 06:54

L2's 'Card Swipe' Era: When the Scaling Narrative Ends, Payments Become the Lifeline

The article discusses the growing "payment card" trend among Layer-2 (L2) networks as a strategy to survive a severe user activity and transaction crisis. It begins with Solana's criticism of Starknet's low usage (allegedly only 8 daily active users and 10 transactions) despite its high valuation, highlighting a broader issue of low traffic across many L2s, as evidenced by data from L2BEAT and DefiLlama. Key examples include Zero Network, which stopped producing blocks for weeks with minimal impact, and networks like Linea, Starknet, Scroll, and ZKsync exhibiting very low Transactions Per Second (TPS). With Base and Arbitrum dominating 80% of the Total Value Locked (TVL), other L2s face a significant valuation-to-usage disparity. Facing a lack of killer dApps, L2s are turning to cryptocurrency payment cards to generate consistent on-chain activity. Unlike custodial cards from exchanges (which use chains like Tron or Solana for batch settlement), L2s are leveraging non-custodial cards that require on-chain settlement for each transaction. Examples include: - **Scroll**: Partnered with Etherfi for gasless transactions and cashback subsidies. - **Gnosis**: Its Gnosis Pay card converts user assets to stablecoins for euro payments. - **Linea**: Used as a primary settlement layer for the MetaMask card. This shift provides a high-frequency, sustainable use case, driving transaction volume. Even Polygon is pivoting to payments, citing significant non-USD stablecoin transfer volumes and major acquisitions like Coinme. The conclusion is that L2s, after various failed narratives, are now prioritizing practical, low-cost payment solutions to ensure their survival.

marsbit01/22 12:06

L2's 'Card Swipe' Era: When the Scaling Narrative Ends, Payments Become the Lifeline

marsbit01/22 12:06

Ethereum's 'Barrier Lake' Moment: Fundamentals Up, ETH Down

Ethereum is experiencing a paradoxical "dammed lake" moment in 2026, with strong fundamental growth contrasting with stagnant ETH prices. Key metrics like staking scale, TVL, and stablecoin dominance have hit record highs, yet the token's value remains disconnected. The staking ecosystem has reached $120 billion, with 36 million ETH staked. However, centralization risks persist, as the top 5 providers control 48% of staked ETH. Vitalik Buterin has proposed a native DVT (Distributed Validator Technology) solution to enhance decentralization, security, and resilience against single points of failure. Ethereum's TVL surpassed $300 billion, reflecting a mature and diversified ecosystem. It maintains a 58% dominance in stablecoin market share, reinforcing its role as a global settlement layer. Regulatory developments like the "Genius Act" are expected to further boost institutional stablecoin adoption. Despite record-high transaction volumes (2.49 million daily average), low gas fees (0.03 Gwei) have enabled widespread "address poisoning" attacks, inflating on-chain activity without genuine demand. Additionally, L2 growth has come at the cost of mainnet revenue, with L2s paying only $10 million to Ethereum despite earning $129 million in 2025. A significant valuation disconnect exists: Ethereum hosts 59% of crypto's TVL but only 14% of its total market cap. This suggests ETH is deeply undervalued, as the network evolves into a "digital oil field" underpinning real-world asset (RWA) settlement and DeFi. The challenge lies in balancing decentralization, technical upgrades, and value capture while awaiting a potential market reassessment.

marsbit01/22 10:02

Ethereum's 'Barrier Lake' Moment: Fundamentals Up, ETH Down

marsbit01/22 10:02

TRON Industry Weekly Report: Macro Stability, Crypto Market Enters 'Long Liquidation' Phase, Detailed Analysis of the One-Stop Cross-Chain Liquidity Routing and Asset Exchange Infrastructure LI.FI

