Layer 2 network Arbitrum ships guarded launch, attracts major DeFi protocols

Layer 2 network Arbitrum ships guarded launch, attracts major DeFi protocols

The optimistic rollup network enjoyed had a popular, if rocky, beta launch. In a landscape of so-called scaling solutions primarily composed of sidechains and EMV-enabled competitors, one widely anticipated “rollup” layer 2 sidechain for Ethereum has finally arrived. Offchain Labs announced the launch of Abritrum One with a blog post late last night. Arbitrum One is currently live on Ethereum in a beta state, though teams that wish to participate and build implementations with the rollup tech need to apply for access: Introducing Arbitrum One, our mainnet beta: live on Ethereum and open to....


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