![OKX launches Ethereum layer-2 testnet using ZK-based Polygon CDK OKX launches Ethereum layer-2 testnet using ZK-based Polygon CDK](https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-11/cd298270-bb4d-46c2-ab11-5acb8e593357.jpg)
Crypto exchange OKX has launched a testnet for an upcoming Ethereum layer-2 network named “X1,” according to a Nov. 14 announcement. The network is being developed using the Polygon chain development kit (CDK)…
![Binance Launches Bitcoin Transaction Accelerator and Teases Layer-2 Solution Binance Launches Bitcoin Transaction Accelerator and Teases Layer-2 Solution](https://cryptopotato.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/binance_bitcoin_cover.jpg)
Binance is also preparing a BNB Chain layer-2 scaling solution to improve network transaction speeds and costs. Separately, the firm announced on June 15 that Binance Pool has launched a “Bitcoin Transaction Accelerator.”…
![Aave v3 launches on Ethereum layer-2 network Metis Aave v3 launches on Ethereum layer-2 network Metis](https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-05/57ace821-7d6a-4e33-9990-abe07827a284.jpg)
Decentralized liquidity protocol Aave has deployed on Ethereum layer-2 scaling platform Metis, bringing a host of decentralized finance (DeFi) features and products to its ecosystem. Aave’s (AAVE) community recently voted in favor of…