Robinhood Chain Expands Swap Capabilities via NEAR Intents
Robinhood Chain has integrated NEAR Intents to enable cross-chain swaps for over 180 assets across 30 networks without traditional bridging.

Robinhood Chain has integrated NEAR Intents to enable cross-chain swaps for over 180 assets across 30 networks without traditional bridging.

Igloo Inc. is shutting down its Ethereum layer 2 network Abstract after 18 months, citing tens of millions in losses and a failure to achieve sustainable product-market fit.

Consumer-focused layer-2 blockchain Abstract will shut down on December 15, 2026, after incurring tens of millions of dollars in losses.

Igloo Inc. is shutting down its Ethereum layer-2 network, Abstract, on December 15, 2026, after 18 months of significant financial losses.

Igloo Inc. is shutting down its Ethereum layer-2 network, Abstract, on December 15, citing the unsustainability of its consumer-focused business model.

Starknet has launched its v0.14.4 mainnet upgrade, introducing expanded off-chain computation capabilities and mandatory software requirements for node operators.

The Ethereum Economic Zone has successfully completed its first atomic cross-layer transaction on the mainnet, enabling synchronous operations between L1 and L2.

Ethereum has successfully executed its first atomic cross-layer transaction on the mainnet, marking a milestone in improving scalability and liquidity unification.

The Ethereum Economic Zone project has tested an atomic L1-to-L2 transaction, aiming to unify liquidity across Ethereum rollups without relying on bridges.

The Ethereum layer-2 network Blast is winding down operations after failing to achieve economic sustainability, urging users to withdraw their assets to the mainnet.

Ethereum Layer 2 network Blast is shutting down as operational costs outpace revenue, leaving $51 million in user funds to be withdrawn.

The Ethereum layer 2 network Blast is shutting down, with users required to withdraw their assets by October 26, 2026, following a significant decline in total value locked.

Robinhood Chain generated $50.2 million in fees in September, capturing over 57% of Uniswap's revenue, though activity shifted from institutional goals to retail memecoin trading.

Trading volume on Robinhood Chain launchpads dropped to $399 million on September 16, as traders anticipate the end of the network's gas fee subsidy on September 29.

Coinbase is consolidating its financial services onto its Layer 2 network, Base, aiming to establish it as the primary infrastructure for all trading and payment activities.

Arbitrum's "community source" license requires chains like Robinhood Chain to share 10% of their net revenue with the ecosystem.

Robinhood Chain has earned $42.58 million in 70 days, driven primarily by memecoin trading via the Pons launchpad and GMGN tools.
