Layer 2 solutions are protocols or technologies that are developed on an already existing blockchain network with the aim of enhancing its capabilities and efficiency. These solutions are designed to ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how fintech is disrupting the financial industry in Asia. While blockchain technology promises transparency and ...

Something’s happening with Layer 2 networks that’s worth paying attention to. While Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) processes roughly 1.65 million transactions daily, Layer 2 platforms are now handling over 5 ...

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately: Bitcoin Layer 2 foundations need to start holding bitcoin in their treasuries. It makes too much sense for them not to. And apparently I’m not the only one.

Bitcoin may be the world’s most secure digital asset, but for years its base layer has limited the kinds of financial applications developers could build on it. That changes with the launch of Arkade, ...

According to data from L2 Beat, there are 118 layer-2 scaling solutions listed for the Ethereum network as of December 2024. As the Ethereum layer-2 (L2) ecosystem continues to expand and encompasses ...

Ethereum’s Dencun update has led to a Cambrian explosion of layer 2s, but industry insiders say there are already far too many. There are 73 layer-2 blockchains listed on L2beat, with 82 in the ...

A new Bitcoin Layer 2 project has captured significant investor attention during a broader crypto market downturn, raising over $27.5 million in presale funding as Bitcoin dropped below the $100,000 ...

Institutional Layer 2 Adoption is becoming a hallmark in the development of blockchain finance. With the traditional financial platforms looking for scalable infrastructure to support tokenization and ...

A common chant from many in this space these days in response to any discussion of changes to the Bitcoin protocol is “Don’t mess with Layer 1! You can just build it on Layer 2!” This seems like a ...

Wed, November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM UTC Ethereum's (CRYPTO: ETH) price story in 2025 has been shaped by Layer 2 networks. These scaling solutions made transactions faster and cheaper, but they've also ...