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L2BEAT is an analytics and research website about Ethereum layer two (L2) scaling. It provides data on the various Ethereum L2 systems available today.
Base status update system has been malfunctioning for over 30 hours, causing withdrawal delays
L2BEAT research lead donnoh.eth posted on X, stating that the Base network's state update system has been down for over 30 hours due to a bug related to a recent upgrade. However, since the on-chain withdrawal cycle is set to approximately 7 days, this issue has not been immediately noticeable to users.This malfunction involves an anomaly in the state update layer but did not immediately impact users' withdrawal experience, which is why the problem went largely unnoticed for a period of time. The issue has now sparked discussion within the community, focusing on its impact on on-chain data synchronization and operational monitoring mechanisms.
Lighter Completes L2 "Escape Mechanism" Verification, Enabling Users to Withdraw to Mainnet Despite Sequencer Failures
Lighter officially announced on X that the "escape mechanism" verification conducted by third-party auditor L2BEAT has been completed. This means that even if the sequencer on the L2 layer malfunctions, users can permissionlessly withdraw funds from Lighter's L2 back to Ethereum, making Lighter the industry's first L2 Perp DEX to achieve this functionality.
Ethereum Foundation Discloses Q1 2026 Ecosystem Grant List, Totaling Nearly $10 Million
According to the Ethereum Foundation’s official website, its Ecosystem Support Program (ESP) allocated a total of $9.856 million in Q1 2026, with funding concentrated on core infrastructure areas including cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs, security audits, and protocol research. Key funded projects this quarter include: - In the ZK domain: formal verification of zkVMs, GPU-accelerated R1CS witness generation, and intermediate representation optimization for LLZK; - In security: cryptanalysis of Poseidon, cross-platform canonical signing libraries for ERC-7730, and specification-compliance testing for ePBS; - In node and client development: Erigon zkEVM extensions, Besu HSM compliance integration, and the multi-node validator Vero; - Additionally, privacy tools (Kohaku SDK, Tor bridge extensions), continued operations of the Layer 2 transparency platform L2BEAT, and R&D for the Lighthouse client’s transition to the Fusaka fork. On ecosystem development, ESP simultaneously supported Ethereum developer events in Seoul, Hong Kong, Vancouver, and Buenos Aires, advanced updates to the Ethereum climate impact assessment, and backed policy research initiatives by the European Decentralization Institute (EDI).
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Base status update system has been malfunctioning for over 30 hours, causing withdrawal delays
L2BEAT research lead donnoh.eth posted on X, stating that the Base network's state update system has been down for over 30 hours due to a bug related to a recent upgrade. However, since the on-chain withdrawal cycle is set to approximately 7 days, this issue has not been immediately noticeable to users.This malfunction involves an anomaly in the state update layer but did not immediately impact users' withdrawal experience, which is why the problem went largely unnoticed for a period of time. The issue has now sparked discussion within the community, focusing on its impact on on-chain data synchronization and operational monitoring mechanisms.
Lighter Completes L2 "Escape Mechanism" Verification, Enabling Users to Withdraw to Mainnet Despite Sequencer Failures
Lighter officially announced on X that the "escape mechanism" verification conducted by third-party auditor L2BEAT has been completed. This means that even if the sequencer on the L2 layer malfunctions, users can permissionlessly withdraw funds from Lighter's L2 back to Ethereum, making Lighter the industry's first L2 Perp DEX to achieve this functionality.
Ethereum Foundation Discloses Q1 2026 Ecosystem Grant List, Totaling Nearly $10 Million
According to the Ethereum Foundation’s official website, its Ecosystem Support Program (ESP) allocated a total of $9.856 million in Q1 2026, with funding concentrated on core infrastructure areas including cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs, security audits, and protocol research. Key funded projects this quarter include: - In the ZK domain: formal verification of zkVMs, GPU-accelerated R1CS witness generation, and intermediate representation optimization for LLZK; - In security: cryptanalysis of Poseidon, cross-platform canonical signing libraries for ERC-7730, and specification-compliance testing for ePBS; - In node and client development: Erigon zkEVM extensions, Besu HSM compliance integration, and the multi-node validator Vero; - Additionally, privacy tools (Kohaku SDK, Tor bridge extensions), continued operations of the Layer 2 transparency platform L2BEAT, and R&D for the Lighthouse client’s transition to the Fusaka fork. On ecosystem development, ESP simultaneously supported Ethereum developer events in Seoul, Hong Kong, Vancouver, and Buenos Aires, advanced updates to the Ethereum climate impact assessment, and backed policy research initiatives by the European Decentralization Institute (EDI).