TRON Industry Weekly Report: Macro Stability and Crypto Market Enters "Long Liquidation" Phase, with Deep Dive into LI.FI — A One-Stop Cross-Chain Liquidity Routing and Asset Swap Infrastructure Last week, the U.S. macroeconomic environment was characterized by subdued inflation data and recalibrated expectations for interest rate cuts. While inflation continued to decline modestly, sticky services and wage components suggest a slow and uneven path downward. The Fed is likely to maintain a wait-and-see approach, focusing on the pace rather than the fact of future cuts. The cryptocurrency market weakened significantly after repeated failures to break through key resistance levels. Bitcoin faced concentrated selling pressure and fell back into its previous consolidation range. The decline was accompanied by amplified volume, indicating active position reduction rather than a shallow pullback. Altcoins, especially meme coins and high-beta sectors, fell more sharply, reflecting rapidly cooling risk appetite. Key sector highlights included Aztec, a zk-based programmable privacy L2 on Ethereum, which raised $159.3M led by a16z and Paradigm. It enables private smart contracts via a hybrid execution model. Asgard, a Solana-based credit layer protocol, raised $2.2M to improve DeFi capital efficiency using on-chain credit and structured prime brokerage-like accounts. The report details LI.FI, a cross-chain liquidity aggregation infrastructure that raised $52M led by Multicoin and CoinFund. It provides a unified API and Diamond proxy smart contract system to route assets across 30+ blockchains, abstracting away the complexity of integrating multiple bridges and DEXs. Regulatory developments included U.S. draft legislation on digital asset market clarity, EU MiCA enforcement in France, relaxed crypto rules in Kazakhstan, and new anti-money laundering and tax reporting rules in Thailand and Nigeria.

marsbit01/22 04:16

TRON Industry Weekly Report: Macro Stability, Crypto Market Enters 'Long Liquidation' Phase, Detailed Analysis of the One-Stop Cross-Chain Liquidity Routing and Asset Exchange Infrastructure LI.FI

marsbit01/22 04:16

Asia's First Ethereum Community Hub Set to Debut, Event Focuses on New Chapter of Hong Kong's Ethereum Ecosystem

The first Ethereum Community Hub in Asia, supported by the Ethereum Foundation's Ethereum Everywhere team and co-operated by SNZ and ETHTAO, will officially open in April during the Hong Kong Web3 Festival. As a prelude, the Hub will host its inaugural official offline gathering on January 24, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, providing a dedicated platform for local Ethereum builders and technology enthusiasts to engage in deep exchanges and resource sharing. The event will feature key speakers including Adrian Li, Ecosystem Development Lead for Asia at the Ethereum Foundation, and Mo Jalil, APAC Lead for Institutional Privacy. It will bring together leading projects and institutions such as Chainlink, HashKey Group, Yunfeng Financial Group, ChinaAMC, Brevis, Asseto, Spark, Taiko, and Morpho to discuss cutting-edge topics including privacy compliance, institutional asset onboarding, DeFi, and Layer2 solutions. This gathering aims to foster high-level idea exchange and networking opportunities, allowing participants to interact directly with core Ethereum Foundation members, project founders, and experienced builders. The establishment of the Hong Kong Ethereum Community Hub is expected to strengthen Hong Kong’s role as a key Web3 hub in the Asia-Pacific region and drive further innovation within the global Ethereum ecosystem. Event Details: Date: January 24, 2026 Time: 14:00 - 18:00 Location: Available upon registration Registration Link: https://luma.com/a9z5am9d Developers, researchers, investors, and ecosystem enthusiasts are all invited to join and help shape the future of the Ethereum community.

marsbit01/21 11:08

Asia's First Ethereum Community Hub Set to Debut, Event Focuses on New Chapter of Hong Kong's Ethereum Ecosystem

marsbit01/21 11:08

How Ethereum quietly crushed its $50 gas problem in 2026

Ethereum has successfully resolved its long-standing high gas fee problem, with costs plummeting to $50 during peak periods in 2021 and 2024 to just $0.01 as of January 2026. This dramatic reduction is attributed to major technical upgrades, including the Fusaka upgrade, PeerDAS implementation, and widespread Layer 2 adoption, which have eliminated network congestion. The change has altered Ethereum's competitive dynamic with Solana, shifting the comparison from cost to architectural differences—Ethereum emphasizes security and decentralization, while Solana focuses on speed. Despite lower fees reducing ETH's burn rate and causing slight inflation, the network set a record by processing 2.6 million transactions in a single day smoothly. Market response has been positive, with ETH trading at $3,319.87 and outperforming SOL, which declined. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin confirmed that the original Web3 vision is now operational, marking a new era of scalability and efficiency for the network.

