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Networks, Rollups & Ecosystems

Network coverage is where Castle Labs connects protocol design to ecosystem outcomes. We write about L2 economics, sequencer and data-availability tradeoffs, incentive design, consumer-app bets, and the strategic positioning of ecosystems like Arbitrum, Starknet, Mantle, MegaETH, and Base. This lane matters to foundations, protocols, investors, and builders because the question is no longer whether blockspace can scale; it is which networks can turn scale into durable demand.

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propAMMs: Better than CEX?
·L2sDeep Dives

propAMMs: Better than CEX?

PropAMMs are all about onchain execution

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Stacks POX Upgrade: Solving BTC Capital Problem with the Right Incentives
·Deep DivesL2s

Stacks POX Upgrade: Solving BTC Capital Problem with the Right Incentives

Over the last couple of years, since the launch of Bitcoin ETFs, BTC has become an increasingly institutionalised and legitimised asse.

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RWAs: A Blueprint for the Future of Mantle
·Deep DivesMarkets

RWAs: A Blueprint for the Future of Mantle

While most metrics are down across the board, the RWA sector is the only one showing consistent growth, with tokenised stocks among the fastest-growing RWA categories right now.

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MegaEth and the Bet on Consumer Apps
·Deep DivesL2s

MegaEth and the Bet on Consumer Apps

For the last cycle, crypto has been strengthening its infrastructure, but the core audience remained the same.

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Inside Arbitrum DRIP Season 1
·L2sMarkets

Inside Arbitrum DRIP Season 1

Inside Arbitrum DRIP Season 1 — research from Castle Labs.

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Arbitrum Today: Strategic Focus and Growth Drivers
·L2sMarkets

Arbitrum Today: Strategic Focus and Growth Drivers

Arbitrum Today: Strategic Focus and Growth Drivers — research from Castle Labs.

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Redstone x Arbitrum Stylus: Oracles Beyond the EVM Limitations
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Redstone x Arbitrum Stylus: Oracles Beyond the EVM Limitations

Redstone x Arbitrum Stylus: Oracles Beyond the EVM Limitations — research from Castle Labs.

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Mantle's RWA Push: Over $150k in Builder Prizes in their Global Hackathon
·DeFiL2s

Mantle's RWA Push: Over $150k in Builder Prizes in their Global Hackathon

Mantle's RWA Push: Over $150k in Builder Prizes in their Global Hackathon — research from Castle Labs.

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Drip or Drop? Analysing the Effectiveness of the DRIP Incentive Program on the Arbitrum Ecosystem
·L2sDeep Dives

Drip or Drop? Analysing the Effectiveness of the DRIP Incentive Program on the Arbitrum Ecosystem

Drip or Drop? Analysing the Effectiveness of the DRIP Incentive Program on the Arbitrum Ecosystem — research from Castle Labs.

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Mantle's Momentum: Short-Term Catalysts and Onchain TVL
·L2sMarkets

Mantle's Momentum: Short-Term Catalysts and Onchain TVL

Mantle's Momentum: Short-Term Catalysts and Onchain TVL — research from Castle Labs.

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State of Stylus: Breaking Barriers on Arbitrum
·L2sDeep Dives

State of Stylus: Breaking Barriers on Arbitrum

A Castle Labs Research Report

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Abstract Chain: The Consumer L2 Where Culture is the Onramp
·L2sMarkets

Abstract Chain: The Consumer L2 Where Culture is the Onramp

Abstract Chain: The Consumer L2 Where Culture is the Onramp — research from Castle Labs.

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Ronin’s Return to Ethereum
·L2sMarkets

Ronin’s Return to Ethereum

Evaluating the L2 Proposals Shaping Its Next Chapter

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The Mantle Report: Growth Factors and Strategic Approach
·L2sDeep Dives

The Mantle Report: Growth Factors and Strategic Approach

The Mantle Report: Growth Factors and Strategic Approach — research from Castle Labs.

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Scaling Onchain Culture with Base
·L2sMarkets

Scaling Onchain Culture with Base

Scaling Onchain Culture with Base — research from Castle Labs.

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A Deep Dive Into Arbitrum's RWA Sector
·DeFiL2s

A Deep Dive Into Arbitrum's RWA Sector

A Deep Dive Into Arbitrum's RWA Sector — research from Castle Labs.

