Thread by @bitsplaining

1/ Feeling whiplash as #L222 gets started with a rush of news about and from various #Ethereum #Layer2 protocols? Here's a helpful thread about what's happened this week: 🧵

2/ This week, the Polygon network struggled under the weight of the @sunflowerfarmz game, with Polygon users & devs complaining about high gas fees & intermittent issues accessing the network. Cute game, but can the devs make their code more efficient?
sunflower-farmers.com

3/ Many protocols are building on @arbitrum, and @ExaltedFoks tweeted a thread detailing some of the most interesting earlier this week!

https://twitter.com/ExaltedFoks/status/1478546621096996870?s=20

4/ @ori_pomerantz released an article on merkle proofs & offchain data. This idea seems to underpin offchain data/computation in the ZK world already; interesting to consider it for the Layer 2 space in general, especially in context of prep for ETH2.
ethereum.org/en/developers/…

5/ @a5f9t4 announced v0.4.0 of Cairo By Example is available. Check it out if you'd like to learn the language that powers Starknet!
cairo-by-example.com

6/ @bitdao released a soft proposal to fund an ecosystem accelerator with $200M to help bootstrap the @zksync ecosystem

https://twitter.com/BitDAO_Official/status/1479142851405615106?s=20

7/ @MetisDAO unveiled a rewards program for ecosystem partners. This could bring more builders to the network. See here for more details: metisdao.medium.com/metis-builder-…

8/ @BanklessHQ predictions include an expectation that Layer 2 protocols will reach $25B in TVL this year. Not too shabby! newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-202…

9/ This is likely a woefully incomplete list, but if you find this helpful please let me know! Might try to do one of these threads at the end of every week!