Katana, a new DeFi chain, incubated by Polygon and GSR, is introducing innovative economic incentives to attract liquidity and generate sustainable yields for its users. The project has already opened "pre-deposits" and is aiming for a launch in June.

Starknet, once focused solely on Ethereum, is pivoting toward Bitcoin with Broly, a new inscription service that bypasses the need for BTC. Facing stagnation on Ethereum and rising L2 competition, the project is betting on Bitcoin’s untapped potential to regain traction and relevance.

Stacks brings smart contracts to Bitcoin via sBTC, a 1:1 BTC-backed token with decentralized custody. While 3,000 BTC is on-chain, most DeFi activity still revolves around STX. A planned 2,000 BTC cap increase aims to unlock more BTC use cases and grow Bitcoin-native DeFi on the network

Arbitrum improves blockchain transaction processing with a new feature called Timeboost. The transaction ordering mechanism lets MEV searchers bid for priority transaction placement, creating also a new revenue stream for the DAO.

Although the project offers cost benefits in the DA space, major L2s do not plan to abandon Ethereum for Celestia.

The new layer 2 network aims to solve the Ethereum fragmentation problem and become a key player in the Ethereum L2 space.

The new network will leverage the Move programming language, originally developed by Meta, to enhance security, performance, and user experience for blockchain developers.

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