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A Comparative Ecosystem Analysis of Arbitrum's Positioning in DeFi
·DeFiL2s

A Comparative Ecosystem Analysis of Arbitrum's Positioning in DeFi

A Comparative Ecosystem Analysis of Arbitrum's Positioning in DeFi — research from Castle Labs.

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An Overview of Gaming on Arbitrum
·L2sMarkets

An Overview of Gaming on Arbitrum

An Overview of Gaming on Arbitrum — research from Castle Labs.

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GTE: The Vertical Exchange on MegaETH
·L2sDeep Dives

GTE: The Vertical Exchange on MegaETH

A Castle Research Report

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BTC Selloff is Slowing Down, and the Market is Bouncing: Are We Ready to Run it All Back?
·L2sMarkets

BTC Selloff is Slowing Down, and the Market is Bouncing: Are We Ready to Run it All Back?

PLUS: An overview of all the games available in the Arbitrum booth at the Game Developers Conference.

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BTC remains calm while other areas of the market show notable activity - Bera POL is Live
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BTC remains calm while other areas of the market show notable activity - Bera POL is Live

PLUS: Happy Birthday to the Arbitrum DAO now live for 2 years!

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BTC Remains Calm Amidst Market-Wide Volatility While Altcoins Continue To Bleed
·DeFiL2s

BTC Remains Calm Amidst Market-Wide Volatility While Altcoins Continue To Bleed

PLUS: Many Arbitrum Ecosystem Updates - Orbits, RWA, and more

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Arbitrum Chains: Scaling on Your Own Terms
·L2sDeep Dives

Arbitrum Chains: Scaling on Your Own Terms

A Castle Research Report

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Yes BTC Is Down, But Here's Why You Shouldn't Be Worried
·L2sMarkets

Yes BTC Is Down, But Here's Why You Shouldn't Be Worried

PLUS: A Critical Look at Arbitrum DAO, Key News and Macro Forces Driving The Market

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$TRUMP May Have Bloodied Markets, but BTC Hits ATH and There's Room to Stretch
·L2sMarkets

$TRUMP May Have Bloodied Markets, but BTC Hits ATH and There's Room to Stretch

PLUS: Arbitrum’s BoLD Push for Stage 2 Decentralization

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TON L2 on Polygon, Rage Trade, Narratives & More
·L2sMarkets

TON L2 on Polygon, Rage Trade, Narratives & More

The Castle Chronicle: Volume 78

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The White House causes volatility in the crypto markets
·L2sMarkets

The White House causes volatility in the crypto markets

PLUS: A recap of Arbitrum at ETHDenver

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The Great AI Sell-Off Of 2025 — is it All Over or is the DeFAI Supercycle on the Horizon?
·L2sMarkets

The Great AI Sell-Off Of 2025 — is it All Over or is the DeFAI Supercycle on the Horizon?

PLUS: Everything Happening in Arbitrum Right Now!

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The BERAs are Here, Uniswap V4, and MegaETH NFTs for Tokens
·L2sMarkets

The BERAs are Here, Uniswap V4, and MegaETH NFTs for Tokens

PLUS: Intent-Based Interoperability and a Special Berachain Segment

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Relative strength in the crypto markets, KAITO airdrop & the future of Arbitrum
·L2sMarkets

Relative strength in the crypto markets, KAITO airdrop & the future of Arbitrum

PLUS: ETHDenver is happening this week!

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MegaETH: From Alpha To Omega
·L2sMarkets

MegaETH: From Alpha To Omega

Everything you need to know on MegaETH, the real-time blockchain

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Launch Season, Macro Uncertainty & The Arbitrum Reinnassaince
·L2sMarkets

Launch Season, Macro Uncertainty & The Arbitrum Reinnassaince

PLUS: This week's Bitcoin price action and Market Watch

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Institutional Buyers, DeFi Strength, and Alameda are Back?!
·DeFiL2s

Institutional Buyers, DeFi Strength, and Alameda are Back?!

