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Layer 2 scaling solutions: Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, zkSync, Scroll and StarkNet. Track L2 TVL, transaction volumes, bridging activity and ecosystem growth.
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Research Brief
Research Brief · 19 May 2026
Through research on the following hot topics: TON ecosystem expansion with fee reductions and major VC investments, ZKsync token launch and governance, and gamified beta testing rewards like TapSwap and Tomarket. Also covered are identity reputation layers, new smart contract toolchains, and native USDC on zkSync Era.
My take: The push for user-friendly scaling and real rewards is smart, but it risks creating hype cycles that distract from core tech. The TON and ZKsync moves show a clear race to onboard users through incentives and lower barriers.
Prediction: Expect more integrated identity and reputation systems to become standard, with Layer 2s competing on community governance and practical utility over pure speculation.
Public sentiment is cautiously optimistic, with excitement about rewards and new features, but skepticism remains about long-term value and sustainability of these initiatives.
#1
🎯 You asked — we listened. We’re updating the minimum bet amount based on your feedback 💬 From now on, you’ll see 3 bet tiers in every game: 💸 50 / 150 / 450 TAPS Whether you’re warming up or going all-in — there’s a level for you. Let the games continue! 🔥 #TapSwap #SkillGaming #TAPS #Community
#2
🚨 Last call for early testers! Tomorrow we’re opening 10,000 more Beta spots — and this will likely be your final chance to join early. If you missed it before, get ready. Skill-based games, $TAPS utility, and the most competitive Web3 experience on Telegram — it all starts here. ⏳ Limited
#3
🏆 BETA CHAMPION BOUNTY - $1,000 USDT PRIZE POOL 🏆 Ready to prove you're the ultimate skill-based gamer? Our TapSwap Beta is LIVE, and we're rewarding our champions! 💰 PRIZE BREAKDOWN: $500 USDT → Highest overall scorer across all 3 games $400 USDT → Split among TOP 50 play
#4
🎯 BETA CHAMPION BOUNTY — REWARDS DELIVERED! All prizes have been successfully distributed to the winners 🏆 💸 Huge thanks to everyone who played, competed, and helped us make this Beta phase so epic. And this is just the beginning — bigger challenges, bigger rewards, and more skill-based battles
#5
🚀 Useful information for those who are not yet part of the TripleA ecosystem If you are still not connected to our strategies through our partner exchange BingX, you are missing real growth opportunities. We frequently receive questions such as: “How do I start?” “Which strategy is best for beginner
#6
تسألوننا باستمرار: كيف أربط محفظتي بموقعنا الإلكتروني الخاص بالبيع المسبق؟ إليكم الطريقة 👇 ١. انتقل إلى أعلى صفحة meccacoin.meme وانقر على زر "ربط المحفظة". ٢. ستظهر نافذة منبثقة تعرض خيارات المحافظ المتاحة. ٣. اختر محفظتك (Trust Wallet، أو Binance Wallet، أو MetaMask، أو Phantom) من القائ
#7
🤑 The Fed's balance sheet increased by $18,183,000,000 in just one week! ▪️ Market expectations (Fed rate): - PAUSE until December 2027. ▪️ Miran, Fed Chair: - Rising oil prices do not yet affect inflation expectations. - I allow for a 1 percentage point rate cut over the year. - I supp
#8
🔹 TripleA — real support for users with frozen funds We understand how stressful it is when your money gets stuck on an exchange or in a bank . That’s why, from day one, we provide access to a proven solution that genuinely helps people recover or monetize their locked assets. We assist cases involv
#9
Attention: Tomarket users in Nigeria! 🇳🇬 Tomarket has worked with Bitget Wallet to support a safer way for Nigeria users to convert stablecoins to Naira via Bank Transfer. P2P off-ramps today often come with real pain... 👉 waiting for sellers 👉 nervous refreshes of bank apps 👉 fake alerts... Wit
#10
Blockchain Fee Reduction The TON Core team has prepared a blockchain update to reduce fees by 6x, in line with Pavel Durov’s MTONGA plan. This update includes: 1) Performance improvements The previous Sub-Second update improved not only operation speed but also overall blockchain performance, making
#11
Yescoin supports Collectibles on TON Why? Onboarding major IP with avid fanbases is a huge step towards mass adoption. We’ve added tasks to collect points by following this new meta, join @collectibles @pudgypenguins @doodleverse 😍 Want a piece? 😍 @Doodleverse…
#12
Yescoin supports Collectibles on TON Why? Onboarding major IP with avid fanbases is a huge step towards mass adoption. We’ve added tasks to collect points by following this new meta, join @collectibles @pudgypenguins @doodleverse 😍 Want a piece? 😍 @Doodleverse stickers just launched in Sticker Store
#13
Identity is the trust layer for the TON ecosystem. 💎 It turns public ecosystem activity into reputation by analyzing signals such as code, wallets, badges, and social presence, helping make contribution and credibility more visible across TON. Now Identity has released Launches, a new discovery sect
#14
