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🟪 What happened: Agglayer expands to multistack capabilities through upgrades to its Chain Development Kit (CDK). The latest version brings support to Optimism’s OP Stack technology and CDK Erigon.
🟪 Why does it matter: Agglayer’s multistack approach lets developers build on their preferred technology, while still accessing the unified liquidity and interoperability of the ecosystem. The integration of multiple technology stacks provides flexibility as teams can choose the technology that best fits their needs, while being able to connect to the Agglayer.
This eliminates the traditional siloed approach to blockchain development, where choosing a specific stack meant being confined to the benefits and limitations of that ecosystem. Such fragmentation created an environment where applications and protocols were usually only accessed by developers and users within their respective ecosystems.
Agglayer CDK’s multistack upgrade functions like popular cross-platform apps. It’s similar to how WhatsApp or Venmo works, where both Android and iOS users participate in the same “ecosystems.” This approach lets users and developers access shared resources and liquidity, regardless of which technology stack they prefer.
Performance advantages of a multistack approach are substantial. The CDK OP Stack configuration delivers high throughput at approximately 4,700 peak transactions per second (TPS), a 558% increase from Polygon PoS’ current TPS of 714.3. The implementation also runs on Ethereum’s most used client software, Geth, as well as zero-knowledge proofs that give chains additional security.
Meanwhile, the existing CDK Erigon configuration offers features like native gas tokens and flexible pricing options. This flexibility allows projects to optimize for their specific use cases without compromising on security or connectivity. Since all chains are secured by the network’s pessimistic proofs, it can prevent one chain’s security issues from affecting others.
The upgrade to Agglayer CDK coincides with the release of VaultBridge, a protocol that turns TVL into revenue for chains in the ecosystem. The VaultBridge, powered by Morpho, introduces an innovative economic model for Agglayer chains. The protocol allows EVM chains to generate revenue from idle bridged assets by placing them into yield-generating Morpho vaults. Essentially, this puts otherwise dormant funds to work, creating yield for the ecosystem.
These upgrades look to create an environment in Agglayer where chains, developers and users can benefit from the infrastructure with both technical flexibility and economic sustainability.
🟪 The big picture: Agglayer’s multistack upgrade could accelerate web3 development by allowing builders to focus on competing through user experience and applications rather than underlying infrastructure.
The ecosystem aims to solve one of the core reasons for blockchain fragmentation: applications built on single chains. Rather than chains competing, Agglayer looks to create an environment where different approaches can connect and coexist.
Future implementations will include the full execution proofs powered by Succinct’s SP1. This could eliminate the seven-day withdrawal delay of traditional fraud proofs, while keeping transaction proving costs low. The ecosystem also plans to integrate other stacks such as Arbitrum Orbit, ABC Stack and additional networks for further support.
With multistack support, Agglayer takes a step forward in its roadmap toward fast interoperability, maintaining a secure and performant unified ecosystem while ultimately aiming for sub-5-second finality.
Tune into Agglayer’s developer-focused X Space about building on their platform to solve cross-chain fragmentation challenges
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Morpho Lite is live on Polygon PoS offering minimal interface lending, borrowing and earning functionality
Learn more about Gauntlet’s Levered sACRED Strategy with Securitize, MorphoLabs and Apollo Global in this X thread
Messari’s State of Polygon Q1 report went live, here’s some stats we found interesting:
Stablecoin supply is up 23.3% to $2B
Daily NFT trading volume is up 68.2%
QuickSwap TVL increased by 72.5% to $105.3M
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