Altlayer's L2 Lowdown (17-30th December) ⬇️


1. Check out these educational threads:
👉A case for app-specific rollups: https://twitter.com/wjvill/status/1603200081276149760
👉Sidechains Vs. Rollups https://twitter.com/stonecoldpat0/status/1605913178243735552

2. Altlayer, Aribitrum, zkSync, Starknet among the noteworthy projects for 2023
https://twitter.com/WuBlockchain/status/1608438889857060864

3. Ethereum L2 language Cairo’s TVL surpasses Solana’s Rust
https://cryptoslate.com/ethereum-l2-language-cairos-tvl-surpasses-solanas-rust/

4. Visa Proposes Using Starknet for Auto Payments
https://news.bitcoin.com/payments-giant-visa-proposes-using-ethereum-l2-starknet-to-bolster-auto-payments-for-self-custodial-wallets/

5. Altlayer lays out 2023 technical and commercial ambitions
👉https://blog.altlayer.io/altlayer-year-end-roundup-2022-369c361ae402
👉AMA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_dL8BSWVk

6. Altlayer and RACA announce tie-up
https://twitter.com/alt_layer/status/1608377739203182595

7. Longer Must Reads:
👉Messari’s Crypto Theses 2023 now out, featuring rollups + modularity as top 10 trend in ethereum:
https://messari.io/crypto-theses-for-2023?utm_source=twitter_messaricrypto&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=theses_2023

👉Zero-Knowledge Cryptography in 2023:
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/23/web3-zero-knowledge-tech/

8. L2 solutions will continue on their growth trajectory:
👉https://twitter.com/Dynamo_Patrick/status/1607409934467207168
👉https://twitter.com/alt_layer/status/1608363083893817344 citing @HuobiGlobal Report
👉https://twitter.com/maqstik/status/1608018368568729601

9. The final testnet for Polygon zkEVM is here.
https://twitter.com/0xPolygonZK/status/1605770537661251584

10. zksync outlines its security audit measures in the lead up to the Full Alpha Launch
https://twitter.com/zksync/status/1607768048018259968

11. BitDAO Unveils Mantle, designed for Hyperscalability
https://blog.bybit.com/en-US/post/bitdao-unveils-mantle-the-first-modular-ethereum-layer-2-blockchain-designed-for-hyperscalability-bltf228aa66cba8d263/