TON Foundation Announces Leading VCs Invest Over $400M in Toncoin TON Foundation has announced over $400M in Toncoin investment from leading venture capital firms, including Sequoia Capital , Ribbit , Benchmark , Kingsway, Vy Capital, Draper Associates , Libertus Capital, CoinFund , Hypers
#15
We're proud to welcome Sandy Peng as our latest advisor. Co-founder of Scroll, one of the largest L2 for scaling Ethereum. Having been in the space since 2013, Sandy brings a wealth of experience as an blockchain investor and operator, scaling an open source project for social and economic impac
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Introducing Acton — a new, modern toolchain for developing smart contracts on TON Acton covers the full development lifecycle: project creation, testing, debugging, dApp integration, deployment, and verification. CLI-first by design, it works naturally for both developers and AI agents. 1. One toolc
#17
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 SEC prepares to allow blockchain-based tokenized stock trading. @WatcherGuru
#18
Introducing the ZK Token It’s time to put the ZK token into the hands of the community. It’s your turn to govern ZKsync’s future. Read more: https://blog.zknation.io/zk-token/
#19
Introducing the ZK Nation To bring Ethereum to the masses, ZKsync must maintain strong social and technical decentralization guarantees. To remain resilient in the journey ahead, ZKsync depends on ZK Nation, a vibrant community empowered to drive meaningful change through protocol governance. The ZK
#20
Native $USDC is live on zkSync Era Until now, all USDC on zkSync has been bridged, either through the native zkSync bridge or third-party bridges. Native USDC is different. It’s backed by Circle with additional benefits. In the coming days, you'll be able to migrate bridged USDC.e to native
#21
Withdrawal Process Change We would like to inform you of a recent change in the withdrawal process. Effective January 16, 2024, withdrawals below 0.01 ETH will need to be manually claimed. What This Means If you initiated a withdrawal of less than 0.01 ETH from zkSync Era to Ethereum using native br
#22
Catch up on zkSync with Alex G In case you missed it a new episode was released of the Zero Knowledge podcast, featuring Alex Gluchowski, co-founder of Matter Labs the team behind zkSync. Dive deep into the evolution and future of zkSync, as Alex shares insights on zkSync Lite, zkSync Era, zkEVM, Bo
#23
Etherscan for zkSync Era zkSync transactions are now available on Etherscan, the gold standard block explorer for searching and browsing verified Ethereum blocks and transactions. Dive in: http://era.zksync.network/ Source: https://x.com/zksync/status/1744343399417737266?s=20
#24
🚀 Ethereum Network Shows Massive Progress Ethereum upgrades are clearly paying off. Active addresses surpassed 791,000, outperforming major L2 networks like Base and Arbitrum. 💸 Fees collapsed Average daily transaction fees dropped to just $0.15, compared to $11 one year ago. 📈 Strong user
#25
Say hello to Boojum 👋 : zkSync Era’s new high-performance proof system for radical decentralization. Boojum is an upgrade that will transition zkSync Era to a STARK-powered proof system, providing world-class performance on consumer-grade hardware. 💡 Learn more : https:// zksync.mirror.xyz/HJ2Pj45EJ
#26
Withdrawal Process Change pt. 2 zkSync Era is designed to have the best possible user experience — low fees, high throughput, and native account abstraction. That’s why, for the past year, Matter Labs voluntarily paid transaction fees to withdraw funds bridged from zkSync to Ethereum Mainnet. As zkS
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For people in Iran 🇮🇷 To use Snowflake, you'll need a Tor-powered app like Tor Browser, Orbot, or Tor VPN. Tor Browser can be downloaded via our official Telegram bot: @gettor_bot . Snowflake with AMP cache rendezvous seems more reliable in Iran. To use AMP Cache method, launch Tor Browser, copy
#28
Portal and Block Explorer Changes The zkSync Era Portal (Bridge) will now be run by TX Fusion which is now providing a user-friendly interface for the Portal, enabling seamless token bridging and transaction viewing. https://portal.txsync.io/ The Block Explorer, crucial for exploring transactions, b
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🗓 Devconnect 2023 Events Calendar Check out the 30+ opportunities to meet up with the zkSync community the week of Devconnect — from zkSync Connect , to the ZK Bazaar and zkCafe , to technical talks, workshops, happy hours, and headline sessions! https://matterlabs
#30
Meet zkSync's new ecosystem portal 👋 You can now explore the universe of dapps on zkSync with the new ecosystem portal managed by DappRadar, which features dapps’ key metrics, rankings, and more. Visit: https://ecosystem.zksync.io/ or https://zksync.dappradar.com/ Learn more: https://zksync.mirr
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Introducing the ZK Credo and ZK Stack ZK Credo Sharing the first draft of The ZK Credo — a declaration of the foundational principles for the emerging ZK-powered Internet of Value. v1 is now live on GitHub for community discussion and feedback from the Credo's rightful owner: You! < https