PLUS: A Look at Ethereum Interop with Arbitrum

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Bybit Hack: BTC is down, But Here's Why You Shouldn't Be Worried
·L2sMarkets

Bybit Hack: BTC is down, But Here's Why You Shouldn't Be Worried

PLUS: A Critical Look at Arbitrum DAO, Key News and Macro Forces Driving The Market

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BTC stumbles at $100K, Hyperliquid’s $2B Boom and Pudgy Penguins’ Airdrop Claims
·TradingL2s

BTC stumbles at $100K, Hyperliquid’s $2B Boom and Pudgy Penguins’ Airdrop Claims

PLUS: Don't Ignore AI on Arbitrum

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Bitcoin reaches $100K and Ethereum ETFs are on Fire!
·L2sMarkets

Bitcoin reaches $100K and Ethereum ETFs are on Fire!

PLUS: Our First Ever Arbitrum Corner on Stylus

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Arbitrum’s Path to a Stage 2 Rollup: How BoLD Enhances Dispute Resolution, Validation, and Security
·L2sMarkets

Arbitrum’s Path to a Stage 2 Rollup: How BoLD Enhances Dispute Resolution, Validation, and Security

Arbitrum’s Path to a Stage 2 Rollup: How BoLD Enhances Dispute Resolution, Validation, and Security — research from Castle Labs.

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Arbitrum Gaming Grant, $FRIEND Chain, DeBridge Incentives & More
·L2sMarkets

Arbitrum Gaming Grant, $FRIEND Chain, DeBridge Incentives & More

The Castle Chronicle: Volume 73

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An Overview of Arbitrum's DeFi Ecosystem
·DeFiL2s

An Overview of Arbitrum's DeFi Ecosystem

A Castle Research Report

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A Comparative Analysis of Arbitrum’s Positioning within the Layer 2 Landscape
·L2sMarkets

A Comparative Analysis of Arbitrum’s Positioning within the Layer 2 Landscape

A Comparative Analysis of Arbitrum’s Positioning within the Layer 2 Landscape — research from Castle Labs.

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2025 in the sign of AI?
·L2sMarkets

2025 in the sign of AI?

PLUS: Reflecting on 2024 for the Arbitrum DAO

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$WIF on Binance, Doginals, Base Chain Season, DA & More
·L2sMarkets

$WIF on Binance, Doginals, Base Chain Season, DA & More

The Castle Chronicle: Volume 59

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The State of Arbitrum
·L2sDeep Dives

The State of Arbitrum

A Castle x Revelo Intel research report

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The Puzzling Reality of Optimism Grants Pt 1: Introduction and Movements
·L2sDeep Dives

The Puzzling Reality of Optimism Grants Pt 1: Introduction and Movements

A Castle Research Report

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The Puzzling Reality of Optimism Grants Pt 2: the Good, the Neutral, and the Questionable
·L2sDeep Dives

The Puzzling Reality of Optimism Grants Pt 2: the Good, the Neutral, and the Questionable

A Castle Research Report

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The Modular Thesis: Scaling Web3 with Rollups
·L2sMarkets

The Modular Thesis: Scaling Web3 with Rollups

Castle Capital: Modular Series

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The Dark Side of Tokenless Protocols: Arbitrum Builders with no ARB Airdrop
·L2sDeep Dives

The Dark Side of Tokenless Protocols: Arbitrum Builders with no ARB Airdrop

A Castle Research Report

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Saylor Buying MOAR, $W, Sequencers, StarkNet Airdrop & More
·L2sMarkets

Saylor Buying MOAR, $W, Sequencers, StarkNet Airdrop & More

The Castle Chronicle: Volume 56

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EtherFi TGE, Arca Buys $RLB, Blast News, Bitcoin L2s, $BTRFLY & More
·L2sMarkets

EtherFi TGE, Arca Buys $RLB, Blast News, Bitcoin L2s, $BTRFLY & More

The Castle Chronicle: Volume 52

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BASE season, Blackrock fund, New Parallel AI Agent Game & More!
·AIMarkets

BASE season, Blackrock fund, New Parallel AI Agent Game & More!

The Castle Chronicle: Volume 62

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Arbitrum STIP Dashboard, Major Project Updates & More
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Arbitrum STIP Dashboard, Major Project Updates & More

The Castle Chronicle: Volume 37

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Ambient Alfa, Arbitrum L3, On-Chain sleuthing & More
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Ambient Alfa, Arbitrum L3, On-Chain sleuthing & More

The Castle Chronicle: Volume 24

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