ambcrypto01/19 03:02

How Ethereum quietly crushed its $50 gas problem in 2026

ambcrypto01/19 03:02

This Ethereum-Based Crypto Could Rally From Under $0.003 to $1 and Rank Among the Market’s Top Meme Coins

Little Pepe (LILPEPE), an Ethereum-based Layer-2 meme coin, is gaining attention as a potential high-growth cryptocurrency, currently priced under $0.003. Analysts project a possible surge to $1 by 2026, rivaling established meme coins like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu. Key differentiators include its Ethereum Layer-2 foundation ensuring low fees and fast transactions, a capped supply of 100 billion tokens with strong presale backing, and a growing community of over 44,000 holders. Additional features like the upcoming PEPE’s Pump Pad—requiring LILPEPE for fees and access—and high APY staking options aim to drive sustained demand. With its low market cap and utility-focused approach, Little Pepe positions itself for significant growth, leveraging viral momentum and technological advantages to attract investors seeking early-entry opportunities.

TheNewsCrypto01/18 09:37

This Ethereum-Based Crypto Could Rally From Under $0.003 to $1 and Rank Among the Market’s Top Meme Coins

TheNewsCrypto01/18 09:37

Uniswap Goes Live on OKX X Layer With Zero Interface Fee Swaps

Uniswap has launched on OKX's X Layer, an Ethereum-compatible Layer 2 network, enabling users to swap tokens, provide liquidity, and access DeFi services with low transaction costs. A key feature is the absence of interface fees for swaps, allowing seamless trading of major assets like USDG, xBTC, and USDT directly through Uniswap’s interface. This integration aligns with Uniswap’s strategy to expand across chains and reduce costs, while offering OKX’s global user base access to a trusted DeFi platform with deep liquidity. The move is part of Uniswap’s broader effort to enhance accessibility, following recent upgrades such as fee removals and multi-chain expansions.

TheNewsCrypto01/16 07:51

Uniswap Goes Live on OKX X Layer With Zero Interface Fee Swaps

TheNewsCrypto01/16 07:51

Just Spent 250 Million to Buy Companies, Then Laid Off 30%: Polygon Is Changing Its Way of Survival

Polygon, a major blockchain scaling solution, has laid off approximately 30% of its workforce while simultaneously spending $250 million to acquire two companies: Coinme, a licensed crypto-fiat exchange with an extensive US ATM network, and Sequence, a wallet infrastructure and cross-chain routing provider. This strategic pivot signals a shift away from its core Layer-2 (L2) business, where it faces intense competition from dominant players like Base, and toward building a comprehensive stablecoin payment infrastructure called the "Open Money Stack." The acquisitions provide critical pieces for this new direction: Coinme offers regulatory licenses and on-ramps/off-ramps, while Sequence provides the technical backend for seamless cross-chain transactions. The goal is to target B2B clients like banks and payment providers. This move is seen as a necessary "blood change." Polygon's previous strategy, focused on enterprise adoption and NFTs, yielded limited long-term results. In the crowded L2 space, it struggled against competitors with superior user distribution, such as Base, which is integrated with Coinbase's massive user base. The new focus on stablecoin payments is a promising but highly competitive market, with giants like Stripe, PayPal also making significant investments. While Polygon CEO claims this puts them in competition with Stripe, the company is betting on an open infrastructure model versus Stripe's more closed ecosystem. The strategy carries risks. Coinme has faced regulatory penalties in the past, and Polygon is entering a field with well-established traditional finance players. However, success could transform Polygon from a protocol reliant on tokenomics into a profitable company with real revenue streams, a rarity in crypto. The core challenge is that the window for crypto-native companies to capture this market is narrowing as traditional finance accelerates its adoption of blockchain technology.

marsbit01/16 04:54

Just Spent 250 Million to Buy Companies, Then Laid Off 30%: Polygon Is Changing Its Way of Survival

marsbit01/16 04:54

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