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⚠️ REMINDER ⚠️ Russia and China are protective over Ukraine and Taiwan, because the people of these nations share bloodlines with their parent nations. This matters when it comes to genome-specific biological weapons, which Russia and China directly addressed. RFK Jr. addressed this as well, back in
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Looking for a Centralized Exchange to deposit and withdraw to and from zkSync Era? Check out the recent integrations from: - Binance ( https://twitter.com/zksync/status/1699769445105688990 ) - Crypto.com ( https://twitter.com/zksync/status/1689628771769298945 ) - Bybit ( https://twitter.com/zksync/s
#34
Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: How the Assault on Iran Unfolded Despite warnings after an earlier wave of killings, top Iranian officials gathered in person on Saturday, and Israel seized the chance to kill Iran’s supreme leader. Afghanistan Says Pakistan Tried t
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Network Update: Earlier today, our engineering team was alerted that a small subset of users that transacted on the network experienced a withdrawal delay – up to 6 hours. The system is now operating as expected and all pending withdrawals have been finalized or are continuing to do so. As an extra
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ZIG / USDT ZIG is currently trading inside a strong historical demand zone, where price previously found buyers and formed a base before major expansions. The recent downside move shows clear exhaustion, followed by tight consolidation — a classic sign of accumulation. 📌 Key Demand Zone: $0.055
#37
Good news! We're excited to announce that our Discord server limit has been increased! This means we're now able to welcome new members again. Here's the invite link: https://join.zksync.dev/ You can always confirm our official links on our documentation page: https://docs.zksync
#38
We wanted to give you a quick update regarding our Discord server. As you may know, we've reached our current user limit of 500k members. We've reached out to Discord for a server limit increase, but we're still waiting for their response. In the meantime, we could use your help to get t
#39
Missed the $ZEC or $XMR run? $CCD is the next privacy play 💸 one of the most undervalued gems of the cycle. comparable infrastructure projects sit at $2B-$5B MC. $CCD is at $160M. the setup is clean. 🧠 Hilbert Group (NASDAQ-listed) did an OTC deal and is now market
#40
Nifty Expiry: Price Action Based Strategy !! Nifty Expiry Setup: Pro Traders Ka Game Plan https://youtu.be/MwcUpm4CvAE
#41
Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: From Exile to Power: The Rise of Bangladesh’s New Leader Tarique Rahman, who is set to become the prime minister of Bangladesh, led his party to a landslide victory with a promise of change. Some have doubts. Dubai Ports Boss Resign
#42
📊 # MarketToday As of 10:01 AM IST on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, here's the latest summary of the Indian Stock Markets: The Nifty50 index is up 0.25% to 25,132.80, while the BSE Sensex rises 0.28% to 82,012.16, reflecting a positive sentiment amid optimism over U.S.-India trade talks. : 🔹 The
#43
Looks like $STRK is gearing up for a pump 👀 Target 1 - $0.0770 👉 strkBTC (Starknet's privacy layer for Bitcoin) goes live on May 12
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Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: The Fall of a Strongman: Inside Maduro’s Last Days in Power In his final days in power, President Nicolás Maduro overestimated his strength and misread his exchange with President Trump, a miscalculation that changed the course of V
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Looks like $STRK is gearing up for a pump 👀 Target 1 - $0.0770 👉 strkBTC (Starknet's privacy layer for Bitcoin) goes live on May 12
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Looks like $STRK is gearing up for a pump 👀 Target 1 - $0.0770 👉 strkBTC (Starknet's privacy layer for Bitcoin) goes live on May 12
#47
773 #BTC (6,069,724 USD) transferred from #Coinbase to unknown wallet Tx: https://t.co/4DxHaBCBrI
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/coinbase-hackers-used-bribery-in-scheme-to-access-customer-data
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#ARB – Channel Support Defense in Progress 👨💻 $ARB Arbitrum is testing the lower boundary of a descending channel on the 3D timeframe 🔍 Buyers are stepping in at this key support zone, with volume showing signs of expansion 👀 If this level holds, a relief bounce could trigger the next upside l
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#TON Technical Outlook $TON is approaching a strong demand zone around 1.45, which previously acted as a solid base. Price structure suggests a potential higher low, favoring a bullish continuation if support holds. Targets: TP1: 2.00 TP2: 2.32 Invalidation: Clear break and close below the supp
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